101 tips for reducing your carbon footprint

It’s still not too late to make a New Year resolution, so how about committing to reduce your carbon footprint?

Welwyn Hatfield’s Environmental Forum, part of the Welwyn Hatfield Alliance, has launched a new booklet, 101 Tips for Reducing your Carbon Footprint. The booklet is crammed with handy, practical tips for reducing your carbon footprint at home, at work and when travelling, such as:

• Try not to use the car for short trips
• Only wash full loads in the washing machine and dishwasher
• Turn off appliances at the mains – leaving them on standby wastes electricity
• Cut down on cooking time by using lids on your pans
• Don’t overfill the kettle when making a cuppa

David Irving, Secretary of the Welwyn Hatfield Environmental Forum, said: “These 101 tips are mostly simple changes in lifestyle that can often save you money as well as saving the planet. We hope this booklet will make people think twice before they drive to local shops rather than walk, or leave the TV on standby rather than switch it off at the mains. The future is in our hands – small, individual changes really can make a difference.”

For a copy of the booklet please contact the Environmental Forum on alliance@welhat.gov.uk or call 01707 357240.