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Tick the Green Promises you want from the list below, or make your own personal one at the bottom.
Flying food to the UK creates 117 times more carbon emissions than shipping it.
I wont buy fruit or vegetables that have been flown to the UK.
1 in 3 honey bee colonies were lost last winter, and we rely on bees for pollination of 1/3 of the crops we eat.
I will create a food growing or wildflower patch on my windowsillor garden.
50% of journeys are under 2 miles. This is an ideal opportunity to build exercise into every day life rather than use the car or public transport.
I will cycle or walk journeys under 2 miles.
Washing clothes at 30 degrees instead of higher temperatures uses up to 40% less electricity.
I will do my washing at 30 degrees.
Energy saving lightbulbs use up to 80% less electricity than standard bulbs and last around 10 times as long. And modern ones work just as well as standard lightbulbs.
I will switch to energy saving lightbulbs.
The average household wastes 30 a year by leaving appliances on standby.
I will never leave electrical equipment on standby and I will unplug chargers when not in use.
Each household in Camden receives approximately 400 pieces of junk mail each year. Thats 38 million pieces in total, using 7,000 trees.
I will stop junk mail by signing up for free to the Mail Preference Service www.mpsonline.org.uk
Recycling aluminium uses only 5% of the energy needed to make it from raw materials, and it can be recycled again and again.
I will recycle all my glass bottles and jars, plastic packaging, juice cartons, food and drinks cans, and paper and card.
The average Londoner uses nearly 160 litres of water per day. Turning the tap off whilst brushing your teeth can save 6 litres per minute.
I will turn the tap off whilst brushing my teeth.
