10 Tips To Creating The Ultimate Eco-Friendly Home

10 Tips To Creating The Ultimate Eco-Friendly Home


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Everyone wants to be eco-friendly and that’s great, saving the planet one step at a time! Starting with your home is a great way to achieve this, here are 10 tips for an eco-friendly home.

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Energy Saving - Keep an eye out for the Energy Saving Trust Recommended label, this will help you to ensure you’re buying a white good that will save you energy.

Food Waste - Use your food waste wisely. Using it as compost is a great way to reduce the amount of food that’s wasted.

Recycling - Read each label carefully and have a look at local recycling rules, plenty of packaging items can be recycled, making the amount of rubbish you throw out as little as possible. 

Switch it Off - Don’t forget to turn off your appliances when you’re not using them. Turn off your TV when you’re not using it, turn off plugs you don’t need on and don’t overcharge items when they're not needed.

LED Lighting - LED lighting can reduce your electricity bills by a lot, switching to an LED lightbulb can help you in the long run!

Home Heating - Heating items like log burners and fireplaces, although they’re great, they don’t always save you money or help to save the planet. Try having a look at your boiler and see if it’s A-rated, this is a great way to save money and energy.

Solar Panels - It goes without saying that solar panels are a great way to save energy in your home!

Layers - During colder months, items like thick curtains, blankets and more can help you to reduce the amount of heat you use at night.

Insulate - It’s a good idea to check how well your insulation is working in your home, you don’t want to be losing heat when you could be saving both that and your bills.

Water Wastage - It’s important to remember not to run the tap when you don’t need to, take showers instead of baths and don’t leave the shower running if you’re not in it.

Now you have 10 great tips on how to become more eco-friendly, there’s no reason not to start today!

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