BellTime Magazine Spring/ Summer 2016 May 2016 | Page 48
• Do you want to help your students to be better
citizens?
• Do your students need to know where to get
environmental information for projects or school
work?
• How can your students positively impact and
influence their community?
• How can students articulate the future they
want?
Live Green is a great one-stop shop for this type
of environmental information and provides advice,
awareness and education on sustainability at
home and in your community.
HOW TO BE MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT?
SIMPLE WAYS TO PREVENT WASTE AT HOME
Householders are one of Ireland’s largest energy
consumers, accounting for almost 25% of our national
energy use.
Each year, Irish households produce around 1 tonne
of waste. Ireland throws away 1 million tonnes of food
waste each year too – this is shameful but fixable.
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TOP TIPS
TOP TIPS
• Turn off appliances e.g. computers, televisions &
mobile phone charges when not in use. For every
€10 you spend on energy running your appliances,
€2 of this is when they are on standby and you are
not using them!
• Purchase ‘A’ rated appliances whenever possible
• Turn off lights when you leave the room
• Put a reminder timer in the shower to help children
learn
• Bedrooms do not have to be as warm as living
room as you are usually snuggled up in a cosy bed
• Think before throwing anything away - can it be
reused?
• Learn from your elders how to fix or repurpose
things
• Buy fruit and vegetables that have no
unnecessary packaging
• Make a shopping list and stick to it
• Check the ‘use by’ dates
• Be wary of 2 for 1 offers
• Rethink consumption – ask yourself do you really
need it!
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