Reducing carbon cost + saving money...

FrogBoxed · Post by **FrogBoxed** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 7:29 pm

Well, you can Swap your Mobile... for a Tree or you can send it away to be recycled. You can use Green Cleaning products and (please, please) re-use carrier bags.

midget · Post by **midget** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 8:58 pm

You can give used carrier bags to the nearest Charity shop that doesn't waste money by buying in logo'd bags.

AKAP · Post by **AKAP** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:07 pm

midget wrote:You can give used carrier bags to the nearest Charity shop that doesn't waste money by buying in logo'd bags.

and there's lots of charity shops in Barnstaple so they presumably need lots of carrier bags.

Hendrik · Post by **Hendrik** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 8:31 am

tesco and sainsbury's do 'bag for life'. you pay 10p for a really sturdy carrier (which also cuts into the hands much less), it lasts pretty much forever. and when it breaks they give you a new one for free!

saving both money and the environment

p.s. i don't work for either of them!

Great Plum · Post by **Great Plum** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 9:15 am

Hendrik wrote:tesco and sainsbury's do 'bag for life'. you pay 10p for a really sturdy carrier (which also cuts into the hands much less), it lasts pretty much forever. and when it breaks they give you a new one for free!

saving both money and the environment

p.s. i don't work for either of them!

And our local Tescos has a bag bank where you can put them to be recycled...

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 9:40 am

Hendrik wrote:tesco and sainsbury's do 'bag for life'. you pay 10p for a really sturdy carrier (which also cuts into the hands much less), it lasts pretty much forever. and when it breaks they give you a new one for free!

saving both money and the environment

p.s. i don't work for either of them!

Waitrose do this too.

ben ashton · Post by **ben ashton** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 12:54 pm

in fact, Waitrose were the FIRST supermarket to introduce the bag for life

Hendrik · Post by **Hendrik** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 9:31 am

ok, all worthit shops do bags for life.

if, like me, you have ancient cooking hobs that continue to be very hot 20-30mins after you turn them off, put saucepans of water on them. the saucepans will preheat the water, allowing it to boil in a a kettle in a jiffy or be used for washing up after the meal.
the other neat thing is that it cools down the hobs quicker and covers them, making it much more safe for tiny, prying fingers (if your household has any).