WebsiteWatch: Green your home and office for a healthier future

As Grant Blashki (GP and Senior Research Fellow) highlighted in his editorial there are various steps we can all take to minimise our direct impact on climate change in our personal lives and in our workplace. The Australian Conservation Foundations (ACF) GreenHome website provides details for these steps, identifying ways that you can green your home and office, from saving energy and water to cutting down on waste.

Web: www.acfonline.org.au/default.asp?section_id=86

The ACF GreenHome Top five tips to…

Save water

• Make your garden a mulched one
• Fix any dripping taps or leaky toilets
• Install dual-flush toilets
• Take a short, efficient shower
• Install aerating taps

Save energy

• Switch to Green Power
• Avoid using hot water wherever possible
• Make your fridge more efficient
• Heating and cooling efficiently
• Switch off stand-by power

Reduce waste

• Use your green waste
• Buy reusable, not disposable
• Become a best practice recycler
• Ask yourself, do I really need this?
• Go for ‘No Junk Mail'

Eat green

• Reduce animal products
• Choose unprocessed or unrefined foods
• Eat what you buy, don't waste it!
• Choose organic
• Bring the paddock closer to your plate

Use the ACF GreenHome Eco-calculator to discover how much your lifestyle impacts on the environment.

Web: www.acfonline.org.au/custom_greenhome/calculator.asp?section_id=86