can we all list wht we do for the enviroment ?

just to see if there is anything else i could be doing i don't do alot and soem times i do more but i find it really hard as my ma is not intrested in being eco friendly
this is what i do
unplug everythign when not being used
don't use the tumble drier
wash at 30c most of teh time
use eco balls and stain sticks most the time
try not to waste the water
recycle but still ahve a black bag every 2 days oor every day mainly every 2 days
use washable nappies of course lol
try not to have the hetaing on as much in carvan
try an dcut down how much we use the car but its been used 4 times this week already but liek last week it only got used twice
try to use reusabel bags

think thats it but when we are in the house i find it easier in way cos i dunno what my dad is liek when i am no there probably leave severythign on just to upset me as i feel liek i am constantly losing teh battle to be eco friendly andits just causing arguments cos i am the only one in our family who intrested in the enviroment

buy largest box of cereals etc - less overall packaging
Bake own cakes - less transportation needed for raw ingredients
pass clothes down to the younger the children
a few energy effiecent lightbulbs

washable nappies
full load in the washing machine
line dry clothes - no tumble dryer anyway
iron as little as possible

reuseable water bottles for school etc

when printing use draft quality as much as poss

reuseable shopping bags

oh yes forgot about taht we have energy efficent l;ight bulbs in teh house not sure if i can get any for the carvan i'll have to have alook when i got to asda next i think hadn't thought bought buying bigger thigns so its less packaging good idea

I normally can't remember everything,

But we recycle everything the council takes away on the doorstep (2 bags a week) Try to only use 1 black bag a week of rubbish, sometimes 2
no dryer here, only iron bare minimum
switch things off,
eco lightbulbs
heating is off for 7 to 8 months of the year, bare minimum over the winter
use public transport as much as poss and have a diesel car the most efficent model and it fits lots of people so we can take 1 car instead of 2 or 3 cars.
reuseable bags and try to advoid plastic all the time
reuse clothes / hand me downs
cloth nappies / mooncup & cloth pads

recycle paper/glass/cardboard
hand me down freecycle cnt or ebay grown out of stuff
energy efficent light bulbs
use pt as much as possible
use a local milkman with glass bottles and an electric float
cloth nappies/san pro and wipes
only have heating on when absolutely necessary
use reusable shopping bags
iron as little as possible
turn off the oven before cooking time is done as the oven is hot enough anyway
try to use natural cleaners made of tea tree ect
bricks in the cisterns
thermostat on boiler turned down
nothing left on standby

i have a rule that only one peice of electrisity at a time. so if im washing, cant have anything wlse on, one light at a time and nothing else, witch prob sounds crazy but works, so n evening if we have the light on we cant use comp, so board games or books. our bill was £6 for one month so we know its helping the environment. only slow cook something if it will make atleast 2 days of dinner for us all.
cloth nappys obv
recycle
compost
selling car soon, we cant not use it ehrn its there
do full washing loads at 30(witch suits me cos i dont have to so it so often!)
energy efficient light bolbs
share a bath
no tv (withc saves us more than anything aswell, no t.v licence, no electrisity, and no pay out for sky or anything like that.)
no tumble dryer
reusebale bags


im sure we could do alot more too, just got to find out about it all.

Cloth nappies
Cloth sanpro
Cloth shopping bags
Organic/vegetarian food
Local produce where possible
Recycle glass/tins/cardboard/paper etc.
Compost kitchen/garden waste
Low energy light bulbs
No dishwasher/only use tumble drier in an emergency
No ironing
Soapnuts and wash at low temperatures
Earth Friendly cleaners
Green People/other green toiletries
Thermostat turned down
Loft insulation
Share baths
No oven

I can't think of any more just now.

cloth nappies
cloth wipes
muslins for wiping face
buy and sell clothes/car boot/freecycle
energy saving bulbs
double glazing
wash at 40
showers more often than baths, share baths
recycle tins, paper, card, plastic, tinfoil, plastic bags, batteries
compost
biodegradable bin bags and nappy sacks (for cat litter)
walk short journeys like shop, po and sure start
eco friendly washing up liqiud, washing powder, cleaners
dont iron
line dry as much as poss or dry on radiators when they are on for heating
vege food no dairy

i wish i didnt have a car, i love walking so if i could reach everything that way i would but refuse to use public transport as it is so shocking! i also got punched on a bus for no reason when i was younger so really have a problem with getting on a bus with all the weirdo's

i wont...i know i'm crap (tho one hell of a lot better than most of my friends and fam...which i think says more about them than about me )
but i do try

if its easy then i do it (basically) and so many things are nowadays (eco friendly washing powder and dishwasher stuff, same price from simplywashing.co.uk if you buy in bulk...which i usually do anyway..so less packaging again)
only full loads in washing machine and dishwasher, recycle anything the council pick up, buy stuff with minimal packaging in shops, reusable bags , home cooking etc...those sort of easy things...but i couldn't be doing with composting, nor a lot of the friendly cleaning stuff (expensive and rubbish)...

so i try...but know i could do better with a bit of effort.

ps. cloth is fun for me...and i dont think a couple of loads of laundry a week is much effort...but will happliy admit to be mixing cloth and sposies cos i'm not an all or nothing kinda girl, better do a bit and make a bit of a difference than do nothing and just perpetuate the problems of the world.

i suppose i did grow up learning that waste was BAD tho...so re-whatsiting leftovers, hand me downing clothes (accross familys) and fixing rather than chucking has always been normal