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March 11, 2010 in Environment Tips | No comments
Each time your geyser cools below a certain temperature it automatically heats up all over again. So keep it cosy by installing a geyser blanket, which will keep the water hot for longer. Geyser blankets are inexpensive and relatively easy to install. Hot water pipes can also be wrapped in insulation material to prevent heat loss.
Source: the Enviropaedia
Tags: envitonment tips, geyser blanket
March 10, 2010 in Environment Tips | No comments
Find a reputable auditing company that can come in and measure the carbon footprint of your business. They will give simple guidelines to follow to lessen your company’s impact on the environment, as well as saving your company money. Any measures that you take can also feed into the environmental profile of your company.
Source: the Enviropaedia
March 9, 2010 in Environment Tips | No comments
Lift sharing is a great way to connect with people, and save the planet at the same time. Club together with work colleagues living in your area, and create a driving roster so that one full car arrives at work rather than several half empty ones. The same applies to parents living in your neighborhood. Instead of doing the Great School Trek every day, you will only be dropping off and collecting the kids once or twice a week, saving you time and petrol.
Source: the Enviropaedia
Tags: Environment Tips, lift club
March 8, 2010 in Environment Tips | No comments
If you own a business, encourage staff members to cycle to work by installing a bike rack where they can safely lock up their bikes. If possible, also make a shower accessible to staff so that they can shower off after a sweaty ride to work. If you are an employee, chat to your boss about helping the environment by making cycling a part of office life.
Source: the Enviropaedia
Tags: bike friendly, Environment Tips
March 5, 2010 in Environment Tips | No comments
When we only eat fish that are classified as ‘green’ by SASSI, we help keep endangered fish where they belong – in the ocean. When choosing fish in a restaurant or at the supermarket, text the name of the fish to 079 499 8795 and find out if it is classified as green (okay to eat), orange (avoid eating) or red (do not eat!) by the South African Sustainable Seafood Initiative (SASSI).
Source: the Enviropaedia
Tags: Environment Tips, sustainable fish
