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Reduce your food miles and avoid buying produce which has been air freighted to the UKHelp

Did you know: Per mile, air freighting releases 10 times more CO2 than goods transported by road and 50 times more than sea freighted goods. Reading the labels can help you to find out the country of origin of your food, and retailers can tell you how it was delivered to the store. This will help you make informed choices about the distance your food has travelled before it lands on your plate.
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Run your washing machine at 40°C or lessHelp

Did you know: Cutting your washing cycle temperature from 60 to 40°C means you use a third less energy
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Run your fridge between 3-5 °C

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Buy more seasonal foodHelp

Did you know: Although we could meet over 70% of our eating needs from food grown in the UK, we import more than half of the food we consume. Buying locally-grown, seasonal food would mean we could reduce our food miles, use less packaging to preserve fresh produce, and not least help us reconnect with the annual patterns of seasonal produce.
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Cut down on meat and dairy produceHelp

Did you know: Because of the large area of land or sea needed to raise livestock and catch fish, eating less meat and fish could reduce your food footprint by up to 40%
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Draw your curtains at duskHelp

Did you know: This will stop heat escaping through the windows when the temperature drops outside at night.
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Turn down the thermostat in your house by at least one degreeHelp

Did you know: By turning down your thermostat by just one degree you could cut your heating bills by 10%

After all this, valj will have a footprint of 4.11 planets, and a carbon footprint of 21.37 tonnes per annum