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Adele's profile
Adele's diary entries...
Adele has done all this ...
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Food
Get milk from your local milkmanHelp
You'll never have to worry about remembering to stock up for your morning cuppa, and if your milkman delivers your milk in bottles, you'll be saving on packaging every day.
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Travel
Buy the smallest car that fits your needsHelp
Did you know: Smaller, and indeed smaller-engined, cars are usually much more energy efficient than larger ones, and also have cheaper road tax.
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Home
Unplug appliances when not in use and avoid using stand-byHelp
Did you know: Some appliances, like digital set top boxes, use nearly as much energy in standby mode as when they are switched on. Almost a billion pounds of electricity is wasted every year in the UK by people leaving appliances on standby!
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Stuff
Avoid products tested on animals
Adele has pledged to ...
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Food
Buy fairly traded food and drinkHelp
Did you know: When you buy food from overseas, try to buy fairly traded products - such as those certified by Fairtrade - which encourages investment in people - promoting social justice, local economic development and fair prices.
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Travel
Take holidays closer to home
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Home
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%
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Stuff
Buy one general-purpose cleaning product, not several
After all this, Adele will have a footprint of 2.48 planets, and a carbon footprint of 10.70 tonnes per annum