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1.62 planets

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Food
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.
Travel
Car share if possible
Home
Try to avoid plasma TVs and choose a more energy efficient style
Stuff
Buy, sell and swap onlineHelp

Why not get rid of your unwanted goods on Ebay or see if there is a Freecycle group near you. The Freecycle Network provides a virtual outlet to "recycle" unwanted items - furniture, bicycles, to old doors. And everything offered is free.

Food
Encourage the growing of food in community gardens
Food
Avoid heavily-processed food and go for healthier alternativesHelp

Did you know: Processed foods often have a high content of salts, saturated fats and sugars, so eating fresh unprocessed food helps maintain a healthy diet. The manufacture of processed foods uses large amounts of energy, water and materials in production, chilling, packaging and transport as well as producing large amounts of waste.
Home
Share your bath
Stuff
Use chemical-free laundry balls

After all this, naturesuport will have a footprint of 1.62 planets, and a carbon footprint of 6.18 tonnes per annum