Environmental awareness
in the community

• Plant a Tree. A Well-placed landscape feature cuts energy costs in summer and winter. Whilst alive, the tree will store carbon dioxide that would otherwise be in the atmosphere. Trees should be placed so that they will provide shade for your house will also help it stay cool in the summer
• If you need to repaint your house, use latex paint rather than oil-based. Latex paint releases significantly fewer harmful fumes while drying and smells a lot better.
• Buy energy efficient appliances with the "Energy Star" label.
• Make sure the dishwasher and washing machine are full before running them to save energy and money.
• Do not leave the water taps on if not in use and turn off the taps properly, because one drop of water per second would waste 2,700 gallons (10,220 L) of water per year.
• Make sure to turn off lights and other energy-consuming devices when they are not in use. This also applies to schools because most schools do not turn off their lights when not in use. If 10,000 schools turned off all their lights for just one minute, they would save more than £41,000. If those same schools turned off their lights every time they went to recess, they would save more than £2.4 million!