Carbon Fast - Days 17 to 23
Posted by Martin in Events, Green tips, Reduce, re-use, recycle | 22 February 2008
So we’re nearly half way through the carbon fast. I have to say, this week hasn't been my best. Yes I've continued to implement some of the actions from previous days, but not many new ones.
I continue to use less water in the kettle when making coffee just for myself; continue to switch the router off at the end of the day; and waste goes into the composter.
I did get round to sealing the windows in the bathroom, so hopefully that will reduce heat loss and I also switched the heating down, yet again. I wonder how many times I can do this, before the family notice the difference!
Anyway, here’s the official fast for the next 7 days. Good luck!
Day 17 - Friday 22nd Feb
Only fill your kettle with as much water as you need.
Day 18 - Saturday 23rd Feb
Cut the air miles. Don't consume any food that you know has been imported by plane (apart from Fairtrade products).
Day 19 - Sunday 24th Feb
Grace Maglasey and her husband Andrew struggle to grow enough food because their village in Malawi is caught in a cycle of floods and droughts. Join in with Grace's prayer today: "We pray that those of us who farm should harvest a lot of food so that this year we will not have hunger. In the name of Jesus, Amen."
Day 20 - Monday 25th Feb
Compost. Put the nutrients from food waste back into the soil – not into a methane-emitting landfill.
Day 21 - Tuesday 26th Feb
Only run your washing machine when you have a full load.
Day 22 - Wednesday 27th Feb
Find one way to save paper today: re-use an old envelope or print double-sided.
Day 23 - Thursday 28th Feb
Turn the taps off. In one day a hot, dripping tap could fill a bath.
