Suggested by DANIT PELEG
Just stop for a moment and really think about whether you could reuse any of the stuff you’d else just throw out. Make something new out of old, and get creative!

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Any carbon-reduced passtime goes under this activity, ie lying under a tree in the sun instead of on a sunbed, going for a bicycle instead of a motorcycle ride, using a solar cooker instead of the local McDonald’s.

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Reduce waste through having your own compost going. And give those worms at the farm enough to eat!

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This is funny – a badge for the difficult customer, who wants to know the source of any product, its carbon miles, energy efficiency, nutrient value, durability, and whether or not it’s traded fairly. Refusing plastic bags, and almost any plastic packaging also belongs to this action badge.

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Appliances use about 5-10% of the total household energy consumption just by being on stand-by. Obsessively switching off stuff also includes using only the necessary amount of lights, and of course switching them off during the day or when not on the room.

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Land transport accounts for almost 36% of all carbon emissions in New Zealand, and the number of cars per person in New Zealand (62 cars per 100 people), is the fourth highest in the world (after the USA, Italy, and Australia). Cycling, walking, and using public transport much more frequently can help clearing up our congested cities and lowering carbon emissions.

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