Well, it’s taken me a while, but I’ve finally chosen the winners of the Goodie Bags I had to give away from the Global Cool Swish organised by Vikki Chowney including that fabulous felt flower from Henry & Jayne
It was really hard to choose just 5 from all the fantastic suggestions. But finally I chose
SHARON
Use natural cleaning products like vinegar and lemon juice. And plenty of elbow grease.
This is a great tip for saving money, preventing chemicals entering the water supply and also preventing the unnecessary use of resources in the production of bottles and cleaning products
CERISE UK
I keep a watering can in the bathroom so that I can reuse the grey water on my window boxes and flower pots. It also helps me to remember to water the plants!!
I thought this tip was imaginative and one of those tiny changes that we can make to help save water, and if you grow your own veg this is a great tip for watering them too.
LYN
There are so many ways to be green in the workplace. Talk to your procurement department about not purchasing throw away cups for the water machine. Staff can easily bring glasses/mugs from home as most of us have too many anyway.
A great tip that might require a little more action on your part, but so many of us forget about the things we can do at work to reduce our Carbon footprint.
RED
Eat seasonally and locally. For those in the UK, fresh, in season strawberries in June, for example, taste infinitely nicer than imported Spanish berries in September. And less air miles and support of local farmers mean that guilt-free bowl of strawberries and (locally produced) cream taste even better! Try it the next time you shop- it’s surprisingly easy.
Another lovely tip that will improve your life as well as reducing your Carbon footprint.
THE STYLE PA
Re-use, re-use, re-use. Old tops can be used as dusters, Ribbon and wrapping from parcels can be used again, old Xmas cards can be cut up to make next year’s gift tags, torn jeans can be cut to make shorts etc. Look at how you can use things in different ways before you throw them away.
I’m a terrible hoarder, but I so often find new ways of using old things that I’ve had for years. Check out my post on Oxfam DIY for more ideas on this.
So, that’s it, 5 winners!
I would like to add special mentions to the following comments that didn’t quite make it but I thought were fantastic ideas.
RUTH
At work, if you have one of those wall-mounted instant hot water boilers, make sure it’s switched off overnight and at weekends. Saves power and it also means that you don’t make that Monday morning coffee with water that’s been on the boil for 48+ hours.
JESS
Holiday in the UK. There are hundreds of fabulous places to visit that you don’t need to get on a plane for.
Even if it rains, there is nothing better than an empty wind-swept beach on a rainy day.
LORA
Grow your own garlic. All you need to do is select a little patch in your garden, or if you don’t have a garden buy a cheap trough from the pound store and fill it with compost, take an ordinary garlic bulb bought from the supermarket, break it into cloves and plant them the right way up (google for pics) just below the surface of the soil. Mine are currently growing away very happily even in a pretty shady position. Just so long as I remember to water them.
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congratulations to the winners for such fabulous tips!
Congrats some good tips there.