Being Green!

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Home Composting

Over 25% of household waste is organic material which could be composted. Home composting is an effective form of recycling, which could turn this organic waste into a dark, rich fibrous compost, which costs nothing and can be used in a number of ways around the garden. Composters can be obtained from Frosts Garden Centre at Millets Farm, Frilford near Abingdon.

Vale of White Horse District Council - Home Composting >>

Green Box Recycling

A free recycling box is available for every household in the Vale of White Horse District. It can take a number of different types of waste. Green boxes are collected on Friday along with the normal household rubbish.

Vale of White Horse District Council - Recycling >>

Change the way you change your baby

In the UK the amount of disposable nappy waste is between 400,000 and half a million tonnes per annum. The estimated cost of this to local authorities, in collection and disposal charges, is over £40 million.

By using cloth nappies on your little one you can not only save yourself money but help the environment by not contributing to the volume of nappy waste currently going to landfill. One set of nappies can easily be used on several children and they come in a range of styles to suit your needs, are modern looking and easy to use.

Contact your friendly Lollipop Agent for advice on the right cloth nappy for your baby.

Use Public Transport Where Possible

It is often easier and quicker to use public transport when travelling any significant distance - the problem is working out the route and timing when travelling by several different modes. Traveline connects the bus, coach and train timetables making planning your journey easy.

Traveline route planner >>

Switch To Renewable Energy

unit[e] and Npower are both offering 100% renewable energy for the home. You can switch your supply without installing any extra equipment - it's just a 10 minute phone call. Npower now offers renewable energy at less than the normal cost - save money too!

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"Juice" from Npower >>

Install Energy-Saving Light Bulbs

Energy Saving Bulbs use around one fifth the power of an equivalent normal bulb, and will last over 5 times longer. These are available in most supermarkets, however a cheap source of these is the local IKEA store in Bristol - currently a 60W equivalent 11W bulb is just two pounds.