Below are some of the positive, practical actions that you can take to help bring about a sustainable future in which everyone can flourish...
Install efficient lighting
It's cheaper, uses less energy and lasts longer. What's there to think about?
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Use re-useable fresh produce bags
You won't understand why you didn't do it sooner.
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Install a ventilation system
If used appropriately, this could help reduce condensation and disperse excess heat in your home.
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Use an electric or fuel-efficient vehicle
If you can’t do without a car, consider buying an electric or fuel-efficient vehicle.
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Install floor insulation
Stop heat from leaking out through and between your floorboards
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Install double-glazing
Reduce heat loss through your windows with a double-glazed unit or retrofitted window film.
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Install insulating curtains, blinds and pelmets
Wrap up your windows in some thick, warm curtains or Luxaflex blinds and watch your thermostat rise.
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Use re-useable shopping bags
Do it for the birds, the fish, the oceans and the Earth.
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Fix leaking toilets
A barely discernible leak from your toilet's cistern is all it takes to lose over 200kL of water a year!
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Insulate hot water system, pipes, and valve
Wrap them up to make sure the energy and money you used heating your water doesn't go to waste.
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Use public transport
Catching the bus is a chance to relax, catch up on life, read a book or make a new friend.
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Compost!
The average Australian throws out 361 kilograms of food every year, which then gives off greenhouse gases as it rots in landfill.
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Reduce packaging waste
If you have to buy something, choose products packaged minimally using post-consumer waste, and made of recyclable materials.
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Install or top-up ceiling insulation
Stop heat in its tracks and keep it in your home by installing new ceiling insulation or topping up your existing insulation.
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Install an efficient hot water system
Back in 2010, every state legislated to phase out conventional electric hot water systems... except Tasmania. They are terribly inefficient, and you can save a lot of energy by switching to heat pump hot water.
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