[Sundae]

What I do to save energy:

Switch off TV/ DVD at the plug every night and in the morning when I leave the flat
Same with the extension cord that powers my reading light/ hairdryer/ phone charger - only switched on when in use
Also phone charger removed from socket when not in use (as it's on a multiple socket cord)
Lights only on in rooms which I am in
Switch off cooker 5 mins before end of cooking time
As lightbulbs blow I am replacing them with energy efficient bulbs. My reading lamp (which I have on instead of the overhead, not as well as) has a bulb in it that outlasted both my marriage and subsequent relationship

I've just done a big wash, but next time I wash my clothes I will try cold water. I'm dubious as to whether it will work as I sometimes have to wash clothes twice even at 40 degrees. Feedback from this post suggests to me it's my washing machine rather than the temperature that's the problem though.

I also need to check out the recycling collection service again. When I moved in I kept putting the wrong things in the box and putting it out on the wrong day - it was never collected so I gave up. Without a car it's difficult to recycle anything myself, so I must make more of an effort to let the council do it for me.

In carbon footprint calculators I score well for not owning a car and not going abroad on holiday. This is usually hammered by living alone and things I cannot change in a rental property (baths not showers, no cavity wall insulation, old boiler etc). I would like to come and live in someone else's house to salve my conscience please.