Energy Saving Tips!

·       A regular shower will use 40% of the water required for a bath. (If you happen to live somewhere where there is no shower, such as in Leckhampton House, the planet understands your frustrations - because of the nature of the taps it is apparently impossible to attach shower adapters...)

·       Try to avoid tumble drying your clothes when possible and clean the lint filter when you do, as this ensures the dryers run more efficiently. Consider investing in a clothes stand, as leaving clothes on radiators will stop your rooms warming up nicely.

·       In your bedrooms: Turn off your computer and other appliances when not in use. Computers on stand-by and phone chargers plugged in when not connected to your phone all use a little electricity – Friends of the Earth estimates appliances on stand-by could use up to 70% of their normal energy! Also, turn lights off when possible, in your rooms and the corridors of your houses.

·       Draw your curtains at dusk to help keep the heat generated inside your rooms and make sure furniture is not obstructing radiators. Even in coldest winter days Corpus will not have all-day heating in bedrooms, so this could be a valuable point. If you’re going to be away for a few days, consider turning down your thermostats to aviod using energy when you’re not there.

·       Disposable household batteries can take 50 times as much energy to make as they provide during use. Consider investing in rechargeable batteries.

·       In the kitchen: when cooking, use a lid on saucepans where possible, so the contents heat up faster and require less energy. Fill kettles up with only as much water as you need, and tell college if they get too scaly, as this makes them less efficient. Avoid putting hot food in the fridge as this increases the energy required to keep the contents cold.

What to do with old Mobile Phones

Lots of companies will happily take old phones in return for cash. E.g. Boots give you Advantage points for sending in a phone ( www.bootsrecycle.com/consumer/)

However, consider a charitable alternative! To benefit East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH), you can send your phones free of charge to:

Freepost RLTR-CLEY-LEHX
Reclaim-it Recycling Centre
Colthorp Lane
Thatchem
RG19 4NT

Please write the word 'EACH' very clearly on the envelope so the money goes to the charity. For a FREEPOST envelope email: funding@each.org.uk with your full address.