Daily Tip Challenge 2020 - February

Below are the 29 eco tips put out in February.  Follow us on Instagram or Facebook if you want to see each daily tip as we put them out.

1^st Local food for the month - Apples, Beetroot, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Celeriac, Chicory, Jerusalem Artichokes, Kale, Leeks, Mushrooms, Onions, Parsnips, Pears, Purple Sprouting Broccoli, Spring Greens, Spring Onions, Squash, Swedes

2^nd National hedgehog day – Make a hedgehog house, they are good for eating pests and for the wider ecosystem

3^rd Lid for coffee and gravy granules can be used on tins of beans/soup

4^th Residual heat cooking - turn off the cooker and hob a bit earlier and let the built up eat finish the job

5^th National shower with a friend day – Every minute you spend in a power shower uses up to 17 litres of water.  Keep showers sort and low flow 

6^th Cigarette buts - Make sure they are disposed of properly, they contain plastic and chemicals damaging to the environment

7^th Swap soap dispensers for bars 

8^th Cut the plastic clips off the end of damaged clothes hangers for sealing food bags

9^th Loofah sponge instead of plastic sponges

10^th Pressure cooker to save cooking energy, time and money

11^th Reduce business travel with video and conference calls

12^th Valentines Day - Don't buy cards with glitter or plastic, chocolate with palm oil or flowers from a different country

13^th Water butt for reusing rainwater

14^th International book giving day, give a secondhand book to someone who will like it

15^th Shampoo bar instead of plastic bottle

16^th Conditioner video - refill old bottles by turning the conditioner bar to a solution

17^th Recycled bedding - buy bedding made from plastic bottles

18^th Banana bread with over ripe bananas 

19^th Cancel junk mail 

20^th Travel soap – gym, overnight bag instead of shower gel, shampoo etc.

21^st Check energy efficiency of electrical items before purchase   

22^nd Guppy Bag for washing clothes and stopping microplastics escaping             

23^rd Tea bags contain plastic, opt for a metal tea bag and loose leaf tea

24^th  Donate unneeded clothes 

25^th Pancake day. Lemon peel in the microwave for 30 seconds and then clean the microwave and oven top

26^th Bathroom sponge alternative - loofah, konjac sponge, bamboo flannel

27^th) Carry refill water bottle

28^th Old bedding to animal shelters

29^th Use recyclable wrapping paper