South East Forum For Sustainability

Be Better Off

Looking at the choices we make isn’t just about saving the planet. It can help save you cash as well. Here are some tips that you could consider.

1.  Select a more fuel efficient car and use smarter driving techniques. The Energy Saving Trust website can provide helpful advice
2. Look at  how much water you use. During the drought in 2006 the BBC set up a handy water calculator which you can use to work this out: BBC Water Useage Calculator This will help to show where you use most water in your household. Then consider getting a water meter from your local water company:
   • Bournemouth & West Hampshire Water plc
   • Portsmouth Water Ltd
   • South East Water Ltd
   • Southern Water
   • Veolia Water Southeast Ltd (formerly Folkestone and Dover Water)
   • Veolia Water Three Valleys (formerly Three Valleys Water)

You can consider saving water with different devices around the house: http://www.waterwise.org.uk/reducing_water_wastage_in_the_uk/house_and_garden/water_saving_devices.html and using a watering can, or a hose instead of a sprinkler.

1. Plan your shopping and only buy the food you are going to eat. Try ideas and recipes from Love Food Hate Waste
2. Lower the temperature of your heating and washing
3. See what other people are doing. You can try these ideas for eating well, ethically and cost effectively: