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The Local Agency for Energy and Climate Change launches a series of tips on caring for the environment during this time
The Department of Environment, through the Local Agency for Energy and Climate Change, would recall that, at this time, continue to contribute with small gestures to the care of the planet.
Therefore, Murcia invited to follow some tips, which are available on the web www.energiamurcia.es:
- Heating: Set your heating to 21 °.
You'll save about 10% on your bill and help to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.
If you feel cold, try to cover yourself a little more before raising the temperature.
Heating appropriate reaction to the real needs.
- Green Power: Consumers have the right to choose the source of electrical energy that reaches our homes.
If you have not made the switch, decide to ask the power company that the energy that comes into your home is only green energy sources.
-If you're buying, do it with time, avoid traffic jams, traffic jams and crowds of last minute, therefore also choose to purchase products better.
-Walk, and use the bike.
In the movement of small distances, introduces these habits to combat sedentary lifestyles.
Contribute to combating climate change and improve your health while, enjoying also the true Christmas spirit in the streets and squares of Murcia.
- Reduce the use of the car and use public transportation when you go to buy gifts or to visit friends and family, always use public transportation as much as possible.
Avoid the car.
Public transport is a cheaper alternative and less polluting.
It is also the best option at this time, where there are many Christmas lunches and dinners with friends and coworkers, where you can drink alcohol and should avoid driving.
Avoid risks.
- Sustainable Christmas tree: if you go to buy a Christmas tree, the best option is to buy a live one that can be planted later and use it again next year.
- Lighting: Think about how much energy you use for Christmas decorations.
Save energy by turning off Christmas lights when nobody enjoys Always turn off the lights when you go to bed or leave home.
Whenever possible, use low energy light bulbs and LED lights are the most efficient.
Always disconnect electrical appliances when not in use, thus avoiding the so-called "ghost consumption".
- Make your own decor: It creates 20% more waste at Christmas than at any other time of year.
Use natural materials.
Replace the plastic ornaments made from old other natural materials like pine cones and old branches of trees.
Manually create your own Christmas cards or send e-cards.
The planet will thank you.
- Sustainable purchasing: Try to be sparing in the amount of your purchases, because the more items are purchased, more natural resources are being consumed.
Buy products made closer to home, boosting local and regional trade and avoid the energy costs of transport.
Buy organic and fair trade whenever possible.
Avoid superfluous and unnecessary products, as well also reduce energy use associated with their production and marketing.
- Do not use disposable things.
Hard to wash dishes, but it saves a lot of waste and will also do a favor to the environment.
Avoid the "disposable".
Trust the return to your origins and uses good manners and to recover traditional home cooking, pamper your health and avoiding meals, which also typically involve excessive packaging and energy intensive.
- Pay for the gift and not the packaging!
Avoid products with excessive packaging or manufactured from PVC or precious woods.
Give priority to those facilities with minimal packaging and / or using recyclable materials such as cardboard.
- Reuse the paper.
You can use recycled paper or even make our own wrapping paper.
Recycle wrapping paper after use.
- Use ribbon or string instead of tape for wrapping gifts, and is more inviting, more friendly environment.
The tape is not biodegradable and prevents the wrapping paper gifts can be fully reused.
Each year we use about 4,000 tonnes of wrapping paper for Christmas (the equivalent of 25,000 trees)
- Use permanent shopping bags and / or recycled plastic bags to avoid.
Many supermarkets now use recycled plastic bags, go for it.
Use cloth bags or traditional shopping carts, which are also an excellent gift.
- Toys: Instead of throwing away the old plastic toys, promotes reuse through the flea markets or rummage stores or donate them to charity centers.
Opt for toys or appliances that connect or recharge on the grid, instead of using batteries and it is so, whenever possible, use rechargeable batteries instead of the traditional ones.
Add to the list of Christmas a battery charger if you do not have one.
If you must use non-rechargeable batteries, buy alkaline batteries.
- Avoid dirty electronics: Some electronics companies do more for the environment than others.
Find out before you buy and avoid the gift of the solid waste today is tomorrow.
- Give energy saving light bulbs: this event, helping your family and friends to save money by avoiding atmospheric emissions of CO2.
Standard bulbs waste 85% of the energy consumed into heat.
Buy energy efficient appliances, and use them responsibly provided.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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