tap waterWhy buy water when you can drink from the tap for free?

yes it's tasty, but producing it has a big impact

using less water saves money on

heating it

plastic water bottles were sold in the UK in 2012, but

only 3bn were actually recycled

Tap water: 1p per litre

bottled water: £5 per litre

The average person in the UK uses about

two bath tubs-fullof water every day

replace one bath a week with a five-minute shower

Switch to a water-efficient showerhead and save

£160 a yearthat's about ¼ of the average heating bill7kg of grain is

needed to ‘create’ 1kg of beef

1kg of beef 5,000-20,000 litres

1kg of wheat 500-4,000 litres

drinkdrink

take a1

4 5

2 3

have ameat-free day(or two)meat-free day

Save£40 a year:

showershower

13 billion

162gof oil and

7 litresof water are needed to make a1 litrewater bottle

five ways to live a greener lifefive waysRelatively effortless ways to improve your health, you

r bank balance and your environmental impact

References: 1. www.theecologist.org 2. www.nottingham.ac.uk 3. www.environment-agency.gov.uk 4. www.energysavingtrust.org.uk 5. www.vegsoc.org 6. england.lovefoodhatewaste.com

Why throw away eatable food?

Fresh air is good for your health, and the planet's

The average UK household throws away the equivalent of

six meals every week

Save £60 a month by eating food rather than chucking it out

We’d need an area almost the size of

Walesto grow all the food we throw away each year

eatwhatyou buyyou buy

get onget onyour bike

The average cyclist does theequivalent of

When you cycle, you travel around three times as fast as walking for the same amount

of energy

You can eat cake! One hour's riding burns

650 calories(that’s 5 cupcakes)

Cycling just 20 miles a week could save you

£160 a year in fuel costs

2 9 0 miles tothe gallon

cost of water

water use

£5

1p

£0 £160

Clearing land for pasture is responsible for 90% of Amazon deforestation