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Environmental Tips

Avoid

Where possible, avoid creating greenhouse gas emissions. Here are some ideas to get you started.

  • Ride a bike
  • Walk
  • Purchase accredited GreenPower
  • Try a teleconference or Skpe rather than travelling to a meeting, only attend a meeting if your attendance adds value.
  • Switch appliances off at the wall instead of using standby power settings
  • Empty rooms don't need lighting, turn them off

Reduce

If you can not avoid creating an emission, reduce the emission you do create by doing things differently or finding a technological alternative.

  • Use public transport
  • Carpool
  • Schedule more than one activity per trip
  • Replace lighting with energy efficient globes
  • Wear an extra jumper rather than turning on the heating
  • Use scrap paper rather than a notepad
  • Buy local, in-season produce 

Drive your car more efficiently

  1. Reduce speed to reduce fuel consumption
  2. Avoid rapid acceleration and hard breaking
  3. Remove unnecessary cargo
  4. Service your car regularly
  5. Check your tyre pressure
  6. Only use air conditioning where absolutely necessary
  7. Buy a car from manufacturers conscience of the environment see greenvehicleguide.gov.au for more detail.

Visit www.greenfleet.com.au to calculate and offset your emissions today. 17 native trees, established as part of a biodiverse forest, will offset the 4.36 tonnes CO2-e generated by the average car in one year. 

* Tips provided by Greenfleet, www.greenfleet.com.au

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