Green Schools Tips for Parents
Litter and Waste
Head over to the Green Schools Ireland website for more information on what you can do to reduce, reuse and recycle and thus save money in the home.
http://www.greenschoolsireland.org/litter-and-waste/what-you-can-do.341.html
http://www.greenschoolsireland.org/litter-and-waste/what-you-can-do.341.html
Energy
Top Energy Saving Tips
Head over to the Green Schools Ireland website for more information on what you can do to save Energy and reduce your Energy bills at home.
- Check your thermostat - lowering your thermostat by just 1oC will knock 10% off your heating bill.
- Much of the heat loss from a house occurs through the windows, particularly single glazed windows. So keep your curtains closed at night, even in empty rooms and also ensure that curtains don't hang over radiators as that will just funnel all your heat out the window.
- Close room doors to separate heated from unheated areas of your home, and minimise the area that you are heating. There is no need to spend money heating rooms nobody is in.
- Turn off lights when leaving a room.
- Switch off appliances rather than leaving them on standby. This will save up to 20% of your appliances' energy use.
- Make better use of the timers on your immersion or boiler and control when the heating goes off and comes on. This means you have heating and hot water when and where you want it.
Head over to the Green Schools Ireland website for more information on what you can do to save Energy and reduce your Energy bills at home.
Water
Conserving Water at Home
1. Turn off the taps when washing your teeth – you can save 6 litres of water.
2. Take a shower not a bath – don’t use power showers as a 10 minute shower uses as much water as three baths!
3. Fill the kettle for the right amount – you can save energy as well!
4. Use waste water from dish washing to water your plants.
5. Never use a hose pipe in your garden. Try installing water butts to harvest rainwater for use in the garden.
6. Always fix leaking taps.
7. Use your dishwasher and washing machine only when they are full thus saving energy as well.
8. Visit Irish Water’s website to learn more about being water smart in the home.
1. Turn off the taps when washing your teeth – you can save 6 litres of water.
2. Take a shower not a bath – don’t use power showers as a 10 minute shower uses as much water as three baths!
3. Fill the kettle for the right amount – you can save energy as well!
4. Use waste water from dish washing to water your plants.
5. Never use a hose pipe in your garden. Try installing water butts to harvest rainwater for use in the garden.
6. Always fix leaking taps.
7. Use your dishwasher and washing machine only when they are full thus saving energy as well.
8. Visit Irish Water’s website to learn more about being water smart in the home.
Travel
As well as helping the environment, by promoting sustainable transport modes (walking, cycling, car pooling or public transport), we can improve pupils' safety, health and fitness. The journey to school is an ideal way for children to take part in regular physical activity, to interact with their peers, and to develop the road sense children need as pedestrians and cyclists.
Head over to the Green Schools Ireland website for more information on how to remain safe while engaging in sustainable travel activities.
Head over to the Green Schools Ireland website for more information on how to remain safe while engaging in sustainable travel activities.
Biodiversity
Visit our Biodiversity Flag Page for plenty of practical ideas for getting started in your own garden.