1. If you use a tumble dryer, clean out the lint filter and the machine will run way more efficiently. If you want to save even more energy you could give up using the dryer altogether. (Spend £10 on a set of dryer balls to save energy by reducing drying time. They also soften fabrics and reduce creasing, meaning you won’t need to use fabric softener.)

2. Wash you hands in cool water instead of waiting for the tap to run warm and save energy, water, time and money.

3. Freecycle your unwanted stuff instead of putting it in the bin.

4. Boil only the amount of water that you need for that cup of tea. (It’s even easier to do that with an Eco-Kettle. I swear by mine!)

5. Take your own mug along instead of taking a disposable cup when you buy coffee on the way to work in the mornings. (A small investment will buy you a travel mug so that you don’t spill.)

6. Sign up to the Mail Preference Service and cut out junk mail and the wasted paper that goes with it.

7. Read your favourite newspaper online and save trees.

8. Take your own reusable bags to the shops, or just reuse plastic bags that you’ve already got lying around at home.

9. Take a bucket into the shower with you and use the water you collect to give your houseplants a drink.  Water saved!

10. Watch less television.  Switch of the noisy little box in the corner of the room and read, chat, go running or open a bottle of organic wine.