Energy Action Sheet 2: Energy Wasters

Change places if:

• You don't turn lights off when leaving a room
• You don't turn off the standby light on the tv
• You don't buy food or clothes made in Ireland
• You take the car for short journeys
• When boiling the kettle you fill it with more water than you need
• You bin your plastic bottles after one use
• You don't recycle aluminium cans
• Your house or school has doesn't have double-glazed windows
• You don't turn off radiators at home or in school when rooms are not in use
• You don't look for energy efficient electrical equipment
• You don't reuse and recycle your paper
• You don't make sure your clothes are washed at 40 degrees
• You take a bath instead of a shower
• You leave the tap running when brushing your teeth
• You use normal batteries