Boring but handy - ten top energy-saving tips

These from SouthLondon.biz, Merton Chamber of Commerce’s enterprise arm.

• Open the blinds so you don’t have to use so many artificial lights in the daytime
• Print double sided
• Use recycled paper wherever possible
• Remove individual waste bins as people are more likely to recycle more if they have to use centralised bins
• Use fluorescent ceiling lights in place of individual desk lamps
• Monitor your electric meter in relation to your electricity bill
• Use mains filtered water rather than bottled water
• Use ceramic mugs or glasses rather than plastic or polystyrene cups
• Turn off computers and monitors at the end of the day – a single computer and monitor left on 24 hours a day will cost around £45 a year[1]
• Place a small plastic bottle filled with water in your toilet cistern, thereby reducing the amount of water used per flush