Go Green with Green Habits

Green habits are simple day-to-day habits that help to reduce waste and CO₂ emissions

Count yourself in! on habits you are committed to! Join us in counting how much impact we make together!

Read e-books & e-newspapers

How does it work?

Get yourself a e-book reader such as Kindle, Nook, or iPad
Buy books and newspapers online

How do you benefit?

E-reading is cheaper, save at least 10%
Delivery is instant at no charge
Free up storage space
Store and share your favorite quotes online

Why is it important?

Loads of trees are required to produce paper books and newspapers
Fewer trees = uglier landscape and more CO₂
Most people only read a couple of articles and throw the rest of newspaper to waste. Do you?

Community facts

17 of us have this green habit
444 kg of paper we saved together

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Quick Facts

1.8 million new book titles published per year worldwide
62 million newspapers sold daily in the US alone

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Reusable green bag

How does it work?

Use it instead of plastic bags every time you go shopping
Get a light one, fold it and find it a place in your glove box, notebook bag or handbag

How do you benefit?

A green bag full of stuff is easier to carry
It can be stylish, choose the one you like
Less trash to throw away

Why is it important?

Plastic is not easily biodegradable. It takes up to 1,000 years to decompose
Plastic bags remain toxic even after they break down
Millions of tons of plastic are thrown in the ocean killing dolphins, turtles, sharks and other marine inhabitants

Community facts

12 of us have this green habit
3,052 plastic bags we saved together

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Quick Facts

1,000,000,000,000
plastic bags used every year
100 thousand marine animals die every year due to ingestion and entanglement

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Take public transport

How does it work?

Take a train, tram or bus instead of driving

How do you benefit?

Avoid traffic jams when you use rail-transport
Read, study, surf or sleep - do whatever you like that you can't do when you drive
Save on fuel and car maintenance

Why is it important?

Fewer cars on the road contribute to fresher air and fewer traffic jams
The pollution made by one bus or train is significantly lower than tens of cars
Car not driven = fuel not bought = oil not used - this adds up to conservation efforts

Community facts

10 of us have this green habit
4,157 kg of CO₂ we saved together

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Quick Facts

270 million cars produced in last 5 years. They are all on the roads
16% of man-made CO₂ emissions come from road transport

Reusable lunch box

How does it work?

Use it instead of single-use plastic sandwich bags when you eat at work/school

How do you benefit?

Save money on plastic baggies
Easier to use - majority of reusable containers are microwave and dishwasher-friendly
It can be used for any food, not just sandwiches

Why is it important?

Plastic is not easily biodegradable. It takes up to 1,000 years to decompose
Plastic bags remain toxic even after they break down
Millions of tons of plastic are thrown in the ocean killing dolphins, turtles, sharks and other marine inhabitants

Community facts

7 of us have this green habit
751 plastic bags we saved together

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Quick Facts

1,000,000,000,000
plastic bags used every year
100 thousand marine animals die every year due to ingestion and entanglement

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Cycle to work

How does it work?

Cycle instead of driving

How do you benefit?

Be physically fit, slim and healthy
Breathe fresh air
Save on fuel and car maintenance

Why is it important?

Cars pollute air we and our children breathe
Cars produce carbon dioxide (CO2), which adds up to global warming
We all hate traffic jams, don't we?

Community facts

6 of us have this green habit
90 kg of CO₂ we saved together

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Quick Facts

270 million cars produced in last 5 years. They are all on the roads
16% of man-made CO₂ emissions come from road transport

Returnable vs single-use food packaging

How does it work?

Buy food in packaging that you can return back to the shop
For example, milk, yogurt or beer in glass bottles that the store accepts back
Soft-drink (Coke, Pepsi) bottles that can be returned for recycling

How do you benefit?

Often, diary products in reusable bottles are bio-products, they are healthier
Save on trash removal

Why is it important?

Every time you buy food in returnable packaging, you save a piece of plastic or aluminium waste
Plastic is not easily biodegradable. It takes up to 1,000 years to decompose
Millions of tons of plastic are thrown in the ocean killing dolphins, turtles, sharks and other marine inhabitants

Community facts

4 of us have this green habit
557 single-use packages we saved together

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Quick Facts

270,000,000 kg of food packaging is dumped daily in the US alone
100 thousand marine animals die every year due to ingestion and entanglement of plastic