When our present time is written about in the history books of the future, it will probably be known as ‘The Age of Environmental Consciousness’. We are all very aware of the environment and most of us are doing everything we can to live in greater harmony with it. It is a wonderful and exciting time because so many of us are working together to make real improvements on the way that we live. Everything is changing for the better; our cars, our heating, our footwear. These days we even have energy efficient buildings! Here are six of the biggest changes to have come along in recent years - - Less Packaging. Many manufacturers are trying to reduce the amount of packaging on their good. This can mean smaller bottles of concentrated washing-up liquid, coffee granules in refill bags rather than jars and far more biodegradable plastic containers. So much of today’s packaging can actually be recycled which is having a massive impact on our planet. - Recycling. Okay, so many European countries may be years ahead of us, but better late than never! The ‘Great Wheelie Bin Revolution’ has forever changed the way we throw things away and we all know how important this is. The more items that can be recycled, the better! And that means plastics, paper/cardboard, glass, foil, batteries and food waste. - Awareness of Food. A few years back, only a very small amount of people worry about how far their food had travelled, but now we are all very aware of this factor. And that is only one of our new awareness’s of food... factory farming, battery eggs, additives, preservatives and E numbers. We are much more clued-in about our grub now than any previous generation! There are now record numbers of people becoming vegetarian and far more of us are choosing to grow our own fruit and veg. - Fewer Emissions. Cars create a lot of the world’s pollution and so many people are now changing their driving habits. Car Share Schemes are becoming increasingly popular and more of us are choosing to walk or cycle rather than drive. Not only is this great news for the environment, but it is also helping to reduce the congestion on so many of our roads. - Holidays. More and more people have chosen to stay in England for their holidays over recent years. This has come about for a number of reasons; the poor economic climate, the increasing hassle of getting on a plane and concerns over the amount of pollution caused by aircraft. - Alternative Energy. The race is on to find the new ‘super-fuel’ of the future, but it has to be environmentally friendly. We are making full use of the wind, the sun and the sea. Even domestic heating has gone through some pretty major changes with manufacturers creating solar and ground-source systems! In the world of tomorrow, we will all live in energy efficient buildings!
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When our present time is written about in the history books of the future, it will probably be known as ‘The Age of Environmental Consciousness’. We are all very aware of the environment and most of us are doing everything we can to live in greater harmony with it. It is a wonderful and exciting time because so many of us are working together to make real improvements on the way that we live. Everything is changing for the better; our cars, our heating, our footwear. These days we even ...
Brian Swift has had thirty years of experience in domestic heating installation. He gives regular talks on his three favourite subjects; reducing the amount of fuel we use, safe work practices and how to increase our awareness of the environment. http://www.lowcarbonestates.com
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