A GUIDE TO SUSTAINABLE LIVING IN THE HOME...

Your home is the obvious place to practice sustainable living, both inside and out. Household activities that affect the environment include:

• The use and purchase of appliances and equipment

• Purchasing groceries and consumables

• Maintenance and cleaning

• Gardening

• How you travel to and from home and work

• Home renovations and extensions (retrofitting), and

• Interactions you have with neighbours and the local community

The following links provide excellent tips for improving the sustainability of your home, and show that simple changes can have significant benefits for the environment and just as importantly, save you money.

TIPS FOR THE HOME:

Be Waste-Wise

Save Water

Save Energy

Sustainable Travel

Gardening

Responsible Shopping

Indoor Health

The Sustainable Living Guide links and information provided have been reproduced with permission from the Manningham City Council - Sustainable Living Guide, 2004.