Welcome to UK Energy Saving’s Energy Watch page. The Energy Watch page is where we keep you up to date with the latest energy saving ideas or those which might be particularly appropriate to the time of year.
As well as energy saving, also included on the Energy Watch page will be other areas covered by UK Energy Saving such as recycling and saving water, so keep popping back to see what our latest suggestions are.
March 2010 – Easter is early this year so here at UK Energy Saving we have already been thinking about how we can reduce waste in the coming weeks without spoiling the fun!
Buying Easter Eggs - When buying Easter eggs think about picking out organic and fairtrade varieties. They’ll taste great and you will have done a little something for the environment and workers around the world. Many producers have also now reduced the amount of packaging used for their Easter eggs, so choose those with minimal packaging or that which can be easily recycled. Check out our Product Reviews
for some products which may be of interest.
Receiving Easter Eggs - Once you’ve enjoyed the chocolate, don’t forget to recycle as much of the packaging as possible. You could also save one or two of the plastic moulds so that you can make your own eggs next year!
Easter greetings cards - If you are buying them, look for ones made of recycled paper, and if you are on the receiving end make sure you recycle them afterwards. Alternatively, why not send an email greeting to friends and family?
Make your own Easter eggs - There are a couple of ways you could do this. Either use a plastic mould from a shop-bought egg to make a papier mache egg which could be filled with small chocolates (or even home-made sweets), or decorate egg shells for a pretty (and fat-free!) gift.
Alternative gifts ideas - There are all sorts of things you could give as an Easter gift as a change from the traditional chocolate egg. Children might like a book (perhaps with an Easter-related story), whilst you could consider something a little different for an adult. Tree2mydoor
has some suggestions as does World Vision in their Alternative Gift Guide
Happy Easter from the UK Energy Saving team.
The UK Energy Saving team would also like to take this opportunity to offer you our best wishes for 2010.
If you have any more energy saving tips for the new year, please let us know by contacting us at energywatch@uk-energy-saving.com
