- STOP BUYING
SINGLE-USE
PRODUCTS
- SLOW DOWN
Innovative portable camping products have
been making disposable batteries redundant
for years: solar torches, kinetic watches and
USB-rechargeable gadgets of all kinds. We
just need to start using them.
2019 is the year to stop buying single-
use batteries and other one-time-only,
throwaway containers, especially those
convenient little butane stove canisters that
are so popular with travellers for quick-
stop cooking. Instead, use only refillable
gas bottles to fuel your cooking and switch
to solar lights and solar-powered device
charging wherever you can.
Use less fuel, create less carbon emissions
and save yourself a bundle simply by
slowing your travels, reducing your speed
and covering fewer kilometres each day.
Reconsider what’s on your roof and
see if you can reduce your vehicle’s drag.
Keep your tyres inflated to the maximum
recommended pressure on the bitumen
and service your vehicle regularly to keep
it running smoothly. Whenever you can,
fill up your tanks with bio-diesel.“This year, I’ve
accepted the
challenge to switch
to one better-
packaged product
every time I shop”
FROM TOP Avoid disposable butane cartridges and refill your gas bottle instead; slow
down and save your fuel, especially where it costs the most; service your vehicle regularly
to keep it running smoothly and avoid oil drips and tyre blow-outs
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GREEN
ISSUE