EcoGUIDE
Facts, tips and advice by Danny F isher
Did you
know...?
Water is now becoming
a precious commodity
throughout the world, and
UK is no longer exempt.
Natural weather patterns,
You can save
up to £35 a year
by turning off
electrical goods
at the mains
rather than
leaving them on
standby mode.
England goes electric
The government has
which will be fed into the
and consumer wastage
confirmed that the major
national grid. This is to
are all contributory factors.
source of future power
remove our dependence
However all is not lost!
in the country will be
on Gas and oil, the
The situation can be much
electricity. Their support
supply of which cannot
improved by installing a rain
for nuclear, tidal, wind,
be guaranteed. Various
water harvesting system.
clean coal and solar are
government subsidies will
These systems capture
all generators of electricity
back this strategy.
leakage of old mains pipes
water in a tank which is
plumbed into the house
Sheepwool
and used for flushing
toilets, washing machines
and external uses such as
It costs more to shear a sheep
irrigation and car washing.
than the price the farmer
gets for the fleece! This is a
ridiculous situation as wool
Use a bowl in
your kitchen
sink to gather
your water from
your chores and
then pour it on
your garden.
has superb qualities as a loft
insulator.
• Wool has a higher fire
resistance than cellulose.
• It does not burn. It is self extinguishing because of its
High Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI = 25.2%) the LOI for air is
21%.
• Wool is hygroscopic by nature and can absorb up to 35%
of its weight in moisture, whilst doing this it releases energy
in the form of heat. Layers of wool fibres reduce airborne
sound transfer.
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