water
The wet stuff. The very stuff of life. And our approach is cavalier, at best. Here are our Top Five Water Pearls of Wisdom, carefully planned so you could implement them all within a week:
1 Install a water meter - it will probably guarantee you use less, and heat less.
2 Buy a water butt for outside; plant up BIG, not small tubs; and use drought hardy plants in them.
3 Keep a batch of empty plastic bottles under the sink and fill them when you're running the tap to get hot water. Perfect for watering house plants! (thanks to Magie Jordan for this!)
4 Use your homemade compost as a mulch to suppress weeds and reduce water loss.
5 Use biodegradable washing products. It makes it easier to return water to its natural state.
Easy!
water, water everywhere?
Food turns out to be the main source of water consumption for hotel chain
global warming or climate change?
Global warming or climate change? That is the question. Muddled and too shy to ask?
How the science of behaviour change can help with sustainability
Questions about behaviour change come up often and the answers can help with sustainability initiatives.
World Health Organisation new revised drinking - water quality guidelines
Launched this week at Singapore's International Water Week 2011.
mcs pocket good fish guide
What it says. The fool-proof guide to getting into a Good Fish Habit.
trusting the tap
Did you know the National Trust are trusting their taps?
water efficiency
There are a heap of small actions, gadgets and calculators you can use to reduce the amount of water you use.
water rights
The right to clean water, would, one thinks, be a no-brainer.
campsite campaign
We work closely with the Environment Agency to help campsites tackle a whole heap of issues.
carbon footprint
There are many carbon calculators; household, business, on and off line.
coast linen card
CoaST has designed a linen card to go with its sister towel card
coast towel card
CoaST member towel card. Saves money, water, detergent, waste and, crucially, gives an easy way for visitors to participate in our efforts. And they work.
outstanding cornwall: towel card
Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Towel Card - available to all businesses in the AONB on request. With thanks to the Cornwall AONB Unit!
