Green. It's the new black. Whether it's cycling to work or recycling the plastics and papers, everyone's talking about saving energy to save the planet. And guess what? It can save you money too.
1. Solar panels on your roof
Solar panels for your home to help you make a serious saving on electricity. It costs a few thousand pounds but the government gives you a bit of help paying for it. Once set up, you get paid 14p for every bit of electricity you generate and 3p for every extra unit that you don't use and export back to the grid. The feed in tariff is a government operated scheme that allows people who generate their own energy to make saving and gain a return on their investment. The panels are tax free to set up and, over time, work out to be an 8% investment.
2. Energy saving light bulbs
This is a must-have in every household. From just 2 pounds each on eBay, they last 10 to 20 times longer than the average light bulb. According to studies, energy saving light bulbs produce savings of 9 pounds a year per bulb. So if the average household has 30 light bulbs, you can make a saving of approximately 270 pounds!
3. Turn your electrical appliances €off'
Savings of 10 pounds a year and more will come to those who turn off switches after using electrical appliances. Many appliances are used only on the odd occasion but are left on all year round- like speakers and old computers. Next time you go on holiday, be sure to turn off all the switches€¦apart from the fridge and the freezer of course
4. Recycle printer cartridges
We've seen cash for old mobiles, cash for gold but here is one that is really unusual. At Cash for Cartridges you can earn money for your old printer cartridges! Let's face it, printer cartridges are not cheap and are used up before you know it. Now there's a way to recycle them so you can save money on your next ones!
5. Take your own lunch to work
You can save hundreds of pounds a year by taking your own packed lunch to work. On average people spend almost 5 pounds on lunch every day so there are huge savings to be made if you're organised Invest in tupperware and be even greener by reusing it instead of resorting to cling-film or tin foil every day.
These are only a few of the many obvious ways to be green and save money.
1. Solar panels on your roof
Solar panels for your home to help you make a serious saving on electricity. It costs a few thousand pounds but the government gives you a bit of help paying for it. Once set up, you get paid 14p for every bit of electricity you generate and 3p for every extra unit that you don't use and export back to the grid. The feed in tariff is a government operated scheme that allows people who generate their own energy to make saving and gain a return on their investment. The panels are tax free to set up and, over time, work out to be an 8% investment.
2. Energy saving light bulbs
This is a must-have in every household. From just 2 pounds each on eBay, they last 10 to 20 times longer than the average light bulb. According to studies, energy saving light bulbs produce savings of 9 pounds a year per bulb. So if the average household has 30 light bulbs, you can make a saving of approximately 270 pounds!
3. Turn your electrical appliances €off'
Savings of 10 pounds a year and more will come to those who turn off switches after using electrical appliances. Many appliances are used only on the odd occasion but are left on all year round- like speakers and old computers. Next time you go on holiday, be sure to turn off all the switches€¦apart from the fridge and the freezer of course
4. Recycle printer cartridges
We've seen cash for old mobiles, cash for gold but here is one that is really unusual. At Cash for Cartridges you can earn money for your old printer cartridges! Let's face it, printer cartridges are not cheap and are used up before you know it. Now there's a way to recycle them so you can save money on your next ones!
5. Take your own lunch to work
You can save hundreds of pounds a year by taking your own packed lunch to work. On average people spend almost 5 pounds on lunch every day so there are huge savings to be made if you're organised Invest in tupperware and be even greener by reusing it instead of resorting to cling-film or tin foil every day.
These are only a few of the many obvious ways to be green and save money.
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