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  • Enjoy a more sustainable festive season

    Australians spend millions of dollars during the festive season. A little thought about the purchases we make, the gifts we give, the food we eat

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  • Reduce & offset car emissions

    Reduce & offset car emissions

    A litre of petrol produces about 2.3 kilograms of greenhouse gases and vehicles produce more than half our air pollution. So let’s use less to

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  • Recycle building waste

    Recycle building waste

    Renovating or demolishing a house to build a new one generates up to 200 tonnes of ‘waste’, but around 80 per cent of this material

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  • Demonstration Eco House

    The establishment of Eco House as a public demonstration house provides the opportunity to see working examples of practical sustainability measures. The Eco House is

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  • Home Energy Assessments

    Free Home Energy Assessments are now available for residents living in your suburb. Free Home Energy Assessments are now available for residents living in Woollahra,

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  • Home Composting Trial

    We are looking for 300 households who would like to try composting and learn about food waste reduction. Be part of the Compost Revolution Our

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  • Reduce & offset air travel emissions

    Reduce & offset air travel emissions

    A return flight to Europe and back will travel over 25,000 kilometres and emit over 5,000 kilograms of greenhouse gases. So let’s fly only when

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  • Slow & local travel

    Slow & local travel

    Holidays are a break from the normal routine, yet you can break your routine at home or in your local area, it just requires a

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  • Appliance energy usage guide

    This guide has been put together to give you an idea of the typical energy consumption of the appliances in your house. Some of the

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  • Save paper & forests

    Save paper & forests

    The production of paper uses trees, chemicals, energy (greenhouse gases) and water. About one-third of the garbage we throw away is paper. Let’s avoid, reduce,

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