Earth Hour 2011 - 'Going Beyond the Hour'

A Blueprint for a Sustainable Future - 33 Ways to Save Money and Save the World

Consume a Little Bit Less

Simply scrape the top off everything :
- Use four less sheets of toilet paper (only if you can spare it of course)
- Use a few less grains of sugar in your coffee and tea
- Put a little less butter on sandwiches, on toast, potatoes and corn
- Put a little less salt on your foods
- Use one spray less of your perfume
- Use a little less shampoo, conditioner or toothpaste
- Have 2 less cigarettes each day if you smoke
- Have one less biscuit / nasi lemak, or cup of coffee (instead of two take
only once a day - this may also improve your health)
- Have a smaller piece of cake / desserts.
- Use a little less milk in your coffee or tea
- Eat little less of junk food / fast food (instead of weekly, change to monthly)
- Have a little less cream/coconut milk in your food / curry
- Use one teaspoon less oil in your stir fry
- Use less oil in all your cooking (why not grill or bake it?)
- Spray a little less fly spray or a little less air freshener
- Use a little less oven cleaner and washing detergents
- Don't supersize all the time (buy only what you need, NOT what you want)
- Reduce petrol consumption (Use more public transport / free shuttle bus / Car-pool)

This habit can be applied to everything you do - actions at home, at work, eating out and at the drive through. Be conscious of it and pretty soon it'll be automatic. Added together over time, these tiny amounts add up - these are calculable savings not just in money spent, but in manufacturing resources, packaging and calories on the hips.

Just scrape the top of everything - you can do without it and you probably won't even notice. The things you buy will last a little. longer simply because you're using them a little less. If you apply this technique to every activity that you can - in a relaxed fashion to begin with - you'll be able to save at least MYR 959.180 each year.