Think before your print. Reducing the amount of material you print has a long list of benefits including saving paper, chemicals and electricity. More and more offices and industries are going paper free, so think about how you can reduce any printing you do.

Every degree you turn your home thermostat down could save you around £80 to £85 a year on your heating bill.

When did you last test your smoke alarm? Make sure it will work when you need it by testing it weekly. #TestItTuesday

Using lids on your pans when cooking will save energy and help heat the contents quicker.

A dripping tap can waste at least 5,500 litres of water a year. If this is hot water you’re also wasting the energy used to heat it. Get leaking taps fixed promptly.

If your charger has an LED to show it’s in use, it is still using energy until you switch it off at the wall or unplug it.