About a quarter of all our clean, drinkable water at home is flushed down the toilet. Place a sealed bottle of water or brick in your cistern to reduce this amount.

Switch off radiators in any rooms you are not using regularly and keep internal doors shut to save energy.

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.

Insulate hot water pipes along their full length. Don’t waste the energy you have used to heat your hot water.

Wash fruit and vegetables in a bowl, not under a running tap, to cut water use. Use the leftover water for your houseplants or patio pots.

Make the most of your oven. Filling an oven and batch cooking meals can save energy and money. If you share your home with others, planning meals and eating collectively can help build relationships whilst saving both energy and money.

Save energy with your washing machine. Modern washing powders often let you achieve the same results with lower temperatures.

Use a microwave. Generally a microwave oven is the most efficient way to heat up and cook food.