Land Pollution Facts

• Every year one Indonesian produces over 3000 pounds of hazardous waste.
• Land pollution causes us to lose 24 billion tons of top soil every year.
• Indonesian generate 30 billion foam cups, 220 million tires and 1.8 billion disposable diapers every year.
• We throw away enough trash every day to fill 63,000 garbage trucks.
• Every day Indonesian throw away 1 million bushels of litter out their car window.
• Over 80% of items in landfills can be recycled, but they’re not.

Filed under: Land

Wash Your Laundry at Lower Temperatures

Most of the energy your washing machine uses is taken up by heating water.

Most modern detergents work just as well in cooler water and some are even designed to work at a lower temperature. Why not try washing your clothes at 30°C to save energy and help to reduce CO2 emissions.

Alternatively, for an even greener clean, use laundry balls in your wash. Not only can these be used on a lower temperature, but they also negate the need for harmful detergents.

Filed under: Appliances, Water

Don’t Leave Appliances on Standby

8-10% of the total electricity used in your home is due to appliances left on standby.

Your standby button is an energy-eating monster; some appliances still use 25% of their normal power in standby mode.

Although your TV screen may look dormant, it’s actually using energy at an alarming rate behind that innocent-looking façade. Recent studies have shown that gadgets left on standby are responsible for 4m tonnes of excess carbon dioxide each year.

It’s also estimated that a typical household could save at least 555,000 IDR per year on electricity bills if they always fully switched home appliances off rather than leaving them on standby.

Why don’t start by switching off your appliances now? You’ll be saving energy, money and cutting your carbon emissions.

Filed under: Appliances, Electronics

Shower Instead of Bathing

Personal washing in the bath accounts for 21% of all the water we use in our homes.

Filling your bath uses an average of 80 litres of water. This is a huge amount to soak in for 10 minutes and then simply throw away.

And not only are you wasting water in your big bath, you’re also wasting all the energy to heat it up in the first place too!

Why not try cutting down on the amount of water in your bath? Using more than it takes to cover your body isn’t necessary and will simply create extra waste. Save your big bath-brimming soaks for rare and special treats!

As an alternative, you could consider cutting down on how often you have a bath. Maybe have one a week, rather than two or three, and try to take a shower instead of bathing whenever you can.

Filed under: Water