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 Ahh, new year... time to make promises for the year ahead... As I'll be at the Peat's Ridge Sustainable Music Festival this year I've had to think of some goals as I suspect my only goal on New Year's Day will be to successfully find my tent! (Thanks again to The Greenpages for the tickets! Make sure you sign up to their newsletter for a chance to win great green prizes each month)...
Fortunately I've had a chance most of this year to think about what I'd really like to achieve that I believe will make a big difference to the planet. They are, in no particular order:
- Purchase at a minimum 50% recycled fashion - no new items unless I've purchased a secondhand item from an op shop or from a recycled merchant such as 'from Somewhere' pictured in the photo.
- Ride to work at least once per week - since moving to a job that's more than 30km from my home I've slowly given up riding my bike. It's all on roads, it's a bit dangerous and it's just a bit too far to be practical everyday.
- Expand my home water storage - At the moment we have 1x5000 litre tank for the veggies but I'd like to add additional water storage this year for doing the laundry, as well as a grey water system for flushing the toilet.
- Expand my home solar array and add some batteries - we're so close to having no bills at all with our 1kW system - I'd love to go all the way here and be free of the grid for good!
What are your green resolutions this year?
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