Do your bit and Take Action
Here are some useful tips and information to help you do your bit to make Torbay carbon neutral and tackle the Climate Emergency.
- Visit the Devon Climate Emergencywebsite for top tips on how to reduce your own carbon footprint.
- Leave the car at home and walkand cycle more. For local advice including routes visit our cycling
- Reduce the amount of waste you create and reuse and recycle more. For top tips see our Waste minimisation
- To save energy contact Exeter Community Energyfor friendly impartial energy saving advice. You can also find out more through the Energy Saving Trust - a respected and trusted voice on energy efficiency and clean energy solutions.
- Find out more on our energy efficiency Reducing energy use, improving your living conditions and saving money are three good reasons for you to consider energy efficiency improvements or energy saving techniques.
- Plant more trees and biodiversity rich plants in your garden. For more ideas see the Devon Wildlife Trust
- Thanks to our partnership with Groundwork South we are able to offer a range of volunteering opportunities in parks and open spaces including gardening, tree planting and lots of other activities.
- Get Composting - offers Torbay residents good value equipment
- Torbay Cloth Nappy Library- offers free cloth nappy trials and information
- Exeter Community Energy- has a range of services available for residents
- Sustrans- is a charity aiming to make it easier for everyone to walk and cycle
- Love Food Hate Waste- find recipes and information on reducing food waste
- Active Travel - find out how we are improving travel options in Torbay
- Lantern making - follow these instructions to make your own #TorbayEarthHour Lantern
- Recycled jar and bottle lantern making - her are some alternative ideas for creating your lantern for #TorbayEarthHour
If you are a SME visit the SME Climate Hub for climate solutions and tools to help you reduce your carbon emissions UK - SME Climate Hub (businessclimatehub.org)