A green welcome to new homeowners
More than 300 new homeowners in Warwickshire have in the last month received a Green Welcome Pack after moving into their new property.
Warwickshire County Council is thought to be the only local authority in the country offering people the packs, which have gone to 310 new home movers in the last month.
The county council created the pack with funding from housing developers and the pack also has the support of Friends of the Earth. The packs have been created to give people information to allow them to become more sustainable in their daily lives.
Nicola Baird, co-author of Friends of the Earth book “Save Cash and Save the Planet” said: “We are so pleased that Warwickshire County Council is encouraging new home movers to become more sustainable. Most people understand that their actions are having a negative effect on the world but they are unsure of exactly what to do.
“This pack gives them all the information they need on how to recycle, save energy and travel sustainably and lets them take the first steps by installing their energy saving lightbulb, following the bus timetable or cycle route and claiming a free compost bin.
“As far as we are aware Warwickshire is the only local authority to be doing this type of scheme and we’d really like to see it catch on.”
Packs have been distributed at a number of new housing developments in Exhall, Kenilworth, Warwick, Stratford and Dunchurch. Packs include:
A to Z Recycling: details hot tips and local information to help you be more WasteWise
A to Z TravelWise: details hot tips and information to help you be more TravelWise
A to Z PowerWise: details hot tips to help you be more PowerWise
Save Cash and Save the Planet (published by Friends of the Earth/Collins): the perfect guide to show you how to save money while doing your bit for the environment
An Energy Efficient Light Bulb.
A Shopper’s Guide to Green Labels: to help you understand environmental labels on products
A fridge magnet: demonstrating the items you can recycle
A recycled pen: made from recycled plastic bottles, courtesy of Recycle for Warwickshire
Fairtrade Geobar sample
Foldaway bag: to save on those plastic bags
Local bus information: to give you the details you need to get on the bus.
Local leisure cycle route information: to help you keep fit and enjoy Warwickshire’s countryside.
More information on more sustainable opportunities are available at http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/travelwise, http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/wastewise and http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/powerwise
Or for information on Friends of the Earth see http://www.foe.co.uk