Healthy living saves energy and climate change
Emma and John live in a three bedroom semi-detached house in Guildford. They are busy office workers who have managed to reduce their impact in the environment without affecting their lifestyle. They have recently moved to a three-bed Edwardian semi and have plans to modernise it in an environmentally friendly way. They are also keen to save money, as living in this area means that their funds are tight.

Emma and John take their bikes out for a ride round the borough at weekends and enjoy visiting places such as Holmbury St Mary.

	What Emma and John do	Saves money?	How you can make a difference
Energy Reduce energy consumption and save money	Buy green power through their supplier	Costs a little more	Contact your energy provider to find out if they run a similar scheme
	Buy energy efficient light bulbs	Cost more to buy but are cheaper to run and last longer	Buy them from your local supermarket or DIY store
	Turn TV off		Turn appliances off when not using them
Water Reduce water consumption and save money	Water butt and use a watering can	Saves tap water and keeps water bills down	Buy a water butt from your local DIY store or contact Thames Water on 0845 9200 800
	Toilet hippo	Saves three litres each flush and keeps water bills down	Contact Thames Water for a toilet hippo or a toilet hog (saves one litre per flush) free of charge (Thames Water customers only)
Waste	Recycle paper, cans and glass through the Council’s green and purple box schemes	The service is free of charge	Contact the recycling hotline on 01483 445084 or email recycling@guildford.gov.uk
	Compost their green waste	Substitute your own compost for shop-bought compost	You can buy a green cone from the council for £5. Contact the recycling hotline on 01483 4445084 or email recycling@guildford.gov.uk
Food	Buy food from farmers’ markets	Costs a little more, but is locally produced so cuts down on ‘food miles’	Farmers’ markets run on the first Tuesday of each month in Guildford High Street, 10.30am to 3.30pm
Transport	Both walk in to work	Free transport to work – no petrol	Think about using public transport or car-sharing on your journey to work