How green are you?

You are busy in your house tidying up going from room to room spending 5 to 10 minutes in each. Which is the best way to save energy?

• Switch the lights on and off every time you move from room to room.

• Keep the lights on as you move about the house.

• Buy a flashlight with enough batteries

You are hungry and want to bake a potato. Which method is ‘greener’?

• Put it in an electric oven for an hour.

• Quickly zap it in the microwave.

• Fry the potatoes in oil for 10 minutes.

You are thirsty so you go to a café to buy a drink. What do you choose?

• A bottle of mineral water

• A cup of coffee in a polystyrene cup

• a bottle of soda

• None because you carry your own water

You need a new shirt / blouse and there are two that you like in the shop. You look at the label and see what are they made from.

Which one do you choose?

• The 100% cotton shirt

• The 50% polyester shirt

Do you leave the tap on when you brush your teeth?

• Always

• Sometimes

• Often

• Never

Smokers also put the environment in danger.

• True

• False

Which is the ‘greenest’ way to wash your clothes?

• Machine wash in cool or cold water

• Hand wash in hot water

• Machine wash in hot water

• Hand wash in cool water

Which form of transport is less harmful for the environment?

• Cars

• Planes

When you go to the supermarket how do you take your shopping home

• In plastic carrier bags from the supermarket

• In your own bag or basket

If you have the choice, how do you prefer to buy a cold drink?

• In a can

• In a glass bottle

• In a plastic bottle