Pledge to make green switch on World Environment Day

3.53.50pm BST (GMT +0100) Mon 5th Jun 2006

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Today is the United Nations's World Environment Day. To coincide the Environment Agency has issued a list of pledges that you can sign up to. I have pledged to all bar one (I do most of them already) - I can't pledge to the one to reducing my driving as I do not drive.

The pledges are:

1. I promise I will take a shower instead of a bath.

2. I promise I will put a water saving device in my toilet.

3. I promise I will turn the tap off when I brush my teeth

4. I promise to use rechargeable batteries instead of disposable ones.

5. I promise to use a reusable bag when I shop, rather than plastic carriers.

6. I promise to air my washing in public - not in the tumble dryer

7. I promise I will boil only the water I need, rather than filling the kettle every time.

8. I promise I will share my car journeys to work with a colleague, cycle or replace those car journeys with public transport at least once a week.

9. I promise that I will pay back the environmental impact of any air travel I take.

10. I promise I will organise or volunteer for an environmental project in my local community.

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Sign up to the pledges here