记住这几点，做低碳人士

 

1. Take showers rather than baths and reduce your shower time by two minutes. This will save water and give you an extra two minutes in bed.

建议采用喷头淋浴而非浴缸。缩短两分钟洗澡时间，省水同时为自己多争取两分钟睡眠时间。

2. Only turn the water heater on when necessary, and adjust temperature controls to avoid overheating. Put a lid on a pan when boiling water.

热水器不用就别开，控制温度不要过热。烧水时把壶盖盖好。

3. The greediest home device along with the washing machine is the fridge. Make sure it's as efficient as possible by keeping it out of direct sunlight and away from the oven or heater. Don't put food in when it's still warm.

和洗衣机一样位列“最贪婪”家电的就是电冰箱了。电冰箱要避免太阳直射，远离微波炉或加热器，尽量保证它的工作效率。另外，切记不要把热的食物放进冰箱。

4. This is obvious, but essential: switch off all appliances when you're not using them. This includes lights.

这一点很明显也很重要：不使用时，关掉所有电器，包括灯。

5. Conserve energy by using efficient light bulbs. They use about one-third of the energy of normal bulbs and last 10 times as long.

使用节能灯泡节省能源。它们的耗电量仅是普通灯泡的三分之一，持续时间却是后者的10倍。

6. Take your own mug and cutlery to work. This saves throwing away disposable cups and containers--but that could be outweighed by washing your cutlery. So, pay attention to how you use water when washing your dishes.

在单位尽量使用自己的杯子和餐具。这能减少一次性杯子和餐具的废弃量——但是，这就意味着洗餐具要消耗很多水。因此，洗餐具时要注意用水方法。

7. Find out what the recycling options are in your area. Then make sure you keep items such as paper and plastic bottles separate so that they can be recycled. There are places where you can recycle electronic appliances and batteries. Make sure you find them.

了解身边的回收利用设施。然后，确保把纸张、塑料瓶等物品分开以方便回收。也有回收电器、电池的地方，确保你能找到它们。

8. Look for reusable, recyclable, biodegradable items and remember to carry your reusable shopping bags!

使用可再用、可循环、可降解物品。记得使用可再用的购物袋。