CR5 Issue 169 June 2019
A local community magazine delivered free to 11,800 homes every month in the CR5 postcode. Contains local business advertising,interesting reads, Competitions, What's on in the Community and puzzles.
A local community magazine delivered free to 11,800 homes every month in the CR5 postcode.
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• Have your gas boiler serviced<br />
regularly and any suspected<br />
gas leaks or faults in appliances<br />
or pipes checked urgently.<br />
• Use fragrance-free or naturallyscented<br />
products, switch to<br />
milder or eco-friendly cleaning<br />
products and avoid aerosols.<br />
• Don’t smoke indoors, even<br />
when alone. Third-hand smoke<br />
is a problem too.<br />
Reducing and avoiding pollution<br />
outdoors<br />
• Walk, cycle and take public<br />
transport when you can. It’s<br />
better for the environment<br />
and you – car drivers can be<br />
exposed to twice as much air<br />
pollution as pedestrians and<br />
nine times more than a cyclist.<br />
If walking, cycling or public<br />
transport aren’t options for<br />
your commute, consider carsharing<br />
or days working from<br />
home, if possible.<br />
• Turn off your car’s engine<br />
when stationary e.g. waiting<br />
at a rail crossing, and if you’re<br />
stuck in traffic, turn on the air<br />
conditioning to reduce the<br />
pollution entering your car.<br />
Use it sparingly though, as the<br />
resulting carbon dioxide buildup<br />
can cause drowsiness.<br />
• Keeping car tyres inflated,<br />
driving efficiently and having<br />
your car serviced regularly can<br />
all help save fuel and reduce<br />
pollution, as can choosing a<br />
hybrid or electric car.<br />
• Use quieter backstreets and<br />
footpaths or cycle paths as<br />
much as you can when out<br />
and about. Using quieter<br />
streets can reduce exposure to<br />
pollution by 20%.<br />
• If you have children, consider<br />
walking bus or car share<br />
schemes to eliminate the<br />
problem of children dropped<br />
off at school by car because<br />
parents are on their way to<br />
work.<br />
• Delivery vans increase<br />
congestion and pollution and<br />
some workplaces say that<br />
half their post is now personal<br />
deliveries. If possible, choose<br />
a delivery day or time when<br />
you’re at home, have parcels<br />
delivered to a neighbour or<br />
specified safe place, or use a<br />
click-and collect service in a<br />
less-congested place.<br />
• If your council doesn’t collect<br />
your garden waste, compost<br />
it or take it to a recycling plant<br />
yourself rather than burning it.<br />
For your sake, your children’s<br />
sake and the environment’s sake<br />
– clean up your act!<br />
www.cleanairday.org.uk<br />
Follow Clean Air Day on twitter<br />
@cleanairdayUK<br />
By Alison RUnham<br />
www.alison.runham.co.uk<br />
To advertise call Lucy on 01737 557888 or 07703 209292<br />
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