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Green living

Information to help you live a greener life.

Climate change	Energy and water	Food and shopping
Gardens and allotments	Grants and money	Green spaces and wildlife
Recycling and composting	Transport	Volunteering

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	Climate change About climate change About climate change Climate change menu What individuals can do to help combat climate change Calculate your carbon footprint Your carbon footprint Act on CO2 (external) top
	Energy and water Energy Energy use How much heat is lost from your property? How to improve energy efficiency and water use in your home Renewable energy Water Water use Saving water in the garden (external) Saving water in your home (external) top
	Food and shopping Buying green Buying green Food and climate change Buying food: greener choices (external) Greener shopping: a quick guide (external) Plastic bags What happens to a plastic bag when you throw it away? top
	Gardens and allotments Gardens Gardening and flowers - Local organisations Saving water in the garden (external) Grow your own Allotments Composting Grow your own - BBC gardening (external) top
	Grants and money Grants Environmental grants Grants for renewable energy Saving money Smart living - 10 money saving tips (PDF 439Kb) top
	Green spaces and wildlife Green spaces Environmental Biodiversity BBC Breathing Places (external) Natural England (external) Woodland Trust (external) Wildlife Wildlife and conservation - Local organisations Bats Conservation Trust (external) Butterfly Conservation (external) Marine Conservation Society (external) RSPB - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (external) WWF - World Wide Fund for nature (external) top
	Recycling and composting Composting Composting A step by step guide to home composting (external) Environmental services Bulky household waste collections Garden waste collections Kirklees waste and recycling sites Recycling Glass recycling Green wheelie bins Huddersfield Freecycle Pass It On Furniture Recycling Scheme Waste and climate change Recyclenow.com (external) top
	Transport About green travel Green travel Cycling Bike rids in Kirklees - download brochures KBUG mountain bike routes Try cycling Railways The Penistone Line Partnership (external) top
	Volunteering Local organisations Kirklees Countryside Volunteers Wildlife and conservation - Local organisations Volunteering at Marsden Moor (external) National organisations British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (external) top

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