Envirofone.com: Brits Use Dirty Tricks to Save the Planet

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Greening-up your lifestyle can seem like a very daunting undertaking. We were curious to see what cheeky variations of the traditional changes our customers had come up with. The results have been eye-opening!

(PRWEB) November 30, 2009

Turning your underwear inside out to get another day’s use and an entire family sharing one bath of water are just a couple of ways us Brits are trying to save the planet.

When asked to share their favourite quirky tips for reducing our environmental impact, a massive 40 per cent of 18 to 30 year-olds said sharing a shower was their preferred way of giving Mother Nature a helping hand.

Of the 3,000 people surveyed, over 1,000 claimed that they found showering with their partner the most enjoyable way of being green.

Other popular ideas included ditching the tumble dryer in favour of airing pants on a radiator, using dirty socks as hankies, reusing tea bags and even peeing in the shower!

Whilst some consider green-living to be costly and time-consuming, a poll by Envirofone.com (http://www.envirofone.com)] – the mobile phone recycling company – revealed that the majority of people are opting for smaller, more “alternative” gestures to reduce their environmental impact.

Julie Snape, head of marketing at Envirofone.com, commented: “Greening-up your lifestyle can seem like a very daunting undertaking. We were curious to see what cheeky variations of the traditional changes our customers had come up with. The results have been eye-opening!”

Colour-coordinated recycling bins are commonplace across the UK, but it seems increasing numbers of people are finding dirtier ways of living clean.

The average shower uses around 120 litres for a five minute drench, and it seems that we Brits will even overcome our reputed prudishness to reduce this terrible waste of water!

Consumers are tending towards the quick and easy ways to do their bit, as proven by the huge increase in demand experienced by companies such as Envirofone.com. As the UK’s largest mobile phone recycling company, Envirofone.com has so far paid out over £20 million to customers in return for their old mobile phones. By keeping millions of handsets from ending up in landfill sites, Envirofone helps protect the environment from the contaminated and harmful toxins found in phones and their accessories.

Julie Snape added: “Implementing small, personal changes is a great way to reduce your impact on the environment. Anything we can do to encourage this is fantastic – though it seems people need little persuasion to share their showers!”

The top ten most popular ways of reducing your environmental impact are:

1.    Share a shower
2.    Air your pants as oppose to tumble drying them
3.    Turn underwear inside out for extended use
4.    Share your bath water (with the whole family)
5.    Re-use your tea bags
6.    Use newspaper as wrapping paper this Christmas
7.    Use dirty socks as hankies
8.    Recycle your old mobile phones
9.    Use old knickers as dusters
10. Pee in the shower

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