This October ……………… Swap the lift for the stairs!
Sure, the weather may be getting colder, it may seem easier, but this month we are burning calories not carbon and taking the stairs! Better for your health and less energy intensive, using the stairs in your workplace, home or wherever there is the option will improve your physical health as well as that of the planet’s. Lifts can use the same amount of energy as a computer running for 30 minutes in one round trip, so by taking the stairs you could save 33lbs of CO2 each month (Source: http://sustainabilitychallenge2016.weebly.com/stairs-vs-elevators.html). If you are in a position to do so, this simple swap can become an easy addition to your sustainability toolkit, literally helping the planet one step at a time… ๐ฃ

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