Feel you should be doing your bit for the environment? Here are 10 small ways to make a big difference.

1. One of the easiest, but often overlooked steps is to use less water in the home. From how much you fill the bath and shorter showers to filling the kettle and washing up, there are many approaches you can take.

2. If you drive to work, you could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by leaving your car at home and using public transport instead. Even if it’s just once or twice a week, it’ll make a big difference.

3. Another way to reduce gas emissions is to ride a bike or walk to the local shops rather than driving there.

4. Recycling is all about making small changes to your lifestyle, from separating waste into the appropriate bins to using the recycling bags.

5. One easy approach is to change your light-bulbs for more energy efficient alternatives.

6. An under-inflated tire can decrease fuel economy – cost you money and increasing pollution. Check them regularly and both you and the world will see the benefits.

7. Another easy one is to turn the lights off when you leave a room that you won’t be going back into within the next 15 or minutes.

8. Likewise, all computers, TVs and other electrical equipment should be turned off – not just left on stand-by – whenever you’re not using them.

9. Reusing shopping bags is an easy one to and the more people that do it, the less bags we’ll need to produce.

10. It’s not just in the home that steps can be taken, either. By reusing paper as scraps to make notes or printing on the reverse, you can make a big difference.

If you require extra recycling bags or garden waste bags to make even more of a difference, maybe now is the time to order some.