PEDAL -> Portobello Transition Town

How you can get involved in PEDAL -> Portobello Transition Town

• Become a mem­ber of PEDAL
• Come along to one of our Steering Group Meetings
• Join one of the work­ing groups:
  • Energy group
  • Food and waste group
  • Land Reform and Community Ownership group
  • Transport group
  • Events group

…or on a more indi­vidual basis

• Talk to your stair about plant­ing a few fruit trees and /or
  bushes in your back green/garden
• Get a com­post bin for your back green/garden and invite all
  in your stair to use it (inform­a­tion on home com­post­ing)
• Buy local
• Walk, cycle, get the bus, take the train, join the City Car
  Club
• Sign the pledge not to fly
• Join a local eco-team and sup­port each other to reduce your
  energy use, pro­duce less waste and reduce your car­bon emissions
• Sign the pledge not to con­sume more than you need
• Recycle whatever you can
• Look into put­ting solar pan­els and/or a wind­mill on your roof (you might be able to get a grant)
• Insulate your home – don’t leave your front door open! (Action for Warmth)
• Use low energy light bulbs (free from PEDAL’s office)
• Switch to a green energy elec­tri­city sup­plier (eg Good Energy or Ecotricity)
• Turn your heat­ing ther­mo­stat down a few degrees
• Turn all machines off — don’t leave any­thing on standby (free power­down plugs from PEDAL office)
• Try man­aging without a freezer/fridge/dishwasher/tumble
  drier
• Don’t buy heav­ily pack­aged food
• Organise a local clothes swap even­ing with your friends
• Give unwanted items to a char­ity shop or to another home via Freecycle