Menu
Climate ations for Residents

Actions for Residents

Everyone can a play a part in reducing Teignbridge’s carbon footprint. There are lots of no and low-cost changes you can make from walking or cycling more often, to making changes to your diet.

Every change will make a difference.

A man walking on a path with his back to the camera and holding a young child in a grey hooded jumper on his shoulders

Save energy and save money

Take steps to reduce your energy use (and bills)

Residents

Climate ations for Residents

Energy

A digital smart meter

Get a Smart Meter

Impact

Ease

Read More

Residents

Energy

Get a Smart Meter

If you don’t have a smart meter and a home energy display, ask your energy supplier to have one fitted in your home. Save money on your energy bill by using it to get to know how your home uses energy, setting and tracking your progress against daily energy budgets, and see how low you can get your energy consumption.

Residents

Climate ations for Residents

Energy

A boiler with pipe work

Set and forget your boiler temperature

Impact

Ease

Read More

Residents

Energy

Set and forget your boiler temperature

If you have a boiler with a separate hot water cylinder, try reducing your boiler flow temperature to 65°C. This will make your boiler more efficient whilst helping your hot water cylinder to reach 60°C to reduce the risk of Legionnaires disease.

If you’re unsure about how to make these changes, ask your heating engineer when you have your next boiler service. Make sure to heat your home sufficiently to prevent damp and protect your health.

Residents

Climate ations for Residents

Energy

A digital thermostat

Drop it by a degree

Impact

Ease

Read More

Residents

Energy

Drop it by a degree

Try dropping your thermostat by 1°C to save money on your energy bills whilst making sure that you don’t compromise your comfort and health at home.

Residents

Climate ations for Residents

Energy

A energy bill

Energy Advice

Impact

Ease

Read More

Residents

Energy

Energy Advice

Get impartial and bespoke advice on home energy efficiency improvements, funding opportunities and help with paying your energy bills.

Visit the Energy Saving Devon website and get inspired by their home energy efficiency Plan Builder, reach out for bespoke and impartial advice, and get the latest on home efficiency funding opportunities.

Residents

Climate ations for Residents

Built environment

A person turning down the radiator

Set and forget your radiator temperature

Impact

Ease

Read More

Residents

Built environment

Set and forget your radiator temperature

If you have a combi gas boiler, try reducing your radiator flow temperature from its setting down to between 50°C and 60°C.

Evidence shows that gas boilers are often set too high and that they will use less energy when running it at lower temperatures.

If your home can’t quite achieve temperature after making this change, try increasing the radiator flow temperature in increments of 5° until you feel comfortable.

If in doubt, speak to your local boiler specialist.

More actions coming soon

Eat seasonal and local

Take steps to reduce your food’s carbon footprint

Residents

Climate ations for Residents

Food, land & sea

A selection of seasonal vegetables

Eat more veg

Impact

Ease

Read More

Residents

Food, land & sea

Eat more veg

Give your health a boost by increasing the vegetables in your diet.

Also increasing protein-rich plant-based ingredients, such as beans and pulses is a great way to have a balanced diet and reduce your carbon footprint. 

Residents

Climate ations for Residents

Food, land & sea

Bags of seasonal vegetables

Buy seasonal

Impact

Ease

Read More

Residents

Food, land & sea

Buy seasonal

Enjoy fruit and vegetables when they are at their very best by buying them in-season from local food growers.

This will help you to avoid energy-intensive food growing practices such as artificially heated greenhouses whilst reducing the need to transport perishable goods over long distances.

Residents

Climate ations for Residents

Food, land & sea

A pan of vegetables being cooked

Eat everything edible

Impact

Ease

Read More

Residents

Food, land & sea

Eat everything edible

Cut your food bill and reduce food waste by planning your next meal around what’s already in your kitchen.

Surprise yourself with new and existing recipes by typing your left-over ingredients into your favourite online search engine. If you already have high-carbon items in your fridge such as meat and dairy, prioritise eating these first.

More actions coming soon

Reduce, reuse, and recycle

Ways to make less waste (and save money)

Residents

Climate ations for Residents

Economy

A smiling women mending a case

Think reuse and repair

Impact

Ease

Read More

Residents

Economy

Think reuse and repair

Have a cracked phone screen, a faulty household appliance, or clothing needing a stitch or two?

Give your things a new lease of life and save a small fortune by trying your local repair centre or your local repair café instead of buying from new.

Residents

Climate ations for Residents

Economy

A person holding an electric drill and drilling a hole into a piece of wood.

Rent and share things

Impact

Ease

Read More

Residents

Economy

Rent and share things

Next time you have a DIY or gardening project on, why not try using your local tool rental store or sharing tools within your community to save money and prevent the need to buy things from new. 

Find out more about renting tools on the Recycle Devon website.

Residents

Climate ations for Residents

Economy

Buy refurbished and second hand

Impact

Ease

Read More

Residents

Economy

Buy refurbished and second hand

Next time you’re thinking of buying a new phone or an item of clothing, buy it refurbished or pre-loved on the high street or use online marketplaces to prevent the need to manufacture things from new.

Residents

Climate ations for Residents

Economy

A pair of green spotty wellington boots being used as a flowerpot

Repurpose things

Impact

Ease

Read More

Residents

Economy

Repurpose things

Before throwing things away, have a think about how you can repurpose them to prevent the need to recycle or throw things away.

Residents

Climate ations for Residents

Economy

A row of containers fills with rice, beans and pulses

Reduce your packaging footprint

Impact

Ease

Read More

Residents

Economy

Reduce your packaging footprint

Where possible, try to reduce your packaging footprint by buying loose fruit and vegetables, using product refill schemes, avoiding multi-packs, or purchasing things in larger containers. 

 

More actions coming soon

People like you are making a difference

People are already making changes and seeing the benefits. We hope our stories will inspire you to make changes.

Vegetables on a market stand
Climate actions for Residents

Residents

I'm doing what works for me... it all adds up.

Renee, Newton Abbot

A row of colourful clothes
Climate actions for Residents

Residents

The little bits have added up to snowball into a big bit.

Heather, Bovey Tracey

Hand on radiator thermostat control
Climate actions for Residents

Residents

I think there's so many changes that you can make that are small and doable.

Jenny, Newton Abbot