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減少碳排放小貼士
碳足印計算過程的下一步相當重要：減排！
4r s減廢( Reduce)，再用 (Reuse)，再造 (Recycle)，替代 (Replace) 相當簡單。
只要跟隨簡單貼士，持之以恆，便可輕鬆保護環境，節省開支。
減廢
減少使用空調或暖爐。每調低一度，空調用電量便會上升6%；每日以風扇代替空調四小時，便可把年碳排放減少1,130公斤並節省開支。
緊記不用時把電燈和電器關掉、拔掉電掣。居家用電量中，電器備用狀態耗電量可達10%，相等於每年100KG的二氧化碳。
駕駛時，嘗試減慢速度以避免不必要的加減速。駕駛方式愈激進，消耗燃料愈多。汽油車輛每消耗一公升汽油，便會排放2.7公斤二氧化碳。
刷牙時關掉水龍頭。開著水龍頭刷牙兩分鐘，就會用到十公升水，以及處理供水和抽水的電力。
避免搭乘飛機。飛機是最污染環境的交通工具，一次來回香港－倫敦的旅程中，每位乘客能造成5.7噸的一氧化碳排放。
再用
購買外賣時自備容器以及使用自備的餐具，每年可減少近3.5公斤的二氧化碳排放。
循環使用紙箱和其他容器。每節省一噸紙箱，便可減低四噸碳排放。
把膠樽注滿水放入冰箱，可作冰袋使用；膠樽也可於栽種種植物。每循環再用一噸膠樽，便可把碳排放量減低1.5噸。
再用包裝紙。全港有超過一百萬個家庭，每年使用大量禮物包裝紙，相等於砍伐成千上萬 的樹木。
再造
用完紙的兩面後，把紙拿去回收。每生產一噸紙，便相等於砍伐24棵樹。
把用完的電池拿到附近的地鐵站回收－堆填區中的棄置電池會洩漏化學物，污染泥土和地下水，使近600噸水不能飲用。
把不用的家庭用品與親朋交換或捐贈給慈善機構。把一件T卹送去回收能減少超過6公斤的二氧化碳排放；而把一部手提電話回收的減排量則接近50公斤。
回收舊報紙或上網閱報－每回收一噸報紙，便能減少2.5噸的二氧化碳排放。
替代
以巴士，小巴，地鐵等大眾運輸工具取代的士及私家車。使用大眾運輸工具能減低超過 5公斤碳排放。
把你的鎢絲燈泡換成較長壽的熒光燈泡或LED燈泡。熒光燈泡和LED燈泡的壽命比鎢絲燈 長15倍且耗電量低近80%。如果你每天有6小時使用6顆燈泡，改用較環保的燈種能為你每年減少552公斤的碳排放。
以可再用飲料瓶代替用完即棄容器。利樂紙盒不能被回收,且其生產過程產生大量二氧 化碳，每天少喝一盒，便已能減少近7公斤的二氧化碳排放。
縮短淋浴時間以省水省電。每天少淋浴五分鐘，就能把每年碳排放量減低8公斤。
把衣服晾在戶外曬乾,代替乾衣機。每一部高效能乾衣機的每小時耗電量達1.8千瓦小時, 相當於把45個燈泡亮著一小時。
Tips for Reducing Carbon Emissions
The next step in calculating your carbon footprint is crucial: reducing emissions!
The 4Rs—Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Replace—are simple.
Follow these simple tips consistently and you can easily protect the environment and save money.
Reducing Waste
Reduce your use of air conditioners or heaters. Every degree you lower the temperature, the energy consumption of an air conditioner increases by 6%. Using a fan instead of the air conditioner for four hours a day can reduce annual carbon emissions by 1,130 kg and save money.
Remember to turn off and unplug lights and appliances when not in use. Standby use can account for up to 10% of household electricity consumption, equivalent to 100 kg of carbon dioxide annually.
When driving, try to slow down to avoid unnecessary acceleration and deceleration. The more aggressive your driving style, the more fuel you use. Gasoline vehicles emit 2.7 kg of carbon dioxide for every liter of gasoline consumed.
Turn off the tap when brushing your teeth. Brushing your teeth for two minutes under a running tap uses ten liters of water, as well as the electricity required to process and pump the water.
Avoid flying. Airplanes are the most polluting form of transportation, with each passenger emitting 5.7 tons of carbon monoxide on a round-trip trip from Hong Kong to London.
Reuse
Bringing your own takeaway containers and cutlery can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 3.5 kilograms per year.
Recycle cardboard and other containers. Every ton of cardboard saved reduces carbon emissions by four tons.
Fill plastic bottles with water and store them in the refrigerator to use as ice packs; plastic bottles can also be used to grow plants. Every ton of plastic bottles recycled reduces carbon emissions by 1.5 tons.
Reuse wrapping paper. Over one million households in Hong Kong use a large amount of gift wrapping paper each year, equivalent to cutting down tens of thousands of trees.
Recycle
Recycle paper after using both sides. Every ton of paper produced is equivalent to cutting down 24 trees. Take used batteries to a nearby MRT station for recycling – discarded batteries in landfills leak chemicals, contaminating the soil and groundwater, rendering nearly 600 tons of water undrinkable.
Exchange unused household items with friends and family or donate them to charity. Recycling a T-shirt can reduce over 6 kg of carbon dioxide emissions; recycling a mobile phone can reduce emissions by nearly 50 kg.
Recycle old newspapers or read newspapers online – every ton of newspapers recycled saves 2.5 tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
Swap your taxis and cars with public transportation like buses, minibuses, and the MRT. Using public transportation can reduce carbon emissions by over 5 kg.
Replace your tungsten light bulbs with longer-lasting fluorescent or LED bulbs. Fluorescent and LED bulbs last 15 times longer than tungsten bulbs and consume nearly 80% less electricity. If you use six light bulbs for six hours a day, switching to more environmentally friendly options can save you 552 kg of carbon emissions annually. Replace disposable containers with reusable beverage bottles. Tetra Pak cartons are not recyclable, and their production produces a significant amount of carbon dioxide. Drinking one less carton per day can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 7 kg.
Shorter showers save water and electricity. Showering just five minutes less per day can reduce annual carbon emissions by 8 kg.
Hang clothes outdoors to dry instead of in a dryer. A high-efficiency clothes dryer consumes 1.8 kilowatt-hours of electricity per hour, equivalent to running 45 light bulbs for an hour.
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