{"id":4157,"date":"2017-01-25T09:15:17","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T09:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thesolarcentre.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4157"},"modified":"2017-01-25T09:15:17","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T09:15:17","slug":"14-green-living-myths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thesolarcentre.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/01\/25\/14-green-living-myths\/","title":{"rendered":"14 Green Living Myths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In recent times, it\u2019s become common knowledge that we all need to do our bit to be more environmentally friendly. While many people now go to extremes in order to reduce their carbon footprint, such as spending thousands on solar panels, there are other ways in which you can become more \u2018green\u2019 with far less expense. However, as much as it\u2019s great to do whatever you can to help the environment, it seems that there are a few myths around what can actually be beneficial to helping our planet Earth.<\/p>\n<p>Our latest infographic explores these green living myths so that you know exactly what to do to become more environmentally friendly, instead of wasting your time and efforts. For example, while turning off appliances when they\u2019re not in use is always a good idea, for financial reasons as well as environmental reasons, you also need to make sure they\u2019re turned off at the socket, as they\u2019ll still continue to use power even when they\u2019re switched off. 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