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Living sustainably means living smarter. Through this site you’ll learn how to reduce your impact on the environment and save money.

Emily cycles to work daily around the waterfront

Welcome to the ‘Next Step’ Plan.

The ‘Next Step’ Plan is a personalised plan to help you select steps to live more sustainably.

Sign up below and select your steps. There’s no need to choose every step, just pick the steps that work for you. Every step makes a difference.

Together we can really help the environment – the more of us who step up, the bigger the difference.

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