Your green promises:
Re-use plastic bags when shopping, Oliver Marcus, London  >>  Stop wasting resources, Ness Backs, New York  >>  Consume more plant-based foods, Chana Tzi, L.A., Ca., USA  >>  Start growing my own herbs and vegetables, Holly Weisfeld, Herts  >>  Cycle one a day if not more, Jamie Cooper, Harts  >>  Visit a lot of eco-sites, Maria Kamutzki, Berlin  >>  I won't litter, Joel Austin, Pinner  >>  Be more eco friendly, Connor Buchalter, Hatch End  >>  Re-use water bottles so less waste, David, Middx  >>  I won't waste water anymore, Ben Green, Hach End  >>  Help my dad recycle everyday, Phoebe Decker, Northwood  >>  Turn electrical things off when I have finished using them, Talia Austin, Pinner  >>  Not to waste food, Joshua Roson, Rickmansworth  >>  Eat fairtrade chocolate, Josie Sacks, Pinner  >>  Bike/walk to places not to far away, Zoe Buchalter, Hatch End  >>  Recycle plastic bags when I go shopping, Sophie Scholl, Moor Park  >>  Take and re-use our own plastic bags when we go shopping, Cass Family, Harrow  >>  Not waste paper, Jed Gaffin, Northwood  >>  Walk to school more, Lea Abrahams, Pinner  >>  To be more careful with water, Max Abrahams, Pinner  >>  Turn the tap off when I brush my teeth, Ellie Roston, Rickmansworth  >>  Try and ride my bike as much as I can, Zack Bluestone, Stanmore  >>  Walk to from school everyday, Meiron Avidan, Stanmore  >>  Use tap water instead of bottled, Rianna Roston, Earth  >>  Turn everything off, not leave it on standby, Lewis Decker, Northwood  >>  Put my rubbish in the bin, Aron Bhalla, Harrow  >>  I will put my rubbish in the bin, Seth Bhalla, Harrow  >>  I will not watch the same thing as my brother on a different TV, Ilana Braham, Northwood  >>  Our family will walk to places if it is less than 2miles, the Garland family, Pinner  >>  Don't use sandwich bags for packed lunch, David Braham, Northwood  >>  Switch off lights when I am not using them, Matthew Rodin, London  >>  To walk and get the train more, Steph Leigh, Watford  >>  Not to litter and put rubbish in the bin, Jacob Lauder, Harrow  >>  Help put out the recycling more, Rachel Bard, Hertfordshire  >>  To put my cans in a recycle bin, Hannah Hyman, Borehamwood, Herts  >>  Walk to the bus stop, Matti Brooks, Borehamwood  >>  Re-use plastic bags when shopping, Gemma Black 5B, Hertfordshire  >>  I pledge to water my plants with a watering can and not waste water, Gemma Black 5B, Hertfordshire  >>  Make more things e.g sculptures instead of just putting them in the bin, Minnie Diamond, Bushey  >>  I shall turn off lights and T.V. when not needed on, Harrry Rubin, Hertfordshire  >>  Turn the TV off and not leave it on standby, Harry Rubin 5 Beech, Herts, London  >>  Turn lights off when I leave a room, Katie Moss, Radlett  >>  Only flush the chain when I need to, Hannah Hyman, Borehamwood, Herts  >>  Cycle one a day if not more, Jamie Cooper, Harts  >>  Ride on my bike at least once a day, Sophie Pollock, Borehamwood, Herts  >>  Grow my own fruit and vegetables in the garden, Isabelle Copeland, Bushey  >>  Don't leave lights on, Rebecca A, Herts  >>  Use energy efficent light bulbs!, Dov Colman, Borhamwood  >>  Not use the car for short journeys, Josh Zucker, Hertfordshire  >>  Turn the TV off and not leave it on standby, Jake Murray, Borehamwood  >>  To not leave the shower running!, Lauren Seres, Herts  >>  Turn lights off when I leave a room, Tyler Freedman, Bushey  >>  Do more recycling and help my mum sort out the waste, Maddie Freedman, Bushey  >>  Turn the TV off and not leave it on standby, Joseph White, Radlett, Herts  >>  Turn lights off when I leave a room, Zoe Klein, Hertfordshire  >>  turn off the plugs in my bedroom, Oliver Rothstein, Adlenham, herts  >>  Turn lights off when I leave a room, Nina Freedman, Borehamwood  >>  Take showers instead of baths, Harry Singler, Bushey  >>  Recycle my household waste, Harry Black, Bushey  >>  Recycle my household waste, Mrs Myers, Borehamwood  >>  Re-use plastic bags when shopping, Daniel Simmons, Radlett  >>  Not to turn lights on if it is not neeeded, Etienne Dean, Borehamwood  >>  Not use the car for short journeys, Leah Gorb, Bushey  >>  Use bits of junk around the house to make something & to not throw it in the bin, Sophie Pollock  >>  Turn the tap off when I brush my teeth, Natalie Maurer, Hertfordshire  >>  Turn the TV off and not leave it on standby, Rebecca Selt, Radlett  >>  Turn the TV off and not leave it on standby, Avital Cohen, Borehamwood  >>  Recycle my household waste, Max Bean, Bushey  >>  Start growing my own herbs and vegetable, Talia N, Hertfordshire  >>  Recycle my household waste, Leanne Rosner, Radlett  >>  Turn lights off when I leave a room, Leanne Rosner, Radlett  >>  Turn lights off when I leave a room, Kezia Blakeley, Hertfordshire  >>  Don't buy herbs if you can grow them, Emily Sterman, Hertfordshire  >>  Re-use plastic bags when shopping, Joshua Silver, Radlett  >>  Turn lights off when I leave a room, Ella Kosmin, St Albans  >>  Turn lights off when I leave a room, Ella Green, Borehamwood  >>  Replace two light bulbs in my house with energy efficient light bulbs, Jacqueline Sefton, Bushey  >>  Take showers instead of baths, Sophie Hyman, Borehamwood, Herts  >>  Turn the tap off when I brush my teeth, Joshua, Herts  >>  Turn the tap off when I brush my teeth, Benjamin Isaac, Herts  >>  Turn the TV off and not leave it on standby, Abby Rosen, Elstree  >>  Replace two light bulbs in my house with energy efficient light bulbs, Amanda Finestone, Borehamwood  >>  Try to have a shower instead of a bath and will not sing in the shower for too long, Sadie, Hertfordshire  >>  Cycle at least once a day, Jamie Cooper, Borehamwood  >>  Re-use plastic bags when shopping, holly, herts  >>  Turn lights off when I leave a room, Michelle Hertz, Stanmore  >>  Start growing my own herbs and vegetable, nicola weisfeld, hertfordshire  >>  Turn the TV off and not leave it on standby, Jack Glazer, Bushey  >>  Turn lights off when I leave a room, Jack Glazer, Bushey  >>  Turn the tap off when I brush my teeth, Holly Weisfeld, Hertfortshire  >>  Turn the TV off and not leave it on standby, Joshua Collins, Hertfordshire  >>  Eat less meat, Stephen Scott, London  >>  Turn the tap off when I brush my teeth, Hannah, London  >>  Continue to educate myself and others in ways of taking care of our earth, Raven Moon, Connecticut  >>  Try to live on less and take pleasure in the effort, Erich Connell, Greenville, NC  >>  I will be a vegertarian on a weekly basis, Lee-Ann, Tauyuan, Taiwan  >>  I promise to make sure all recyclable items go in the recycling and not in the bin, Lara Gordon, London  >>  I will try to keep recycling my clothes and not buy too many new ones, L.Bratter, North London  >>  I promise to recycle by altering my clothes, Anita Lancet, London  >>  
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