According to a recent poll carried out by mobile phone recycling company, Envirofone British people are find many original ways to reduce their environmental impact. Some of the most interesting include showering together in order to save water or using newspaper instead of wrapping paper for birthdays and Christmas.
According to the survey, 40% of 18 to 30 years old said they would happily share a shower to help save water and found this to be a very enjoyable way of being ‘green.’
Other alternative ways of people living a greener lifestyle were uncovered in the study including: turning underwear inside out to wear it for another day, using socks instead of washing hankies or using tissue, using old knickers as dusters, recycling old mobile phones, using newspaper instead of wrapping paper, sharing bath water for the whole family and peeing in the shower.
Envirofone is one of the UK’s biggest and most popular mobile recycling companies; they have paid out over £20 million to their customers and donated over £500,000 to charities.