For every installation of a telephone system we plant a tree - quite simple really, buy more = plant more, and now ask yourself can you place a true value on helping the environment?

Here are just a few things you can do to embrace a greener lifestyle at home and at work.

• Bring your own reusable shopping bags to the market-this really cuts back on the huge number of paper and plastic bags that are discarded after a single trip.
• Remember, the greenest paper is no paper at all, so keep things digital whenever possible. But, if you have to print something, make sure to print on both sides of your sheet of paper.
• Pay your bills online. Sign up for Direct Debit with Talk Green and cut back on the amount of paper statements you get every month!
• Use reusable containers instead of plastic or aluminium to carry food in. And bring silverware and plates to work instead of using disposable plastic ware for lunch every day.
• Be energy efficient! Unplug appliances when you're not using them. Shut off your monitor if you aren't going to use it for more than 20 minutes, and turn off your entire computer system if you're not going to use it for more than two hours.
• Conserve water! Be sure to turn off the water while you brush your teeth (that'll save up to 4 gallons per minute)! And TAKE QUICK SHOWERS! You can also check outdoor faucets at home for wasteful leaks. And even collect the water you use for washing off produce and reuse it for watering plants indoors and outdoors.
• Try to be a sustainable shopper-buy green goods like toxic free household cleaners, organically grown produce and natural fabrics when you can.
• And NEVER EVER litter. Ever!
• Don't charge your mobile phone over night-remember, the average phone battery only takes about an hour to fully charge.
• Plant a tree! Check to see where Talk-Star Green's Earth Day Tree Planting Event is being held in your area!