COUNCIL staff have been getting active while reducing their carbon footprint as part of an initiative to walk, cycle, catch public transport or car pool for the whole of April.

Titled 'Emission Impossible', 33 staff accepted the challenge to reduce their personal emissions and with a couple of days left to go, they’ve already collectively saved 700kg of CO2 emissions from entering the atmosphere, and they're healthier for it.

To put the council employees' efforts into context, 700kg of CO2 is roughly the equivalent of:

• 111 home garbage waste bags recycled instead of landfilled;

• 42 tree seedlings grown for 10 years; or

• 169,443 smartphones charged.