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How The Items You Recycle Are Used Again

If you're used to thinking of recycled paper as being dingy or recycled plastic as being weak or making discolored products, then you don't know modern recycling. The reincarnation of certain materials through recycling means they will live forever. Glass Glass can be recycled endlessly with no loss of quality. The industry term for scrap glass that's furnace-ready is cullet, and the only material used more than cullet is sand. Cullet is always an important ingredient in glass, which decre
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Savannah Coulsen

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Why a Green Investment is the Best Decision You’ll Make This Year

[Photo Credit: vaxomatic] 2012 was the second most prosperous year in history when it came to global green investment projects and the policies of UK governments. It is likely to see future years improving at a similar rate, both in the dedication to green investment policies and in respective governments worldwide. According to figures from Bloomberg New Energy Finance, a total of $268bn was capitalised throughout the year on schemes ranging from off-shore wind turbines to biofuels and anae
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Nature-friendly house-moving tips

Moving house means taking into consideration dozens of details both in terms of your personal items and the details you have to deal with when you enter your new home. However, there is one more detail in addition to all these personal ones – the Earth. When you are moving house, you can do it in a completely environment-unfriendly way or you can try and meet some of the green moving conditions. An interesting fact is that moving in accordance with the rules of ecology turns out to be more affor
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5 Steps to a Greener 21st Century Office

No matter how green your office or your company claims to be, there is always a room for improvement. Whether this be with the office products you choose to use, or the way in which the employees choose to travel, there is always that extra step that can be taken to make a considerable positive change. This positive change can be beneficial for the environment, as well as your company itself. For instance, going green can save your company a substantial amount every year in energy bills. This is
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How Much Can Energy Efficient Appliances Really Save You?

The past decade has seen an energy revolution. Everything is becoming more and more efficient, appliances included. That means they take less of your energy bill and are friendly to the environment. But do the savings behind this new efficiency justify the purchase of a new appliance? To tackle this question, we talked to appliance experts from Atlas Appliances Ltd. They had a few bits of valuable information regarding this topic: Take Inventory Consider replacing the appliances in your h
Meghan Belnap

Meghan Belnap

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Use Your Summer Fruit All Winter Long

Dehydrating food is the original form of food preservation. Today modern techniques focus on pasteurization and artificial additives to prolong our food supply. While this has greatly improved our food supply stability, it has come at a cost of dangerous chemicals whose long-term implications have not been well studied. Fortunately, dehydrating your own food has never been easier. The modern food dehydrator significantly cuts down the drying time and has improved the quality and consistence of
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Know About Various Factors Influencing the Cost of Your Floor Repair

The overall appearance of your room largely depends on the condition of your floor. So, it is very important to repair the damaged floor as soon as possible. Repairing your floor would surely be an economical option than replacing the entire floor, but you should also be aware about the best procedures before planning the repairing work. The cost of repairing your floor would definitely depend on the nature of the floor. It also depends on the extent of the damage. This is where the intervention
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harrycaesar

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Why Limiting Food Waste is Imperative for the Well-Being of Our Environment

It is estimated that seven million tonnes of food and drink are thrown away every year by people in the UK. Approximately one fifth of this is food that could have been consumed, equating to 1,400,000 tonnes in total (the equivalent weight of over 250,000 bull elephants). This is an astounding quantity of waste which has a significant environmental, social and economic impact on both the UK and the planet. Figures released earlier this year have discovered that recommendations to food banks hav
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Ways to Use Fall Sunflowers

Sunflowers are in full bloom right about now in most of the United States. If you are lucky enough to grow them or live by someone like me who grows them, they are tall beautiful plants that add a great early fall contrast to your yard. However, there are many additional ways you can use sunflowers which people often miss out on. Here are my 3 favorite ways to my fall sunflowers. Eat the Sunflower Seeds I like to roast them in the shell. It’s simply a classic. They provide a great healthy
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Moving Home the Green Way

When moving house it feels like there’s a million details to sort out and consider, but one you might not have thought of is making your move a green one. It’s more easily done than you might think, just changing a few details can make a big difference and often it’s more economical for you as well. Don’t throw away – Reuse or Recycle Moving house is often synonymous with de-cluttering but what you do with your unwanted belongings can have an impact on the environment. So, instead of taking
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Tips for a successful promotional campaign

When owning a business, no matter its size and complexity, it is very important to develop your own marketing ideas and implement them as soon as possible. Any type of business will work much better once a proper marketing campaign has been developed. Promoting your services or products will certainly lead to a wider range of potential customers and thus, it will get you, pure and simple, more money. And that’s the goal here, isn’t it? Several requirements exist beforehand When talking about
Urbanosaurus

Urbanosaurus

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A Green Home is a Happy Home - Modern Upgrades

With the rising cost and limited supply of nonrenewable energy sources, many businesses are looking elsewhere to power their buildings. Some companies reduce their carbon footprint by using solar panels; others use windmills to provide their energy needs. Some are turning to more unique and modern energy savers. A busy train station in Stockholm, for example, converts body heat into warm water that is then used to heat a nearby building. This saves them 25 percent on energy costs. Going green, h
Meghan Belnap

Meghan Belnap

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Shocking eco facts

Carbon dioxide is commonly viewed as “a bad thing” but of course it’s absolutely essential for life on Earth. Plants need CO2 to exist and the gas forms a crucial part of the Earth’s atmosphere. However, there’s a delicate balance to be struck and currently people are putting too much of it into the mix, which most experts predict will lead to further global warming. As we are beginning to understand, a small rise of two degrees Fahrenheit is expected to impact on food production, leading to
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Newsy Siso

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The Best Ways to Travel Green

The airplane is an amazing invention that allows us to explore the globe at a whim. We’ve probably all chosen a plane as our main mode of transport when travelling long distances purely because of the convenience. Unfortunately however, flying comes at a huge cost to the environment. For instance did you know that even a short-haul flight, one way from London to Manchester emits 63.9kg of CO2 per passenger if the plane is 70% filled, and 44.7kg if the plane if full. Compare this to the s
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chloehashemi

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Little Tips on How to Keep Fit and Healthy – They Include Work!

Most of us live fast paced, urban lives, and this kind of a lifestyle takes a toll on our health. It instills some habits that deteriorate our health and destroy our fitness. Our physical fitness is one of those things that are easily lost and require a lot of work to get back. The biggest issues has to do more with our habits that anything else really. We pick up a bunch of bad habits as we grow up, start working and socializing more. Some of them as a consequence of peer pressure, some related
Urbanosaurus

Urbanosaurus

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Eco-Friendly Packaging

{Image Credit: https://flic.kr/p/38vqB8} Regardless of whether you run a business or your just work as part of one, there are a number of things for you to be concerned about, and the way that your business is perceived by environmentally friendly enthusiasts and parties is becoming an increasingly important aspect of your business image. This is particularly true of smaller, more locally orientated businesses, as the local community and most common target audiences are becoming more and more i
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Katec

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How to Save Money around the House

Maybe you need to turn your finances around and maybe you don’t. Regardless, there is no need to waste hard-earned money when you can save a lot in just several steps. Believe it or not, there are easy ways of saving that people rarely think of. Do your own housecleaning If all adult members of your family are employed, this is a bit hard to accomplish - especially if your home is extremely spacious. Having a big yard, garden and a pool only makes it harder and increases the costs of house
Green Home

Green Home

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Recycled Timber Floorboards- 4 Incredible Benefits To Use Them For Your Next Reno

Discover how you can reduce your carbon footprint when doing your next renovation. Everyone likes to have wooden floors in their homes but due to its large effects on our environment and our forests it makes it hard to rationalize the purchase. But what if there was a way to get the same beautiful timber look without damaging the environment? By choosing recycled timber over new timber, you’ll able to have the same feel as fresh new wood while conserving the environment. Just like new timber, re
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Markvisions

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Eco Developments in the UK

An eco-friendly lifestyle is not only good for the environment but it also lessens the burden on your wallet when the bills come through. Since 2010, when the British government published ‘Zero Carbon Britain’ reporting how we could reach zero carbon emissions by 2030, we have seen a huge rise in the number of domestic and commercial environmentally friendly buildings. There are also companies such as UK Green Building Council that offer training courses for architects, engineers, contractors,
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Eco-Business

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Today is the International Coffee Day. If you start every single day with the cup of aromatic brown drink, you are one of the millions that are celebr

Today is the International Coffee Day. If you start every single day with the cup of aromatic brown drink, you are one of the millions that are celebrating today. Drinking coffee is not just a habit, it’s a ritual. What’s more pleasant than making a big cup of good coffee with milk (or without) and drinking it in bed while reading a book or a magazine? “Let’s have a cup of coffee". I’m sure you all get excited when you hear that. It means not just drinking coffee, but also meeting a friend, s
Bethany Thomson

Bethany Thomson

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8 Great Reasons Why You Should Drink Coffee

Today is the International Coffee Day. If you start every single day with the cup of aromatic brown drink, you are one of the millions that are celebrating today. Drinking coffee is not just a habit, it’s a ritual. What’s more pleasant than making a big cup of good coffee with milk (or without) and drinking it in bed while reading a book or a magazine? “Let’s have a cup of coffee". I’m sure you all get excited when you hear that. It means not just drinking coffee, but also meeting a friend, s
Bethany Thomson

Bethany Thomson

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Juice Novice to Pro in 6 Steps

Are you starting to feel like you are the only person in the world who hasn’t tried juicing? Have you done some research and want to give it a try but just aren’t sure where to start? Well today, I’m going to break it down into 6 easy digestible steps to help those that need a little push down the path of juicing. Step One: Selecting a Juicer The great news is there are several great juicers but that’s also the bad news as you can easily get overwhelmed with the styles, options, and price
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gabmcgowan

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What does High Hydrostatic Pressure do to My Juice?

Freshly squeezed juices have become increasingly popular with Americans. Americans have been drinking more and more fresh juice as a way to improve their health and daily nutrition. While the trend is growing quickly, one of the biggest barriers to wide mainstream adoption is also what makes juice great. The short shelf life makes traditional big distribution channels inappropriate. Currently, most people either use a home juicer or purchase juice at local juice stores as fresh squeezed juic
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