The hows and whys of going green - without going bankrupt!
Do you have an old car that’s reached the end of its useful life? Whether you’re getting a new one or have decided to live without a car altogether; make sure you dispose of it properly. A car contains quite a selection of materials. Some of them are hazardous waste, many of them can be [...]
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Stuff thousands of people into a small area. Let them eat and drink and make out and enjoy great concerts. What do you get? A kick ass festival. And probably a big mess of mud, cigarette butts, food leftovers, pizza boxes, plastic cups, bottles and wrecked camping chairs… …unless you have a plan for dealing [...]
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Here’s the first thing to do if you break one of your CFL light bulbs: Don’t panic. While there is some mercury in CFLs, your health won’t be ruined just because you break one of them. Or three, for that matter. That being said, mercury is harmful enough to warrant some extra precautions if you’re [...]
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Have you ever had a door handle, chair, turntable, gadget, doohickey or thingamajig break down on you? I’m guessing you have. And I’m also guessing you’ve been quite displeased about it, and perhaps resigned yourself to throwing the darned thing in the trash and buying a new one. The next time something breaks, though, try [...]
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Really. They suck big time. In fact, plastic bags are quite a bit like elevator music: they seemingly show up everywhere they hypnotize people into thinking they need them they make people spend money on stuff they don’t really need they sort of serve a purpose, but are doing a poor job of it there [...]
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Are you the unwilling victim of a constant deluge of junk mail? Is your budget for toys stretched? Does your toddler keep grabbing your newspapers and books to tear them apart? Do not despair. These problems can all be alleviated in one fell swoop. Every time a pile of junk mail precipitates its way onto [...]
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Light bulbs contain toxic heavy metals and other unpleasant substances. Therefore, they should be handled with care and treated as hazardous waste. For simplicity’s sake, we’ll divide the bulbs into three groups: Incandescent bulbs LED bulbs Everything else Incandescent bulbs Incandescent bulbs contain lead levels exceeding hazardous waste limits. If they’re thrown away in the [...]
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Plans to fuel the city buses of Oslo, Norway on biogas were reported earlier this year. The biogas, more specifically called biomethane, will be produced from the city’s two sewage plants. Initially, 80 buses will be fueled this way, with further plans to expand to the whole fleet of 400 if trials are successful. These [...]
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