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Recycling Statistics
Posted by Jennifer, under UncategorizedRecycling Statistics
- 544,000: Trees saved if every household in the United States replaced just one roll of virgin fiber paper towels (70 sheets) with 100 percent recycled ones.
- 20 million: Tons of electronic waste thrown away each year. One ton of scrap from discarded computers contains more gold than can be produced from 17 tons of gold ore.
- 9 cubic yards: Amount of landfill space saved by recycling one ton of cardboard.
- $160 billion: Value of the global recycling industry that employs over 1.5 million people.
- 79 million tons: Amount of waste material diverted away from disposal in 2005 through recycling and composting.
- 5 percent: Fraction of the energy it takes to recycle aluminum versus mining and refining new aluminum.
- 315 kg: Amount of carbon dioxide not released into the atmosphere each time a metric ton of glass is used to create new glass products.
- 98 percent: Percentage of glass bottles in Denmark that are refillable. 98 percent of those are returned by consumers for reuse.
- 51.5 percent: Percentage of the paper consumed in the U.S. that was recovered for recycling in 2005.
Electronics Recycling
Posted by Jennifer, under ElectronicsElectronics recycling is becoming more common in many urban areas, battery recycling is ubiquitous (rechargeable batteries are ecologically sounder, but even they wear out after a while), and there are a number of non-profit organizations that will take computer parts and turn them into working computers for others. Companies like Ebay have also developed programs to help your electronics find new homes. Other groups will gladly recycle your cell phone or give it to a senior citizen, as even without a contract it can still make emergency calls. If you have a major appliance that doesn’t work and you’d rather replace it than try to fix it, offer it to local repair shops, trade schools, or hobbyists to tinker with. Many cities now offer hazardous waste recycling days when they will take not only hazardous waste, but electronics.
Cane Furniture
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Whether added to enhance the “green” feeling of a home or preexisting in a more traditional house, a conservatory is a wonderful way to enjoy nature through most of the year. It’s also an excellent spot for entertaining, summer meals and enjoying warm summer evenings. Because of the many appealing reasons to use it often, it’s important to select conservatory furniture that will complement and enhance the atmosphere.
Cane furniture, commonly referred to as wicker, is the perfect accent for a conservatory for many reasons. First and foremost, uncolored cane furniture offers a lustrous, natural hue that enhances the beauty of a natural surrounding. Natural wicker is a favorite for outdoor seating areas, or for interior rooms that want to bring an element of nature indoors.
While hardwoods such as teak or oak may seem to overpower a natural area, cane furniture made from bamboo or rattan will offer an extremely earthy look that will increase the beauty of the conservatory rather than competing with it. Not only will it look as if it simply belongs, the woven pattern provides a light, airy look that will not weigh down a conservatory’s seating area.
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The Safest Way To Clean Is To Go Green
Posted by admin, under Home ProductsWe desire our our houses to be sparkling clean, right? That is because we want to be safe and free ourselves and our families from toxins and other harmful effects we could get from dirt that may compromise our health. Despite the rigorous cleaning using the most commercially effective cleaning products that is in the market today, we are never so sure that these products are safe on our health.
Truth is, commercially prepared cleaning products can trigger asthma and allergy attacks! Our homes may therefore be clean, but it may not also be safe. So, if commercially prepared cleaning products are not an option for us, what do we have then? Well, we can choose to go organic….environmentally friendly cleaning products goes a long way towards ensuring our home with clean and fresh air, with this, we can breathe a little easier and deeper. Plus, with the added benefit of the thought that we are not doing any harm to our environment.
The usual household kitchen cabinet stocked with cleansers can carry up to 62 toxic chemicals, more than what is found in a chemistry laboratory. They can leave our homes clean, but these chemicals can wreak havoc to our health and to our environment.
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