Recycled Plastic Uses – Composite Timber
Composite plastic timber products give new life to plastic and wood waste, recycling garbage bound for landfill into something useful that could last far longer than the original item.
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Using indoor plants to clear the air
Indoor plants not only look great, they can also help clear your house of common environmental pollutants.
Continue reading →Say No To 2,4-D Based Weed Killers
2,4-D (2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) is a chemical that was used in the infamous "Agent Orange" defoliant deployed during the Vietnam War. It’s also still being widely used today – and perhaps even in your own garden. There are more environmentally friendly alternatives.
Continue reading →Gas pills, gadgets and additives – real savings or scams?
Environmental concerns coupled with high prices at the gas pump and the specter of peak oil continues to fuel the market for magic pills, gadgets and additives promising better gas mileage and less emissions. But do they work?
Continue reading →Ryobi One Plus – A Greener Cordless Power Tool System
Having multiple power tools with multiple charging and battery systems can be a real pain, both to the user and the environment. I recently purchased a Ryobi One+ system, which offers dozens of tools that can be run off the same battery.
Continue reading →Is your shampoo poisoning the environment?
What’s in your bottle of shampoo? Could you be unknowingly poisoning the environment? After looking at the ingredients on my shampoo bottle, I was rather disgusted by the chemical cocktail I’ve been applying to my hair and flushing down the drain.
Continue reading →Greeting Cards Can Be Recycled And Reused
Do you have a stash of greeting cards – Xmas, birthday, or whatever occasion – that you really don’t want to keep any more? The recycling bin is certainly a greener option than disposing of them with your household waste, but they can also be reused.
Continue reading →Spider silk – stronger than steel, tougher than Kevlar – and beautiful
A fear of spiders isn’t uncommon, although often unfounded. Sometimes fear can be turned into fascination once we understand more about something. A fascinating aspect of spiders is the silk they produce to spin a web, which is the strongest natural or synthetic fiber known.
Continue reading →Contrails : Scars Across The Sky
Contrail is short for condensation trail, a streak of artificial cloud made by jet aircraft engine exhaust; also known as a vapour trail. Contrails aren’t just a form of visual pollution to some; they are also thought to have an impact on climate.
Continue reading →The importance of recycling used engine oil
Millions of gallons of used engine oil are dumped annually instead of recycled. Learn more about the importance of recycling used engine oil and how you can locate collection points in the USA, Canada, UK and Australia.
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