Preventing blocked drains the earth friendly way
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, or in this case – an ounce of enzyme is worth a pound of caustic soda; or a hundred bucks spent on a plumber.
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Earth friendly building tips to help your handyman projects be kinder to our environment.
Some Assembly Required
The “IKEA effect” is a term coined describing the phenomena where people place more value on something they have constructed themselves – even if that construction is something as simple as flat-pack furniture.
Continue reading →Save energy, emissions and money with ceiling fans and roof turbines
Whether it’s summer or winter, ceiling fans and roof turbines can save energy – that’s good for your bank balance and good for the environment.
Continue reading →Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) And The Environment
Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) can be made from waste wood materials; even from recycled paper – but is it entirely environmentally friendly?
Continue reading →Is Treated Timber Environmentally Friendly?
Is treated timber environmentally friendly? Learn a little more about the various chemicals used in wood products.
Continue reading →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.
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 →An Introduction To Wood Certifications
There are dozens of wood certification programs around the world – so what does the term "certified wood" mean and can these certifications be trusted to indicate truly environmentally friendly wood products?
Continue reading →Selecting a rainwater tank – materials
Rain water is one of our greatest wasted resources – an average sized house without a rainwater tank misses out on harvesting tens of thousands of gallons of the precious liquid each year. If you’re considering installing a rainwater tank, some points for consideration in regard to materials used in tank construction.
Continue reading →Think reuse before recycle
The recycling movement has gathered plenty of steam in recent years which is wonderful, but is the recycling wave encouraging many of us to consume more instead of reusing?
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