Eco-Friendly Home Construction Projects For Your Backyard

Posted by on Mar 27, 2024 in Blog, Green Homes When you think of eco-friendly living, what comes to mind? Most of us would probably focus on things we can do indoors. But in actuality, there are several ways you can live a greener lifestyle in your very own backyard. You don’t have to spend exorbitant amounts of time or money to make your backyard space more eco-friendly. By taking the simple approach, your outdoor space can maintain its...
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Use Steel & Discover Its Manifold ‘Green’ Benefits

Posted by on Feb 26, 2024 in Blog, Green Building Design, Recycling Looking for a metal that is highly durable and does not hamper the environmental balance? Steel can be your ideal choice. In what follows, we take a look at some of the key ‘green’ features of this highly popular metal. Do you feel that construction and usage of metals inevitably puts at least some excess burden on the environment? If yes, chance are that you are not yet familiar...
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3 Ways to Reuse Empty Soda Cans

Posted by on Sep 25, 2024 in Blog, Recycling When you polish off the last few sips of your soda, you might just toss the can in the trash. If you’re feeling environmentally friendly, you might toss the can in the recycling bin. But if you’re feeling environmentally friendly and creative, there are lots of ways to keep the can out of the landfill. Here are three great ideas for turning a used soda can into a beautiful,...
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Causes and Effects of Water Pollution

Posted by on Jun 6, 2024 in Blog, Climate Change Water covers 70% of the Earth’s surface and makes up over 60% of the human body. Water pollution affects marine ecosystems, wildlife health, and human well-being. The answer to solving pollution is to make changes in our daily habits and pay more attention to the types of products we consume. The following lists display causes of water pollution and the effects it has on human health and the...
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Recycle Apple and PC Computers

Posted by on May 16, 2024 in Blog, Recycling Just about every home now has a computer, with many homes having more than one. With new computer technology being launched every few months, upgrading to a new computer is common and thousands of computers are being thrown away every year. The problem is that computers contain components that are toxic to the landfills that they are disposed in. A good way to help the environment and reduce...
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Meaning of the Recycle Symbol, Logo and Signs

Posted by on May 15, 2024 in Blog, Recycling The current recycling symbol was created in 1970 as part of a contest for graphic art students to design a logo that would represent paper recycling. The recycling symbol has evolved over the years into several different variations that represent different materials. The main color for the recycling symbol is green, but there are also other colors used. The three arrows in the symbol...
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Recycling your Cell Phone for Charity or Cash

Posted by on May 15, 2024 in Blog, Recycling There are more than 100 million cell phones in the United States being thrown away each year, with cell phones being replaced every 18 months on average. Cell phones are made with precious metals and plastics that can be recycled and used to make new items for consumption. Recycling Your Cell Phone for Charity Instead of throwing your cell phone away, you can donate it to charity and get a tax...
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How to Recycle a Bicycle

Posted by on May 15, 2024 in Blog, Recycling Recycling your bicycle is the concept of selling your bike for used parts or buying used bicycle parts to replace or enhance something in your bike. It is an international concept, adopted all over the world, and it’s a great way for you to do your part in saving the planet while saving some money. Bicycle shops buy and sell used parts. If you don’t need to buy any parts, they can also repair...
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Recycling Toners and Ink Cartridges for Printers

Posted by on May 15, 2024 in Blog, Recycling Recycling ink and toner cartridges is pretty easy to do. You can donate them or sell them to stores that will either give you money back for buying them or give you credit for trading them in to buy new cartridges. You can also send your cartridges back to the manufacturer after you have used them. The instructions should be inside the box and there are companies who provide packing materials...
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Why Should We Recycle?

Posted by on May 12, 2024 in Blog, Recycling Resources on Earth are limited. Plastic bags, paper, electronics, glass, buildings, and every material manufactured comes from naturals resources. Man made products consume energy and resources to produce materials, and recycling can transform our old used products into material for new useful products. Recycling has numerous environmental benefits as well, as we are conserving our energy...
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