Preserving natural resources often takes rethinking how products are disposed of and reused. A large household product like a mattress isn’t easy to get rid of. Beds are notorious for being challenging to compact in landfills. They’re difficult to transport and may clog machinery, which increases the cost of their disposal. Once they’ve been placedContinueContinue reading “Keep Your Mattress Out of the Landfill: Recycle and Buy Smart – Guest post by Rick Blanchard”
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The Best Eco-Friendly Kitchen Ideas for Every Home – Guest post by Diana Smith
Traditionally, the kitchen has been a place which creates loads of waste, with power-hungry, buzzing, baking and cooling appliances amping up your electricity bills. Add the under-sink chemical department with products marked ‘toxic’ and ‘corrosive’ and the picture you get is not very ‘green’ by any standard. Luckily, the times have changed. Now you canContinueContinue reading “The Best Eco-Friendly Kitchen Ideas for Every Home – Guest post by Diana Smith”
5 ways to be more eco-friendly when you travel – Guest post by Craig Scott
Living an eco-friendly lifestyle doesn’t stop when you go on vacation (or holiday if you’re British!). However, not many people know how to travel sustainably. Plus, with the millions of people that travel every day, it’s easy to forget about reducing your carbon emissions. To help you maintain your pact of going green and reduceContinueContinue reading “5 ways to be more eco-friendly when you travel – Guest post by Craig Scott”
5 ways to be a more eco-minded tea drinker
Like most British people I drink tea; a lot of tea. In fact, I have a full cup of tea on my desk right now as I type this post. Elsewhere on the desk sit three additional mugs, now empty but contained tea not so long ago. Taking tea is a basic part of ourContinueContinue reading “5 ways to be a more eco-minded tea drinker”
Is a Mattress Recyclable? – Guest post by James Murray
Making an effort to recycle is a way of taking responsibility – not only for our own actions and effects on our local environment (no fly-tipping here, thank you) but also for our global environment (no greenhouse gases for future generations, thank you too)! The upshot is we all know we should be making anContinueContinue reading “Is a Mattress Recyclable? – Guest post by James Murray”
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