Aren’t you tired of buying shampoos and shower gels in big plastic packagings, only to create more and more waste? Moreover, most of the beauty and health products for your bathroom consist of one too many artificial and damaging ingredients. Which might end up in harming our skin. Let’s pause for a moment and reconsider the purpose of mindlessly buying all the things we don’t need, and instead rather create our own, DIY bathroom essentials! Check out these five eco-friendly ways to save more money in your bathroom. 1-Use a safety razor. A safety razor is a fantastic product, and we…
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Makeover That Conserves Water & Manages Runoff! 5 DIY Possibilities For a Lawn & Garden Makeover That Conserves Water & Manages Runoff? Most lawns and gardens are severe water wasters. Estimation shows that up to 50% of outdoor water is lost due to lack of maintenance and inefficient water distribution systems and poor selection of plants. Storm water runoff is also a major source of water pollution and flooding for many cities. As storm rainwater and melted snow sweeps through the streets, it picks up litter, toxic chemicals like fertilizers and oil, as well as other harmful contaminants that end…
Resource-efficient home simply means having a lifestyle that is better for the environment. It’s all about taking small steps towards our planet to make this earth a better place for our communities and generations to come. Since the mid-twentieth century, several things have changed. It takes, at times, ominous signs and cataclysmic events to remind us that human existence is at the mercy of nature. Many events like climate change, global warming, floods in one part of the world and prolonged periods of drought in another. The melting of the ice caps, the depletion of fossil fuel and the sharp…
Over the past few years, there has been significant growth in the level of awareness that most have regarding the environment. More specifically, we are becoming more careful about the products that we buy, about our ecological footprint, and about the amount of waste we produce. We eat more vegan foods to reduce our carbon footprint and try to use public transport or other methods of transportation to cut down our own emissions. In the end, we have come a long way from the days where we thought that shutting the water while brushing our teeth or turning off the…
As we have been confined to our homes for a very long time now, it goes without saying that we feel the effects of having a house which is not well-ventilated more than ever before. Because of this, you may have also asked yourself whether the air inside your home is healthy or perhaps toxic. Unfortunately, it happens more often than we think that the air inside our apartment is slightly toxic and it may have some effects on our general health, mood, or energy levels. But fear not– there is a solution to this problem! Of course, you could…
1-Use reusable paper towel. Choosing to buy packaging and products made from recycled materials is a better way to help reduce waste and support the world’s transition to a circular economy approach. When reusing materials, instead of creating new products from virgin materials, there is less burden on the economy. Reuse is an economical way for people of all socio-economic circles to acquire the items they need. Your dish rags and dish towels can double as reusable napkins or rags and use to wipe down messes. Reuse them for cleaning and compost them after (if they’re 100% cotton) or send…
A smart home refers to a home setup where appliances and devices can be automatically controlled remotely from anywhere with an internet connection using a mobile or any networked device. In a smart home devices are interconnected through internet allowing the users to control functions such as security access to the home, temperature, lighting, and a home theater remotely. Everyone is looking to save energy these days. While it seems obvious that the simplest way to save energy is just to use less, in practical terms it can be a lot more difficult. Smart home systems and devices help save energy by allowing the…
Permaculture provides hope for a better future. It is a blueprint for a sustainable way of life, and provides a series of principles and practices that help us develop systems for land, society and all aspects of our lives. Before we delve a little deeper into how permaculture can be applied in the home and garden. Let’s take a look at the basics: What is Permaculture? It is a composite of the words ‘permanent’ and ‘agriculture’, or more broadly, ‘culture’. Most frequently it refers to food production and land management. In general, the central goals and ideals can also be…