Category: Home & Business
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Exploring Green Packaging Vol.1
We have come to the point where we don’t need more statistics to convince us of our plastic problem. The evidence is clearly visible in rivers, the ocean, sea life, seafood, etc. There is plastic everywhere causing damage and yet the consumption is not declining. Why? The main problem for consumers is the need for…
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Decoding Plastic
Let’s talk about recycling plastic. I bet you are probably not surprised to hear about recycling but to be clear we’ll be discussing the different codes used for recycling plastic. WHAT IS PLASTIC? First, let’s define plastic. Plastics according to EcoLife are human-made synthetic polymers made from long chains of carbon and other elements. Through…
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Smart Living is Green Living?
The concept of a ‘smart’ life or smart living has been growing slowly over the past decade. This concept is about living in a more effective way and has people saving costs and cutting corners that should really be cut, and saving on useless items and services. But there is another term that is gaining…
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The Different Types of Recycling
In your lifetime, you’ll produce enough trash to fill in five trucks or more. To fill in a few trucks, the waste has to be at least 9 times your average body weight, so that’s about 600 kilograms. We live life with a pretty light hand, spending and using resources without a second thought. What…
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Ways to Reduce Paper Waste the Green Way
Living sustainably is an absolute necessity nowadays as we’re plowing through resources at a faster rate than ever before and soon, they’ll all be finished. If you ask the average citizen, they don’t think that they’re contributing enough of an impact on global resources and would easily point their finger at the corporations or big…
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Recycling vs Upcycling: Which is Better?
We have come to know of recycling through the years as a means to reuse products that we do not have the need for anyway. Upcycling, however, is a newer term that most people might be unfamiliar with. But to clear the air of any uncertainty let us first thoroughly define recycling and upcycling. Recycling…
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Leaf Leather: One Green Version of Leather
The use of animal skin for fashion has been critiqued for decades. Yet the demand for leather remains high. During the years we have seen an increase of available faux leather, an alternative to animal leather. While faux leather solves the problem of not having to kill animals to get their skin, it remains a…
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The Challenges of Paperless Billing and Online Contracts
Paperless billing and online contracts could help to solve a number of environmental issues. This type of online contracting, paperless billing, however, does come with some challenges. While it would be better for the environment to have every company automatically push out online contracts and paperless billing, we are not currently able to completely convert…
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Watching your water consumption: Why is it important?
There are many homeowners today that are attempting to take on more of a green living initiative. Part of protecting the environment and living life with conservation in mind means finding areas at home where you could change or modernize to reduce the production of waste, and consumption of energy and water. There are many…
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Drinking Green: Looking into Recycled Glassware
Drinking Green, that’s what I thought about when I came across recycled glassware. You probably thought I was going to talk about wine or about a green smoothie. Right? Even though the topic is related to these beverages, we will discuss alternative products to use when we are drinking our fluids (alcoholic and non-alcoholic). Still…
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How to Reduce Waste with Recycling?
If you are interested in reducing your carbon footprint, it is a good idea to consider making far less waste. Right? Part of eco-friendly living means recycling. With the help of recycling, you can make sure that you can reduce waste over time and improve your ability to reduce your impact on this world. It’s…