Businesses Move to a Greener Way of Operating There's a growing trend among businesses to become more eco-friendly. They are using methods that are already popular among homes across the world. They have created large recycling centers, cut down on water waste and even incorporated solar energy systems to conserve energy. The green material marketplace has ...
Category Archives: Going Green
How to Conserve Water in Your Garden
There are lots of methods that you can apply when you are talking about conserving water in your garden and some of the ways include using less water when you are watering your plants, creating your own irrigation system or planting scheme. Besides that, you also need to know about the right watering techniques to ...
Heating a Hoop Greenhouse
Heat a Hoop Greenhouse Greenhouses have grown very popular over the years. Aside from being popular, a greenhouse is considered a valuable asset of one\'s garden. It allows a plant lover to grow plants that cannot be grown out in the full sky view. Not only that, a greenhouse ultimately protects the plants from the bad ...
Conserving Energy in the Bathroom
Conserve Energy in the Bathroom With going green being promoted everywhere, we wonder how we can do our bit to preserve the universe, the earth. It is not that difficult, come to think of it. If we can\'t afford to purchase things that would help lessen global warming, we can do our bit. Not only will ...
Having a Green Lawn
Increasing the Efficiency of Your Home
Increase the Efficiency of Your Home The global warming, rising energy costs and living in the green lifestyle becomes the ultimate discussion among people nowadays. Many people become aware on how efficient their house is and what are the steps that can help to make their house function better. Environment becomes their big concern and they ...
Making your home windows more energy efficient
Home Windows More Energy Efficient Installing energy efficient windows will help you minimize the cost of cooling, heating and lighting in your home. It will cost you for buying energy efficient windows but in the long term, if you look at it this way you actually save more. Cheap windows could only run up more costs ...
Sealing Your Window Glass and Electrical Outlets at Home
Seal Your Window Glass and Electrical Outlets at Home Sealing your window glass and electrical outlets at home is not that hard and with simple tools and right ways, you will be able to do it by yourself. It is affordable; you can save your money, stop cold drafts and lower your heating and electrical bill. ...
Recycling Christmas Ornament Balls
Christmas Ornament Balls Most people will keep their previous Christmas decorations items in storage boxes kept inside the attic, basement or in the garage. But when the decorations are used so many times for a long period, they will get scratched and be color faded. You might be tempted to throw them away and buy new ...
Reusing your food scraps into compost
Nowadays, everyone seems to follow the "going green" movements in order to help the environment. Still, people are asking what they can do to help. The easiest and simple way to start is with your food scraps. You can convert your food scraps into compost. This is a great way to remove your unwanted food ...
How to Make a Wine Barrel into a Rain Catcher
The weather these days is so unpredictable that drought can even hit water catchment countries. For the rest of us, just get prepared for the rainy days. To prevent flooding of the yard or basement, rainwater collection in rain barrels just might be the solution. Don\'t take it as a waste of effort as these ...
What Creates Indoor Air Pollution
If you think your home is safe from air pollution, you\'re wrong. The thing what can be detected under the microscope can\'t be seen by the naked eye. In fact, there are possibly potent air pollutants and allergens in a perceived clean environment. Outside pollution from the traffic and industry activities will only aggravate the ...
Reusing your old carpets
You notice that you just have stacks of old carpets at your home and don\'t know how to reuse it. Don\'t throw your old carpets instead you can make something new out of them. Here are three inexpensive and easy crafty ideas to do to reuse your old carpets.Things that you need:Old carpetduct tapevaseutility knifesturdy ...
Building a Green Driveway
There are so many reasons why you need to consider an eco-friendly driveway. The most common advantage is the drainage problem. The water pooling in areas that the drainage goes form major problems near the houses or even other structures. Among environmental issues such as erosion, excess water drainage and water pollutants go into the ...
Installing Your Solar Powered Pond Fountain
Long gone are the days of expensive, messy renovation of pond fountain on the lawn in with plants dying out. Now you can build your own pond fountain at an affordable price in the form of solar powered pond fountain. Bills aside, it\'s so simple, you can even get your family to help you out.To ...