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9 Ideas For An Earth Friendly Bathroom
Pexels In our bathrooms, we often want to relax in a little luxury; hot baths, essential oils and ambient candles. While there’s nothing wrong with that, it is important that we consider how earth friendly our bathroom spaces really are. 1.Water-saving fixtures To save water, while still enjoying your bathroom, water-saving showerheads are the perfect fixture. Water-saving showerheads restrict the amount of water you’ll use by up to half, yet you’ll still get a lovely shower experience. These handy showerheads come in two types. The first is called a ‘non-aerating showerhead’, which uses tiny holes to squeeze out the water. The second option is called an ‘aerating showerhead,’ which…
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What Can You Do To Make Your Home Eco-Friendly?
https://unsplash.com/photos/LSJI4KPqwBk Living an eco-friendly life is all the rage nowadays, but there’s still so much more that we can do to help save the planet and reduce our waste output. It’s all well and good remembering to put out the recycling every week and making sure to finish off the leftovers even though you’re craving pizza much more, but this isn’t enough. If you want to create a more eco-friendly home for you and your family, then here is some advice on which areas to focus on. Some of them are things you might already do, so well done to you! Others, though, could be solutions you’ve not yet considered.…
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4 Ways To Use Renewable Energy To Power Your Home
Image Credit: Pexels, Free to Use Licence. Not so long ago the thought of producing your own energy to power your home seemed like something that you’d only see in very remote, reclusive communities without access to the national grid and yet now with the advancements of technology it’s not only possible but commonplace with more and more people choosing to invest in renewable energy, saving themselves money and reducing their carbon footprint. If renewable power alternatives are something that you may be interested in exploring then here are just 4 of the ways in which you could power your home. Roof-mounted solar panels 10 years ago it was rare…
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Creating A More Eco Friendly Home and Lifestyle.
Have you ever thought about how eco-friendly you are in your day to day life? You may have made small changes in your life which is great, each little thing you do to help makes a difference. From reducing the amount of plastic you use to buying more sustainable and recyclable goods. There are so many changes you can make that will, in their own way, all make a difference. Image Credit: Pexels CC0 License The following are all great ways to start living more eco-friendly; Make your own compost. Take shorter showers. Use a pressure cooker. Unplug unused electronics. Don’t leave lights on in unused rooms. Don’t leave the…
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Home Projects That Will Protect The Planet And Your Bank Account
Picture Source If you want to take more of an eco-friendly approach to running your household then you’ll be benefitting more than just the environment. These are the home projects that will protect the planet and your bank account. Make changes to your energy usage. Your first project should be to reduce your monthly electricity bill. There might be several smaller projects to tackle in order to achieve this objective, but the point is that making changes to your energy usage could protect the planet and your bank account. You’d have a less costly electricity bill every month and you’d be generating less electricity. In turn, less coal, gas,…
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Community Spirit to Help the Environment
I’m going to preface this post by saying I totally believe that climate change is real and that we need to do more to save the planet. With that being said, I could do a lot more on my part to help facilitate change. Glasdon has thought of a list of ways that people can get in the community spirit and effectively help the environment. It’s a fact that we are using up our resources, polluting, overfishing, and more. It’s our responsibility as inhabitants on this earth to work together to find sustainable ways of living. Glasdon believes: “Social responsibility does not fall on the shoulders of just one, or few…