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School Day Tips: Packing a “Green” Lunch

May 21, 2013 5:45 AM1 comment
School Day Tips: Packing a “Green” Lunch

Do you send your child off to school with a home-made lunch? Follow these tips to make the process as “green” as possible.

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Teach Kids To Respect The Environment By Turning Trash Into Crafts

May 13, 2013 8:29 AM0 comments
Teach Kids To Respect The Environment By Turning Trash Into Crafts

Earth Day has come and gone but that’s not an excuse to stop taking steps to improve our environment. Respecting our planet and making it a better place to live is something that you can teach your children all year round. Just taking everyday household items like emptied food containers [...]

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How Green is Barbados in 2013?

May 9, 2013 6:30 AM0 comments
How Green is Barbados in 2013?

It’s fitting that Barbados has become one of the most eco-friendly islands in the Caribbean. It does after all take its name from a type of tree (the Los Barbados or Bearded Fig) and attracts many visitors solely due to its stunning wildlife and nature. However, sustainability in Barbados is [...]

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The Exploitation of Developing Countries in E-Waste Recycling

May 3, 2013 6:15 AM0 comments
The Exploitation of Developing Countries in E-Waste Recycling

With the haze of a recycling phenomenon spreading through the western world; do we really know what happens to our washed out bottles and jars? How exactly are our old clothes used? What happens to those old mobile phones? Once the trash has passed from our hands we lose interest [...]

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Top 5 Ways Your Daily Habits at Home Damage the Environment

April 30, 2013 5:30 AM0 comments
Top 5 Ways Your Daily Habits at Home Damage the Environment

Environmental damage has many beginnings including industrial waste, exhaust fumes from vehicles, and littering. It is easy to place the blame on all of these issues in order to avoid seeing the fact that there are other causes. Daily habits that occur right in the home are also great contributors [...]

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Saving the Environment with the Three Rs of Electronics

April 22, 2013 6:45 AM0 comments
Saving the Environment with the Three Rs of Electronics

Establishing an environmentally conscious organization is about more than carpooling to work, using less paper, or changing the power settings on the office computers. Going green can actually go as deep as re-evaluating your company’s purchasing habits which can translate to savings. There are many ways to make sure that [...]

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4 Ways to Make Recycling Fun for the Kids

April 21, 2013 12:16 PM0 comments
4 Ways to Make Recycling Fun for the Kids

For kids, recycling can quickly fall into the realm of the hated list of chores that drags down their day. As parents and guardians, it is critical to see that the practice does not become associated with drudgery. When this dreaded thing happens, we run the risk of bringing up [...]

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8 Creative Ways That Materials Are Recycled As New Products – Infographic

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8 Creative Ways That Materials Are Recycled As New Products – Infographic

With Earth Day right around the corner, recycling should be on the top of everyone’s mind. This infographic shows 8 creative ways that you can recycle everyday household materials into useful new products. Courtesy of: Fast Haul

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Stepping Up Our Vehicle Recycling Habits

April 19, 2013 6:55 AM0 comments
Stepping Up Our Vehicle Recycling Habits

There are plenty of ways that cars are doing damage to the environment as they are filled with fuel and driven down the road. Many people may also be shocked to hear about the kind of damage that cars do when they end up abandoned and filling our landfills. Cars [...]

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How and Why You Should Recycle Your Old Electronics

April 17, 2013 6:30 PM1 comment
How and Why You Should Recycle Your Old Electronics

If you’re like most people, you have several old electronic gadgets lying around the house that you don’t use anymore. They’re probably there because you know you’re not supposed to put them in the trash but you don’t know how to get rid of them properly. The best way is [...]

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