A Million Green Ideas

I do believe that the average citizen does not create a lot of trash per se. But those direct mailings really fill my recycle bin till no end. Shouldn’t they be accountable for all this paper trash?

Best reply by Lily:

HI Daisymae, I couldn’t agree more.
Recycling is one of my pet traits. I too have my bin filled to the brim with their wanton need to advertise.
I groan every time I get them as I feel for the poor trees that have ultimately come to this sad end.

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When will advertisers consider turning green for the sake of the environment?

Are you sure to incorporate the three R’s (reduce, reuse, recycle) into your life everyday?

Best reply by Emily:

I am actually farting more often than I do before.

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What actions are you personally taking to protect the environment?

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Hi, I am in a College Environment Group and they are looking for ideas to help improve the environment at college. We are trying to make the college more eco-friendly.

I was wondering if anyone has any ideas that could maybe help improve the environment at college. Why did you suggest these ideas? Also, what impact would it have on the environment and college?

We already have things like recycle bins, recyclable paper plates etc. We mainly have recyclable things in our college and there is nothing much apart from that.

Thanks for your help!

Best reply by anna:

besides having alot of garbage bags for rubbish, have posters all over the college making ppl aware of the environment, hold seminar and lectures. you can also invite companies and business to hold lectures, have as competitions and prize giving. get volunteers to do a cleanup every two weeks or once a month. create a website. plant flowers and trees

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I’m doing a project on paint and I’m having trouble deciding what type of paint to specifically do. I need to discuss how the paint is toxic to humans, how it is toxic to the environment, how to recycle this paint, and how recycling this paint has a positive environmental impact. It seems like oil-based paint is pretty toxic when compared to latex, but can I get more specific than that? I just need to know what type of paint to start doing research on. Thank you!

Best reply by Kash:

All of them, regular paints are bad and need a haz mat to clean up spills–remember there was one on rt. 128 years ago and it halted traffic for hours. Just try looking for a paint with the cheapest regular retail cost.

The best paints are called Low V.O.C. and you can google that. They are not as flammable and have no lead dryers in them . I have severe chemical allergies and can be in a room that’s painted with these paints a couple of hours later and be OK.

You could also try looking in google under paints-toxic or try the EPA site to find out more about paints. They might list them by the amount of volatile organic compounds in them which is what makes paint so toxic. In general, the government does not allow harmful lead paints anymore.

Also talk to Sherwin Williams or Benjamin Moore as they have the non-toxic kind and would be able to tell you more about the poor quality paints that they refuse to sell.

Good luck….

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Green Living means Living Sustainably

When we look at green living we are looking at living sustainably which includes recycling, saving water, electrical consumption, eco friendly clothing and much more. Many households over the years accumulate all kinds of items such as pots and pans, crockery and loads of other items which literally just get stacked away in the shed which could be put to use and when we talk about sustainable living we mean recycle, reuse and reduce.

The way in which one can firstly reduce the clutter of items not being used it to recycle them by either selling them or giving them to charity. These items that someone else either buys or receives means that there are fewer items that needs to be produced to meet consumer needs. For instance every household has accumulated pots and pans and cutlery which are usually stainless steel and in some instances aluminium which can be used for recycling.

Stainless steel contains valuable elements such as molybdenum, chromium and nickel which is mined and if one recycles these items it would mean less environmental damaged by mining operations as well as major energy savings. Stainless steel unlike other materials is being recycled and not disposed of in landfills according to the International Stainless Steel forum and this is due to stainless steel being extremely durable and the forum has stated that around 90% of stainless steel is recycled annually.

If every household participated in green living and collected all their stainless steel items as well as other steel items that are no longer used and took them in to a recycling plant this would mean that products made from a hundred percent recycled stainless steel would be a viable resource as the only limit then would be the availability of scrap metal. Most of the stainless steel we purchase today is around 60% recycled materials.

Recycling depots usually pay one for unused items of stainless steel, copper and aluminium and you get paid by weight which is around $1.50 or more a pound/kilo. In addition not only stainless steel is sought after by the recycling plants but other valuable items such as glass, paper, cardboard, plastic cartons and tin cans can be gathered and taken to any recycling plant. By recycling these various materials we not only save energy but also prevent more landfills.

While you cleaning out all you unwanted clutter you will probably find items that can be revamped and can be used as unusual flower pots or can be used as a gift. There is a host of ideas that one can come up with and all that is needed behind these ideas is some initiative and creativity. Green living is a way of life and not a fashion as we are all trying to prevent further damage to the planet and recycling as well as reusing items that are just lying around is most effective which in turn will lower production costs. Involve your neighbours and friends and start an eco friendly club or share your ideas on the internet forums.

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