Tag: sustainability
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Bath water recycling
I have two luxuries: good coffee and a luxuriant bath. Beer; is an essential. Baths use water, gas, and electricity but a little of those resources wasted can recouped by redirecting the used water to your garden, or car wash, grey-water. This is not a light commitment but once set up fills a gap in…
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Waste not; want nought.
Today was Fareshare day. I am a volunteer, not a member; yet. After supplying 30 members with ambient and processed food, – generously donated by supermarkets – we turned to the veg. Unpopular and underused these misunderstood products are the key to great diet. Volunteers are rewarded with a pick of the remainder whilst waste…
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Air 1; carbon
There is a stark reality in the reduction of carbon and the improvement of air quality. We produce most of this through our use of cars. We also contribute by warming our houses, eating tropical foods, and through our purchases. Firstly cars. There are very workable solutions: walking, cycling, buses, boats and rail. The worst…
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Earth 1: resources
Aside from our travel and heat, the main resources we consume as humans are through packaging. Mainly food. I now know more about wrapping food and my ideas have shifted. There is a three way division of waste: biodegradable, recyclable and waste. I generate very little of the latter. We are fortunate that biodegradable matter…
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