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Give Me Trees and Peepal Baba have been nominated for the iVolunteer awards.</div>
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sanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663697581434470166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175587417971748964.post-55797656737588785392017-09-11T02:18:00.001-07:002017-09-11T02:27:15.128-07:00Are 'smart cities' really smart?Lets ask nature/Biomimicry! | Prashant D...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">With the smart cities revolution on the brink in our country, a time when our future with a better and sustainable lifestyle seems dubious, it is reassuring to look up to a resolute vision of nature integrated solutions to human problems.
Prashant Dhawan is the face who has brought about a commendable change in the field of Biomimicry in India. He is the co-founder of Biomimicry India Network. He holds his MS degree in Biomimicry from Arizona State University, USA and was awarded Biomimicry Professional Certification by Biomimicry 3.8, USA. He completed his graduation in architecture from Delhi SPA and MBA from ISB Hyderabad.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.</span></div>
sanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663697581434470166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175587417971748964.post-29565834625244887772017-09-10T01:04:00.000-07:002017-09-10T01:04:01.620-07:00Collect used Milk pouches for growing seedlings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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sanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663697581434470166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175587417971748964.post-5790805535094385302017-09-05T03:25:00.002-07:002017-09-05T03:25:24.858-07:00First meeting with Swami Prem Parivartan(Peepal Baba) Give me trees trust 3-September 2017<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Met Peepal Baba on 3-September 2017-Founder of Give me trees trust.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Planted a Maulshri Tree and Tulsi ji (Holy Basil). I will now also spend time to further the mission of environment care through tree plantation.</span></span><br />
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sanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663697581434470166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175587417971748964.post-26390245636275742002013-10-08T10:59:00.001-07:002013-10-13T01:13:09.005-07:00My visit to Nandia Kallan Village, 60 kms. from Jodhpur <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After many years, my thoughts and dreams took me to search for a life inside the villages where people are simple in every aspect of life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This Friday, October 4, 2013 I boarded Mandor Express with one of my friend for Jodhpur. It was a feeling of my dreams becoming true, my excitement to meet new and unknown people, my desire to work for a better change in the village life of people.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next day morning, we reached Jodhpur at 8 a.m. and from there took an auto to Rai Ka Baag, Bus Stand. Two tickets for Rs.60/- to Bawri, a small place, one hour journey to connect us with another mini bus to the village for Rs.40/- and 45 minutes journey. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And here we were at the village, welcomed by Jaswant Singh and later Ganesh Soni. We kept our bags, had some water and tea and direct to the tube-well in the farms to have a bath. A great experience in the farm with cows and goats around.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Later in the day we met village elders who were more than happy to meet us. Finally the Lunch, as it was the first Navratri day, the villagers were on fast so we were alone to have lunch in a traditional style-sitting on the floor with small floor-table to keep our thalis(Plate). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We had a rest of one hour and went to see the Gau-shala(Cow shelter home). We met some people and the care-taker Rajinder Singh ji who was very happy and liked our ideas to rejuvenate the Gau-shala.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the evening there was a meeting with the village Nav-Yuvak Mandal(Youth Forum) which comprised of school students to young working people. There was discussion on how to regulate our daily life, from studies to career and ways of upgrading the village but keeping the rural essence in-tact. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The discussion happened on making the village green, having solar energy to organic farming. Jaswant ji was quite impressed and wants to convert his tube-wells to solar operated system.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Also saw a 15 minutes of Ram-Leela stage show at night.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was a great sleep at Jaswant ji's home before that simple dinner at Gaja Puri's place and not to forget the sweet halwa(Indian sweet dish made of semolina called sooji also).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next day early morning, getting fresh and having Bajre ki roti with black chana and tadka curd(Millet chapati with black grams and dash of spices in the curd).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A meeting was already planned with Gau-shala governing body of 21 people which was quite fruitful. There was whole lot of discussion from cows to students library, water, health and hygiene to sustainable rural life with planting saplings at the time of next rains.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Later in the day we went to the temple on the hills-half way by Bolero camper with Jaswant ji on the wheel and half of the journey walking steep height with my lungs pumping at a fast pace.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was Saturday, October 6, 2013, 3 p.m. and our mini bus was there and from Bawri by Bolero with Mr.Kewal Chand Soni, the village elder person to Jodhpur.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We had two hour to spend in the market while purchasing some things and having Lassi and Rabri at Mishri Lal sweets.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was back to Delhi journey now, once again by Indian Railways-Mandor Express at 7.45 p.m. with next plans in our minds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Surely, awesome trip with direct experience and plans to take it forward for a better change !!!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This trip-thanks to Suresh ji who was my companion on the trip and Suresh ji's friend Bheekh Puri ji who is from this village. </span></div>
sanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663697581434470166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175587417971748964.post-59362133511168728902013-03-15T10:58:00.001-07:002013-03-15T10:58:57.867-07:00The making of a Green Village<a href="http://www.cleanindiajournal.com/green_village/">The making of a Green Village</a><br />
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<h1 style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 2.4em; font-weight: 400; margin: 15px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The making of a Green Village</h1><div class="postdate" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">B</strong><span style="line-height: 1.4em; text-align: justify;">eside a beautiful hillock under the rolling clouds amid rustling winds and lush greenery is the eco-village developed by social activist and Sangli Zilla Parishad member</span><span style="line-height: 1.4em; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="border: 0px; color: blue; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">Subhash Patil.</span></div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">Hatnur, located in the Sangli district of Maharashtra, having a population of about 5000, has been nurtured with the concept of sustainable development.</div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">“The principles of conservation, sustainability and community empowerment are ingrained in aspect of the eco-village. With the help of the local self-government and the villagers, we have undertaken pioneering measures to create a sustainable ecosystem by working with the community,” says Subhash Patil.</div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-size: 1em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Water</strong></div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.cleanindiajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/green-village.jpg" style="border: 0px; color: #297eb9; font-size: 1em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" title="green village"><img alt="" class="alignright size-full wp-image-3740" height="123" src="http://www.cleanindiajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/green-village.jpg" style="background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); display: inline; float: right; font-size: 1em; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px; vertical-align: middle;" title="green village" width="307" /></a>Since Hatnur is a drought prone area, it receives scanty rainfall and water table was very low. “The watershed development programmes by Agriculture department, KT (Kolhapur Type) WEIR by Water Conservation Department, storage ponds facility by the agriculture department of the Government of Maharashtra has helped in raising the water table levels of Hatnur village. We have highest number of storage ponds too. Earlier, the water supply for drinking and cultivation used to last until February end but now we water until April-end. The village has community tanks with a capacity of 90,000lt and 70,000lt which supplies water to over 820 homes.”</div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-size: 1em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Wastewater treatment</strong></div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">In an attempt to conserve water, the wastewater flowing through the closed drains down the slopes is treated at the wastewater treatment plant, where it goes through processes like segregation of suspended solids and treated with natural chemicals (bacteria/enzymes). The clean water then passes through the porous media to various ponds. This water is used for plantation through drip-irrigation or sometimes taken in tankers to water the plants. Around 10,000lt is treated daily. The overflow water of the water tank is again stored in a small tank and used for plantation and for cattle.</div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">A lot of research has gone in the installation of the treatments plants. “I took the help of Shiv-Sadan Consultants, Executive Engineer Ramdas Tambe of Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation and local company VAC technologies in Sangli for setting up the plant. The Gram Panchayat is currently operating two such plants,” says Subhash Patil, a civil engineer and a post graduate in management.</div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-size: 1em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Solid Waste Management</strong></div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.cleanindiajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Photo-Feature.jpg" style="border: 0px; color: #297eb9; font-size: 1em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Hantur Village"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2707" height="199" src="http://www.cleanindiajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Photo-Feature-300x159.jpg" style="background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); display: inline; float: right; font-size: 1em; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px; vertical-align: middle;" title="Hantur Village" width="356" /></a>The Hatnur Gram Panchayat has developed a system of ghanta-ghadi under which the bio-degradable and non-degradable wastes from the individual houses are collected in two shifts. This waste is then mixed with cow/buffalo dung and transferred to the vermi-composting pit for further processing. Hatnur village has around six vermi-compost pits. Subhash says, “The manure produced from the pit is sold to farmers for `4500 per tonne. The pit has a capacity to produce five tonnes of manure every 45 days. The revenue generated adds up to the Gram Panchayat fund.</div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">“We have also provided bamboo dustbins to every house. These dustbins are eco-friendly, and in a way we also popularize the traditional dying art and generate employment for the village artisans.”</div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-size: 1em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Energy Management</strong></div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">The village has renewable energy too – both solar and wind. The gram panchayat office, the anganwadis and the computer lab in primary schools run on solar energy. There are around 25 streetlamps that run on windmill (1Kw capacity) hybrid energy. Provision for four induction lamps has also been made for important functions in the village.</div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">The gram panchayat has put in `2 lakhs from its fund and `1 lakh subsidy from the central government for installing the wind energy. Four induction lamps, which give an output of 400watt with input of 100watt have been installed in public spaces.</div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-size: 1em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sanitation & Health</strong></div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">A lot of emphasis is given to education, sanitation, cleanliness and hygiene. The village has received 17 awards in different categories that include Sant Gadge Maharaj Gram Swachtha Award, Nirmal Gram Puraskar and other State and national awards. “Every house has been provided with a pucca toilet. The village is also equipped with public toilets both for men and women.”</div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">“The Primary Health Centre is well-equipped and checked for hygiene levels by a designated health officer. The schools already have water filtration systems and we are in the process of constructing RO system for the entire village.</div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-size: 1em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Green Initiative</strong></div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">In an attempt to turn the place green, three years back, the villagers have planted around 5000 saplings. Today, in all there are around 30,000 trees banyan, tamarind, lime, drumstick, neem, ficus, all types of palms, fruit bearing trees such as jambul (Rose apple/Java plum) and flowering trees such as gulmohar (Flame tree)… There are also exotic plants like Orchids, Kanchan (Geranium tree) and Bougainvillea too. These trees have a lucrative business potential in the future and help sustain the village’s green initiatives.</div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">Besides enhancing the scenic beauty and commercial value of the village, every stone laid to make this village has a story to narrate. Structures made of natural stones, the small bridges, the tall trees… are breathtaking.</div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">“Looking back on all the hard work put in, this would not have been possible without people’s participation,” says Subhash. Hatnur has today achieved its status of ‘Green and clean village’.</div>sanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663697581434470166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175587417971748964.post-24951791982756876622013-02-09T02:29:00.000-08:002013-02-09T02:29:19.272-08:00A Himalayan resort made of dry stacking of stone & wood without cement<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sitting in the foothills of the Western Himalayas, Himachal Pradesh is place where natural beauty and architectural elegance sit together like two pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. Himachal is a diverse place in its own right—the culture, dialect and architectural style changes as often as the geography it is endowed with. The regions, that the state is divided into, have their own unique culture and architecture. People going on a holiday to Himachal for a week or so are making a mistake. It may take a full year to fully explore and understand this versatile place. Kullu, Spiti, Lahaul, Kangra, Shimla, Kinnaur, Chamba and Mandi are the major cultural bases of Himachal. They have their own sweet traditions and dialects.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When in Himachal do not forget to visit “the Himalayan Village Resort” in the Parvati Valley near Kasol (in the Kullu district). Why? Because it is the perfect blend of all the aforementioned cultures, so much so that the place even has mixed architectural styles. If you want a taste of Himachal as an appetizer then Kasol is the place to be.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Himalayan Village Resort is a place which you really have to see to believe. A perfect marriage between aesthetics and state of the art architecture, tradition and modern day facilities have resulted in the making of this small piece of paradise. This is a place where man has learnt to live in perfect harmony with Mother Nature—a place where man does not abuse the gifts he is blessed with, but improvises on what he already has. You will find complete peace of mind while watching dawn breaking through the Deodar trees.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Himalayan Village Resort is located near the Malana village (fun fact: it is the oldest democracy in the world!). The resort is also just a couple of clicks away from Manikaran, a place famous for its hot water springs. The valley has some excellent sights—it is rich in flora and fauna, stately flower valleys and numerous waterfalls (with water so clear you can see the riverbed). The resort has a dense pine (Deodar) forest at its top and the majestic Parvati River flowing at its bottom. The black mountains surrounding the resort stand guard like silent sentinels which locals visualize as “Shiv Lingas” of various shapes and sizes. It is a perfect place for nature and architecture lovers alike.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The sheer brilliance of the resort lies in the architecture around the place. It’s simply a feast for the eyes. If you are an architect you will forget everything else around you and only look at the cottages. The effect is same on green-activists as well! The cottages in and around the Himalayan Village Resort are made in the ancient Kathkunia style. The people have stayed true to the tradition and built the cottages by just <i>stacking </i>stone unto a wooden framework—no cement or mortar is used! The inside walls are plastered with mud and the inner framework is completed with high quality deodar wood serving as the beams and other wood work. The furniture is crafted from teak and tussle handmade silk curtains hang from the windows, giving the place an aura of harmony between class and aesthetics. The architecture is flawless. It looks good and the inner craftsmanship of the cottages conserves heat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Planting trees is one of the most basic of environmental acts. It embraces the beauty of nature, helps clean the environment from the moment of planting forward, and sets one's mind on the well-being of future generations.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It also happens to be a smart economic decision. Studies show that trees increase property values and can significantly reduce heating and cooling costs if placed carefully. They also help to reduce air pollution, improve soil and water quality and shield living areas from noisy neighbors — whether those neighbors are people, school playgrounds or highways.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"<span style="color: blue;">The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardener objected that the tree was slow growing and would not reach maturity for 100 years. The Marshall replied, 'In that case, there is no time to lose; plant it this afternoon!'"</span></span><span style="color: blue;"><br /><i>— John F. Kennedy</i></span></span><br /></div>
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<ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Try to re-use everything possible.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Plant a garden, may be very small if you live in an apartment.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Start using small hand towels in place of tissue-papers.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Conserving the resources available.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Shop near-by.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stop frequent eating-out.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Reduce dependence on synthetic chemicals.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Reduce dependence on heavy metals and fossil fuels.</span></li>
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</div>sanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663697581434470166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175587417971748964.post-11183001794574245682011-11-16T10:43:00.000-08:002011-11-16T10:43:00.514-08:00INTERESTING SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS SERIES-1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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<h2 style="background-color: white; color: #ef6730; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal; line-height: 22px;">www.caminteriors.com.au</span></h2><div class="giDescription" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-top: 0.6em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 0.9em;">Bedroom Range</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 0.9em;">Description (by Kenneth Cobonpue)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 0.9em;">'My palette of materials consists of rattan, buri, kawayan and abaca. Each has their own texture, colour, smell and sound. You can bend, twist and weave them in endless ways. It is a feast of the senses to work with these.' </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 0.9em;">Material The Kawayan bed is made of natural bamboo poles, individually cut, hand polished and framed in dark oak wood. </span></div><div class="giDescription" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-top: 0.6em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><img alt="Kawayan" height="293" src="http://www.caminteriors.com.au/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=2081&g2_serialNumber=3" width="400" /></div><div class="giDescription" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-top: 0.6em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">The Balou Day Bed is made of natural or dyed rattan vines woven over a steel frame with cotton twine and abaca rope.</span></div><div class="giDescription" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-top: 0.6em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><img alt="Balou Day Bed" height="400" src="http://www.caminteriors.com.au/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=3279&g2_serialNumber=2" width="400" /></div><div class="giDescription" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-top: 0.6em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">An indoor version made of natural or dyed rattan vines woven over a steel frame with cotton twine and abaca rope is also available.</span></div><div class="giDescription" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-top: 0.6em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><img alt="Balou Sofa" height="232" src="http://www.caminteriors.com.au/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=358&g2_serialNumber=2" width="400" /></div><div class="giDescription" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-top: 0.6em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
</div></div>sanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663697581434470166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175587417971748964.post-68958005608696312012011-11-07T07:40:00.000-08:002011-11-07T07:40:07.030-08:00Many ways for the community to make money for sustaining its operations<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These are also part of our sustainable living:</span><br />
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<ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Organic farming, growing flowers and medicinal herbal plants</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bee-keeping;honey and wax</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dairy</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Giving spiritual, music, dance, educational and art classes</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Selling organic seeds and manure</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cottage-tourism</span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I will try to come up with many more ideas.</span></div></div>sanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663697581434470166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175587417971748964.post-29523742908454461592011-10-24T23:31:00.000-07:002011-10-24T23:31:45.691-07:00Consider sustainability with every new purchase<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sustainability will impact all aspects of our lives as awareness increases and as the bad effects of our current lifestyles become more obvious. Here are a few items to think about that don't require any sacrifice but can have a large impact:</span><br />
<ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Look for products with a minimal amount of packaging.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When considering moving look at what is within walking distance. If you see 2 homes that are otherwise relatively equal, try picking the one that has more close-by.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Paying slightly more for a very efficient appliance now will likely save you money in the long-term.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you have a choice of 2 products (most obvious for fresh fruits and vegetables) where one is local and the other isn't, choose the local one.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Look for the most fuel-efficient vehicle within the class you want. Any extra cost would likely be paid back within a few years due to gas savings, but calculate the difference to be sure.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bottled water really is very unsustainable, a huge waste of energy, and possibly the most brilliant marketing scam ever. When else would you ever consider paying a lot of money for something you can get for free at home already? Consider using a filter at home instead.</span></li>
</ol></div>sanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663697581434470166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175587417971748964.post-56847144436671627932011-10-24T00:01:00.000-07:002011-10-24T00:01:25.581-07:00A garden by children changing the face of the village<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"></span><br />
<div class="plain"><div style="line-height: 1.5em; padding-left: 9px; padding-right: 9px; text-align: justify;">Baliaghati of West Medinipur is a tribal village inhabited by people belonging to very low income group with lack of basic facilities like health and nutrition. NPMS, a local organization has been fighting for long to change the scenario. Since 2006, DRCSC started working with NPMS involving children in the age group of 12~15 on Ecology and Natural Resource related learning and experimentation activities.</div><table border="0" style="width: 0px;"><tbody>
<tr><td><img alt="" src="http://www.indg.in/agriculture/agricultural-best-practices/organic-production/resolveUid/87e3900054ffcd526fdc4fcbf1bff4eb/" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; height: 176px; width: 164px;" /></td><td><div style="line-height: 1.5em; padding-left: 9px; padding-right: 9px; text-align: justify;">Baliaghati is an area, where flood and drought, the two most destructive and atrocious forms of nature, are a common factor and the poorest of people living here have no option but to accept these vagaries of nature as part and parcel of their lives. Vegetables have never been a part of their staple diet. In June 2008 about 200 packets of vegetable seeds were distributed among 30 children. 18 of them could raise garden within their homestead.</div></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="line-height: 1.5em; padding-left: 9px; padding-right: 9px;">Initiatives of others in the group were washed out by the flood waters. The packets contained the seeds of swamp cabbage, snake gourd, ridged gourd, bottle gourd, sweet potato, cowpea, yam bean, soybean, cucumber, bitter gourd, okra, Indian spinach, tarukala etc. They were reluctant to eat some of these vegetables as they had never seen them before. Later, NPMS took the initiative to cook and serve these less known vegetables in a bid to popularize them. Compost and vermicompost prepared by the children themselves were used for enriching the soil. On an average each of them received about 150 kg of vegetable within 3~4 months. The children kept a detailed record of the activities undertaken, changes observed, processes undergone, incidence and nature of pest attack, lifecycle of the plants, rate of germination and the quantity & quality of produce. These records gave the children an idea of the science behind it. Parents also showed considerable interest in the entire activity.</div><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><img alt="" src="http://www.indg.in/agriculture/agricultural-best-practices/organic-production/resolveUid/8fcfad115e51943a461be6ae58f6f7c4/" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; height: 258px; width: 500px;" /></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; padding-left: 9px; padding-right: 9px; text-align: justify;">Apart from the eco-group children and their parents, now the other villagers are also getting an opportunity to eat these vegetables as the children have shared the surplus with them as a part of their awareness campaign so that all villagers could know the benefits of raising a garden in their backyards.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; padding-left: 9px; padding-right: 9px; text-align: justify;">The activity was supported by Indienhilfe.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; padding-left: 9px; padding-right: 9px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: blue;">Source</span> :</strong> DRCSC news, Issue No. 3</div></div></div>sanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663697581434470166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175587417971748964.post-71185960652956340172011-10-19T23:21:00.000-07:002011-10-19T23:21:37.197-07:00Going green means......<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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Going green does not only involve recycling. Going green involves much more.<br />
Basically, going green means to live life, as an individual as well as a community, in a way that is friendly to the natural environmental and is sustainable for the earth.<br />
It means contributing towards maintaining the natural ecological balance in the environment, and preserving the planet and its natural systems and resources.<br />
It also means taking steps, whether big or small, to minimize the harm you do to the environment (including the carbon footprints you leave behind), as a result of inhabiting this planet.<br />
In practice, going green means adopting five basic principles in your daily life:<br />
<ul><li><a href="http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/what-does-going-green-mean.html#reducepollution">reduce pollution</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/what-does-going-green-mean.html#conserveresources">conserve resources</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/what-does-going-green-mean.html#conserveenergy">conserve energy</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/what-does-going-green-mean.html#reduce">reduce consumption and waste</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/what-does-going-green-mean.html#balance">protect the earth’s ecological balance</a></li>
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All five principles are important in protecting the environment from harm, as well as helping to ensure that living (for humans and other creatures) on earth is sustainable.<br />
So in your daily life, do adopt green practices under all principles, to make a difference.<br />
<a href="" name="reducepollution"></a><u>What does going green mean:</u> <b><span style="color: green;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Reduce pollution</span></span></b><br />
What does going green mean in practice is to reduce pollution, or the release of toxic substances into the environment.<br />
In our day-to-day activities, we actually release substantial amount of toxic substances into the environment.<br />
<a href="" name="naturalcleaners">Think about the shampoo, soap and cleaning detergent that you use. Many of them contain chemicals that are washed down the sinks and pipes, into drains, rivers, reservoirs or even the sea.</a><br />
Think about the fast-food lunch you had. In the process of producing the bread, meat patty and salad for the burger, chemicals in the form of pesticides, man-made fertilizers and even hormones are released into the lands, water and air. The wrappers used in packaging the meal is bound for the landfills and incinerators (because it is very hard to recycle them). In turn, harmful gases are released when the wrappers (as well as other waste) are buried or burnt.<br />
Think about the car that you drive to work, or even the bus or cab that you take to your office. These vehicles emit greenhouse gases (contributing to global warming) and toxic substances like lead (harmful to living things, including the human body) into the atmosphere.<br />
And we have yet to reach the part on the amount of chemicals and poisonous gases produced by factories and industries, in the process of manufacturing the various items we use (eg. electronics, clothes, paper and plastic products, furniture, packaged food etc), or extracting energy resources (eg. oil, coal, etc) from the earth.<br />
In our modern day life, it may be hard to leave zero trace of toxic substances, or create zero pollution in our activities. So many of the things that we use on a daily basis contain some form of chemicals, or are produced through the use of some chemicals. Despite the pollution caused, we would still need to travel to work, whether by private or public transport. And we definitely need to consume food!<br />
Nevertheless, what does going green mean is that we do something about this situation. Indeed, there are things we can do to reduce the impact of our daily activities on this earth.<br />
Consider switching to more natural cleaners and personal products, such as<a href="http://www.nigelsecostore.com/cgi-bin/affiliate/clickme.cgi?exec=nature&site=site1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">natural detergents, or organic detergents, as well as organic shampoos and lotions.</a> Made of natural substances instead of man-made chemicals, minimal harmful chemicals are used in the process of their production. At the same time, these natural products are ready bio-degradable and do little harm even when released into the environment, because they are found in the natural environment in the first place.<br />
Switch to organically grown food if you can. Organically grown food is grown without the use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers that would harm the environment, as well as hormones or genetic reengineering. What’s more, organically grown food are so much healthier, because they are free of carcinogens and heavy metals (as a result of the synthetic chemicals), as well as more nutritious. And keep away from fast-food!<br />
Also, what does going green mean in practice is to drive less, and use the public transport instead. Automobiles are one of the single largest sources of air pollution on earth today, and the harmful gases released contribute to <a href="http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/global-climate-change.html">global warming and climate changes.</a> By taking public transport (such as buses and trains), you are actually helping to reduce the number of automobiles on this earth, and hence the amount of air pollution produced by these vehicles.<br />
Better still, don’t drive, or even buy a car! Imagine the amount of metal required to manufacture your car. Definitely, in the process of manufacture, much toxic chemicals and substances would have been used, produced and released into the environment.<br />
But if you must drive, do use an eco-friendly car and adopt <a href="http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/tips-for-going-green.html">green driving practices.</a><br />
<a href="" name="conserveresources"></a><u>What does going green mean:</u> <b><span style="color: green;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Conserve resources</span></span></b><br />
What does going green mean in practice also includes conserving resources.<br />
The earth’s resources are limited.<br />
As the human population continues to grow and technological advancements (eg. mass production, transportation) help make more material goods more readily available to people all over the world, we consume more and more natural resources. This rate of consumption is especially apparent in developed countries.<br />
More and more trees are cut down to produce more and more paper for the growing number of offices worldwide. More oil, coal and other natural fuels are extracted from the earth to drive our factory machineries, our automobiles (including our airplanes) and our homes. However, the world’s supplies of oil and coal will not last forever, and our use of these fuels is contributing to polluted air, acid rain and global warming.<br />
Some precious gems, such as Tanzanite, have been mined to the point there is little to nothing left in the Earth to mine. We are farming our land more intensively as well, to produce more food to feed our exploding population (and these are just some ways that we are rapidly depleting our earth’s resources).<br />
If we do not take the effort to conserve our finite resources now, soon there would be none left.<br />
In fact, according to a World Wildlife Fund report, humans are using more than 20% more natural resources than the Earth can produce. And between 1970 and 2000, the populations of land, freshwater and marine species have fallen by about 40%. At this rate, we would outstrip the earth’s capacity to support life very soon.<br />
In turn, the pollution we create in the process of production and consumption further destroys the very valuable but scarce natural resources we have on earth.<br />
With deforestation and fewer trees on earth, there are fewer plants to absorb excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, accelerating the impact of global warming. In turn, global warming worldwide have led to climate changes, and phenomenon such as serious flooding and drying up of originally forested land, leading to further loss of precious forests, and destruction of habitat for more plant and animal species.<br />
Over-fishing have almost wiped out some fish populations in the waters, and reduced the number of fishes in the ocean significantly. While the reduction in certain predator fish species may lead to the proliferation of other fish species temporarily, nevertheless the upset to the marine ecosystem has eventually led to the destruction of the natural reefs completely. In the process, more marine species are lost.<br />
At this rate, the earth would not be able to sustain life (including ours) on this planet for long.<br />
Ultimately, all these boil down to the rate that we humans, as a single species (amongst the millions other species on this earth), are consuming the earth’s natural resources. It is time we reflect on the situation and put a halt to the situation.<br />
What does going green mean is that we need to evaluate what we really need, as opposed to what we want. Is the new car really what we need? If not, then don’t buy it.<br />
We need to learn to consume only what we need, and be considerate in our consumption. In other words, remember that we are not the only ones that the earth has to provide for.<br />
But if we really need to make purchases, consider buying <a href="http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/eco-friendly-products.html">eco-friendly products</a> instead. The use of such environmentally friendly products helps you reduce your carbon footprints, and even allow you to contribute to a greener planet.<br />
<a href="" name="conserveenergy"></a><u>What does going green mean:</u> <b><span style="color: green;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Conserve energy</span></span></b><br />
Another aspect of what does going green mean in practice is to conserve energy.<br />
As with the earth’s resources, the sources of energy (in the form of oil, coal, natural gas, etc) on earth are currently finite.<br />
While humans have started exploring other sources of “sustainable energy”, such as palm oil, there are inherent environmental problems with the cultivation of some of these energy sources.<br />
For other infinite and green sources of energy available (eg. solar energy), there are currently still some difficulties in harnessing these potential sources.<br />
Until the day the human population is able to effectively make use of the infinite, sustainable, and green sources of energy available to us, it is important that we conserve our energy resources.<br />
To put what does going green mean in practice, there are many energy saving tips for the home, the office, when driving, and in fact, wherever we go. Adopt them now before it is too late.<br />
Saving energy also means less pollution.<br />
The extraction of energy producing materials such as oil and coal from the earth generates substantial pollution. In turn, the use of these energy materials in driving our power stations, factories and automobiles produces large amounts of pollution and contributes in large ways to global warming.<br />
So the less energy we use, the less pollution we create!<br />
<a href="" name="reduce"></a><u>What does going green mean:</u> <b><span style="color: green;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Reduce consumption and waste</span></span></b><br />
Another important aspect of what does going green mean in practice is to reduce consumption and waste.<br />
The principle of <a href="http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/reduce-reuse-recycle.html">Reduce Reuse Recycle</a> cannot be over-emphasized.<br />
As we reduce our consumption (especially of goods), the world would have less need for energy and resources (especially raw materials), and in the process produce less pollution (whether via the manufacturing industries, or the disposal of waste created through consumption).<br />
As we <a href="http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/reduce-your-trash.html">reduce our waste</a>, we would need to use less energy and resources for handling our unwanted waste. There would be less pollution arising from the landfills and the incinerators.<br />
<a href="http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/reuse.html">Reusing</a> helps us to reduce our consumption of new materials, as well as help to reduce the waste that we create as an entire population.<br />
<a href="http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/what-is-recycling.html">Recycling </a>allows us to reuse the materials in unwanted items to make new items. In this way, valuable resources that would otherwise contribute to pollution (eg. non-biodegradable materials or materials that release harmful substances when burnt) can be diverted away from landfills and incinerators and given a new lease of life in new products. Beyond<a href="http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/benefits-of-recycling.html">environmental benefits of recycling</a>, recycling also <a href="http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/recycling-benefits.html">benefits the human economy</a> and <a href="http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/importance-of-recycling.html">can be political.</a><br />
Put into practice what does going green mean now. Reduce, reuse and recycle!<br />
<a href="" name="balance"></a><u>What does going green mean:</u> <b><span style="color: green;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Protect the earth’s ecological balance</span></span></b><br />
What does going green mean in practice is also to protect the earth’s ecological balance.<br />
The earth’s ecological balance refers to the equilibrium formed as a result of the harmonious co-existence of living organisms, including plants, animals and man, on this planet. Should the balance of this equilibrium tip in any direction, all the organisms involved would be adversely impacted.<br />
So when you seek to protect the earth’s ecological balance, you (as an individual and as a race) actually seek to achieve a harmonious co-existence with other living creatures on this planet.<br />
If you think about it, the human race is but only one of the living species on this earth. In fact, co-existing with us on this planet are millions of other plant and animal species.<br />
Yet for a long time, we humans have lived our lives on this planet as if we own the Earth.<br />
To make way for societal developments, we have destroyed many natural habitats to many plant and animal species. We have been carrying out deforestation and clearing of natural glasslands at alarming rates, for reasons such as to extract resources (eg. paper, tin, etc) from the earth, or simply to get more land for developments (eg. farming, building of cities, landfills).<br />
In the process, we have striped other creatures of their habitats and even lives. With the destruction of forests, we are also hindering the earth’s ability to clean itself of excessive pollutants and carbon dioxide (which contributes to global warming), resulting in a less ideal climate for both ourselves and other living organisms.<br />
To feed our increasing population, we have been stretching the earth beyond its limits, through activities such as over-farming and over-fishing. Unrelenting, we continue to seek to challenge these limits, through inventing new ways of producing more for our greedy species. We introduced the use of man-made chemical fertilizers, artificial hormonal injection in farm animals, and genetic engineering.<br />
In the process, we have introduced many man-made and harmful substances into other species, the environment and ourselves (unwittingly, we have also tainted the quality of our food supplies, and bring harm to our bodies). And many of these substances have impact still beyond our full comprehension.<br />
The ecological balance we have with other living organisms has been greatly upset. Many plant and animal species have gone extinct as a result of man’s actions. And this is even before we have even discovered their existence!<br />
The loss of the numerous plant species also mean goodbye to important sources of medicinal plants and herbs that could potentially be cures to deadly diseases plaguing mankind today.<br />
Whether it is for ethical reasons (ie. taking responsibility for the harm we have), or for selfish reasons (ie. to ensure the continued health of our human species and the earth we live in for our future generations), we need to do something today, before it is too late.<br />
What does going green mean as a race is that we need to be more responsible and proactive in protecting the earth’s ecological balance. This environmental consciousness should be present, whether we are dealing with government policies, or industrial and economic activities, or in our daily living.<br />
It should not be a matter of convenience, or doing whatever we can within the limits of our societal or economic constraints. In fact, considerations for the environment should come first! For without a planet to live in, there would be no room for societal or economic life!<br />
What does going green mean as an individual is you should not over-consume (not just food, but other goods and services as well).In addition, you should also encourage those around you to do the same. By consuming just what we need, we reduce the strain we place on the earth as a source of our resources.<br />
Keep an organic garden, or even start an organic farm, and help reintroduce more life (beyond humans and our needs) on this planet. Use<a href="http://www.essential-organic-living.com/index.html" target="_blank">organic products</a> instead of products that release harmful chemicals into the environment. Donate regularly to forest or wildlife conservation efforts. Or better still, <a href="http://www.treesintrust.com/?ac=yeyqyadyzndckcsoiygbink" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">protect a piece of forest land</a> under your name. Respect the lives of other living creatures (plants and animals alike, not just your cute pet dog or cat), and also educate your kids on the importance of doing so. In this way, you would have built the foundations for a more environmentally-conscious generation.<br />
All these efforts will contribute now and in the long run to keeping this earth sustainable.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Connect with nature by doing gardening at home. Take your children for morning walks on Sundays and see the calming effects of birds chirping, whispering air through the trees and a complete flow of nature. You will feel the difference as this becomes a ritual in life, children will themselves detach themselves with video games and TV and you will detach from your unwanted shopping.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Eco-green living means slowing our fast pace of today and aligning it with the cool pace of nature, living in the moment with awareness to our surrounding. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All this will lead to a peaceful life with almost no health concerns like diabetes, heart disorder or blood pressure.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wishing you all a healthy green life !</span></div>sanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663697581434470166noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175587417971748964.post-33869726234259201982011-10-07T11:42:00.000-07:002013-10-30T06:03:01.453-07:00Top 10 Small Changes With Big Environmental Impacts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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There is growing pressure for every person to pull up their sleeves and do our bit to help the environment. However, when you start trying to do your bit you quickly realize that pretty much every activity you do can be made a little more ‘green’.</div>
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However, there is simply no way you can address every issue you are presented with in the greenest possible way. We would all like too, but the realities of most people’s daily lives mean it simply isn’t possible to make the big changes like spend three hours walking to work instead of driving!</div>
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We have tried to outline ten small changes, which can really help make a big difference to the environment:</div>
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Not only do countries spend millions every year on bottled water, but the sheer amount of plastic needed to hold the liquid reached 1.5 million tonnes in 2005. By using a refillable water bottle and filtering your water it will save you a lot of money and greatly reduce your waste.</div>
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There is simply no need for your electric equipment to be on standby. You may think that your impact is tiny in the whole scheme of things, which is exactly what the rest of the nation thinks too – and why the US wastes $100 million worth of energy each year.</div>
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Homes which have insulated walls and ceilings save an estimated 2000lbs of CO2 every year, that equates to roughly 25% of an average family’s monthly bills.</div>
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It really is worth checking your tire pressure every day. The average person who drives 12,000 miles annually on under-inflated tires uses roughly 144 extra gallons of fuel ($300-$500 a year). This equates to 1.5 extra tons of greenhouse gas.</div>
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Most of us use fertilizers on our gardens. Making a conscious switch to organic fertilizers will notably improve the taste of your fruit and veggies. It will also have a positive impact on your contribution to the water table.</div>
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According to friends of the earth in the UK over 6 million tonnes of paper and board is used only once despite the capacity for recycling. Using 100% post consumer recycled printer paper will save you 5lbs of CO2 per ream.</div>
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<strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">7. Ride or walk</strong></div>
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There are obviously situations when these won’t be an option. But if you can, put that little extra effort in and make sure you do. You will be saving energy, reducing air pollutants and hopefully getting fit at the same time.</div>
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<strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">8. Use rechargeable batteries</strong></div>
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It seems pretty obvious, but non-rechargeable batteries are expensive and very wasteful. Rechargeable batteries have up to 23 times less impact on non-renewable natural resources. Putting this into perspective; if you used rechargeable batteries to produce 1kWh of energy the impact on non-renewable natural resources is comparable to extracting 1kg of petroleum. Using disposable batteries is comparable to extracting 19kg of petroleum.</div>
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I might be going mad, but aren’t they going to turn brown anyway?</div>
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There are plenty of charities which dedicate 100% of their efforts to the pursuit of creating a greener environment. Why not invest in one; it does not have to break the bank.</div>
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As it should, this planet is our home and we need to learn to act in a way that has a more minimal impact on our environment. This has been coupled with the unstable and rapidly changing price of oil, causing consumers to wonder, every time they wait for their <a href="http://precisiondoor.net/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #191ea4; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">garage door</a> to open and head out for the day, if the price at the pump went up or down, and by how much.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.571em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The price at the pump is hardly the only concern as our impact becomes more and more clear. Western and industrialized nations have, in addition to a dependency on massive quantities of oil, an ever-growing need for more and more electricity. Electricity from renewable and sustainable resources is very minimal, and almost negligible in most places, showing us that the problem is a lot bigger than many previously thought. How are we going to counteract, or handle the impact of ever-increasing non-renewable electrical power generation?</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.571em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A small town in the UK called Wadebridge took a stand, as a community, and decided to do something about it, creating a plan to become <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthcomment/geoffrey-lean/8274914/Wadebridge-Britains-first-solar-powered-town.html" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #191ea4; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">the first solar powered city in the United Kingdom</a>. Their first target goal is to have at least thirty percent of their power generation from renewable resources by 2015. While this may seem like a small occurrence, it is a sign of bigger things that could be to come. This plan limits uninhibited growth and certain technologies that might be cheaper than renewable resources. While the price differential of renewable energy and non-renewable energy is still there, the gap is quickly disappearing, making this a much more <a href="http://houseandgardendiy.com/2011/07/should-you-install-solar-energy-for-your-home/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #191ea4; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">doable endeavor</a>.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.571em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">This sets a precedent that wasn’t previously there. A community, under their own power, decided that they wanted to do something to mitigate their impact on the environment, putting a plan into place so as to be able to do so. Other communities could take their lead and these small moves begin to add up to something pretty powerful and pretty big. Many of us feel powerless to actually do anything to make a difference, and what Wadebridge shows us is that, as a community, we can make a decision as to how we want to handle our affairs. 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</div></span></div>sanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663697581434470166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175587417971748964.post-84473101941923609942011-10-01T12:19:00.000-07:002011-10-01T12:21:07.121-07:00START RECYCLING IN THE GARDEN IN 5 EASY STEPS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ebebeb; color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px;"></span><br />
<h1 style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 2.7em; line-height: 1em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></h1><div class="step1" style="background-color: #f8f7eb; background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/display_images/recyclenow_08/startrecycling_bg1.jpg); background-position: 0px 100%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #666666; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; width: 528px;"><div class="stepcontainer" style="background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/images/hi_res/14710_garden1.gif); background-position: 100% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 5px; min-height: 169px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 190px; position: relative; width: 285px;"><h2 style="background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/images/hi_res/14716_startrecycling_garden_1.gif); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; float: left; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 2.5em; height: 58px; line-height: 1em; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: -5000px; width: 300px;">Going greener in the garden</h2><div class="content" style="clear: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 20px;">Millions of tonnes of garden waste, such as grass cuttings, prunings and leaves, are sent to landfill sites each year – in fact it equates to filling the Royal Albert Hall with grass, twigs and leaves more than 70 times over!<br />
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Yet they’re a valuable source of nutrients which could be turned into something altogether more useful – COMPOST!</div></div></div></div><div class="step2" style="background-color: #f8f7eb; background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/display_images/recyclenow_08/startrecycling_bg2.jpg); background-position: 0px 100%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #666666; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; width: 528px;"><div class="stepcontainer" style="background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/images/hi_res/14711_garden2.gif); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 5px; min-height: 158px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-left: 182px; padding-right: 0px; position: relative; width: 285px;"><h2 style="background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/images/hi_res/14717_startrecycling_garden_2.gif); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; float: left; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 2.5em; height: 58px; left: 0px; line-height: 1em; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; text-indent: -5000px; width: 289px;">Things you can do</h2><div class="content" style="clear: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 20px;">You could be...</div><ul style="list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/display_images/recyclenow_08/bullets/generic.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0.4em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">setting up your new compost bin, or</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/display_images/recyclenow_08/bullets/generic.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0.4em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">breathing life into your borders with your own home-made compost, or</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/display_images/recyclenow_08/bullets/generic.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0.4em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">using peat-free compost containing recycled materials, or maybe</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/display_images/recyclenow_08/bullets/generic.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0.4em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">treating yourself to patio furniture made from recycled materials.</li>
</ul><div style="margin-bottom: 20px;">Whatever you are doing, you won't want to keep your garden a secret!</div></div></div></div><div class="step3" style="background-color: #f8f7eb; background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/display_images/recyclenow_08/startrecycling_bg1.jpg); background-position: 0px 100%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #666666; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; width: 528px;"><div class="stepcontainer" style="background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/images/hi_res/14713_garden3.gif); background-position: 100% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 5px; min-height: 169px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 190px; position: relative; width: 285px;"><h2 style="background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/images/hi_res/14718_startrecycling_garden_3.gif); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; float: left; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 2.5em; height: 58px; line-height: 1em; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: -5000px; width: 289px;">Start composting</h2><div class="content" style="clear: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 20px;">A third of the average household bin can be composted. This includes:</div><ul style="list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/display_images/recyclenow_08/bullets/generic.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0.4em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">fruit and vegetable peelings;</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/display_images/recyclenow_08/bullets/generic.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0.4em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">teabags;</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/display_images/recyclenow_08/bullets/generic.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0.4em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">cardboard and newspaper; and</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/display_images/recyclenow_08/bullets/generic.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0.4em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">your garden waste.</li>
</ul><div style="margin-bottom: 20px;">Best of all, it’s easy to do it yourself in a home composting bin.<br />
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Visit the <a href="http://www.recyclenow.com/home_composting/index.html" style="color: #c06401; text-decoration: none;">Home Composting</a> area to find out how to get started and some top tips for getting the best results. Within 6-9 months you’ll have top quality compost to dig into your soil and give your borders a boost!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 20px;">Watch <a href="http://www.recyclenow.com/why_recycling_matters/diarmuid_gavin_talks.html" style="color: #c06401; text-decoration: none;">Diarmuid Gavin's video</a> on how you can combat climate change in your own garden.</div></div></div></div><div class="step4" style="background-color: #f8f7eb; background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/display_images/recyclenow_08/startrecycling_bg2.jpg); background-position: 0px 100%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #666666; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; width: 528px;"><div class="stepcontainer" style="background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/images/hi_res/14714_garden4.gif); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 5px; min-height: 158px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-left: 182px; padding-right: 0px; position: relative; width: 285px;"><h2 style="background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/images/hi_res/14719_startrecycling_garden_4.gif); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; float: left; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 2.5em; height: 58px; left: 0px; line-height: 1em; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; text-indent: -5000px; width: 289px;">Save water</h2><div class="content" style="clear: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 20px;">We can all do our bit to reduce the amount of water we use in our homes and gardens, yet maintain moisture levels in our soil. </div><ul style="list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/display_images/recyclenow_08/bullets/generic.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0.4em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Fit a nozzle on your hosepipe so you can control how much you use. </li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/display_images/recyclenow_08/bullets/generic.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0.4em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Grey water (such as dishwater or water from washing vegetables) can be used to water plants as long as it’s allowed to cool, contains no chemicals and isn’t used on plants you intend to eat! </li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/display_images/recyclenow_08/bullets/generic.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0.4em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Collect rainwater in a water butt. </li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/display_images/recyclenow_08/bullets/generic.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0.4em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Use a soil conditioner or home made compost to aid moisture retention.</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/display_images/recyclenow_08/bullets/generic.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0.4em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Choose plants which like dry conditions, such as grasses, herbs and succulents.</li>
</ul></div></div></div><div class="step5" style="background-color: #f8f7eb; background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/display_images/recyclenow_08/startrecycling_bg1.jpg); background-position: 0px 100%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #666666; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; width: 528px;"><div class="stepcontainer" style="background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/images/hi_res/14715_garden5.gif); background-position: 100% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 5px; min-height: 169px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 175px; position: relative; width: 285px;"><h2 style="background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/images/hi_res/14721_startrecycling_garden_5.gif); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; float: left; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 2.5em; height: 58px; line-height: 1em; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: -5000px; width: 289px;">Get creative</h2><div class="content" style="clear: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 20px;">There’s not much in our homes that can’t be put to a good use in the garden!</div><ul style="list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/display_images/recyclenow_08/bullets/generic.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0.4em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Empty plastic drinks bottles cut in half make great planters or bird feeders</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/display_images/recyclenow_08/bullets/generic.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0.4em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Seedlings can be planted in empty yoghurt pots, egg cartons or cardboard toilet roll tubes. </li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/display_images/recyclenow_08/bullets/generic.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0.4em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">String old CD's or milk bottle tops together to scare the birds away.</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/display_images/recyclenow_08/bullets/generic.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0.4em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Fill in gaps in your lawn by using grass seeds sowed on used tea-bags!</li>
</ul><h4>What shall I do next?</h4><div style="margin-bottom: 20px;">There are lots of different options for recycling in your garden. Why not take a look at these:</div><ul style="list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/display_images/recyclenow_08/bullets/generic.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0.4em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.recyclenow.com/what_can_i_do_today/buying_peatfree_and.html" style="color: #c06401; text-decoration: none;">Buying peat-free and reduced-peat compost</a></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/display_images/recyclenow_08/bullets/generic.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0.4em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.recyclenow.com/what_can_i_do_today/recycled_seed_pots.html" style="color: #c06401; text-decoration: none;">Recycled seed pots</a></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/display_images/recyclenow_08/bullets/generic.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0.4em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.recyclenow.com/what_can_i_do_today/using_peatfree_soil.html" style="color: #c06401; text-decoration: none;">Using peat-free soil conditioner</a></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/display_images/recyclenow_08/bullets/generic.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0.4em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">and the <a href="http://www.recyclenow.com/home_composting/index.html" style="color: #c06401; text-decoration: none;">Home Composting</a> website</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.recyclenow.com/display_images/recyclenow_08/bullets/generic.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0.4em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 12px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">FROM-<a href="http://www.wrap.org.uk/recyclenow_08/what_can_i_do_today/start_recycling_in_the_garden/index.html">http://www.wrap.org.uk/recyclenow_08/what_can_i_do_today/start_recycling_in_the_garden/index.html</a></li>
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What a way to reuse that old tube tv! Your cat can cozy up in style.</div><div style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">It even has a little toy attached to the antennae so the kitty can wack around.</div><div style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">It’s available at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/78570428/upcycled-television-pet-bed" target="new">Etsy </a>for a nice $130 though. There is only one left so you better get. It does look like a unique art piece. But for this much maybe you can make one on your own from your old tv. Just make sure you recycle or dispose properly all the electronic “guts” from that old tv!</div><div><br />
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