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Tips for a green kitchen

Let’s face it, the kitchen is one of the places around the home that generates the most waste, and where the most chemicals are used. Given that the kitchen is used multiple times a day for food preparation, it’s only natural, right? Fortunately, rather than washing chemicals down the sink and throwing out your uneaten food, there are some more sustainable approaches you can take to your kitchen. Set up a compost bin or worm farm for all of your More

Rethinking your car use

One of the biggest contributors to the carbon footprint produced by most people is the car. Cars are well-known for pumping large amounts of pollution into the air—large cars or older cars that have not been properly cared for are especially to blame—but still, many people tend to be heavily reliant on their cars. It’s not uncommon to see a household with several cars—in some households, each individual owns their own car!

Fortunately there are some ways of cutting back More