Category Archives: Going Green

Cleaning your Water Cistern Tanks

Having a safe and clean water cistern is very important. To ensure that you have a guaranteed source of safe and drinkable water that flows from your water cistern tank, you should take the time to clean it every 5 years or so. This can be done on your own, without the need of experts\' ...

Benefits of Water Cistern

Ever wanted how you can fully utilize the rainwater that comes pouring down once in a while? Installing a water cistern will ensure that you do not let nature\'s gift go to waste. Installing a water cistern may be costly, but there are many benefits to gain from one. Basically, a rainwater cistern does exactly ...

Useful Tips for Rain Water Storage

Harvesting rainwater from a rainy day. It may sound outdated and medieval in this century but don\'t be quick to dismiss its usefulness in times of drought or water supply disruption.Rainwater storage is not a difficult task, as it seems to be but always take precaution from water overflowing before it becomes a breeding ground ...

Building an eco-friendly roof

Germany, United Kingdom and Scandinavian are among countries that use eco-friendly roofing which contains actual vegetation because it saves the owners up to 50 percent in heating, cooling and insulation costs over time. Although, there are many different types of eco-friendly roofing, few are as good and beautiful for the environment such as the \'Living ...

Why do you need a solar electric fence

A solar-powered fence is the answer for your traditional wire fence when they no longer deters wild animals. The sun is the main and only source for the fences to power up, so you don\'t have to use AC outlet. Although, it\'s solar powered, they still provide enough electric shock to stay the wild animals ...

Recycling Bottles

In the United States alone, nearly 13 million of glass jars and bottles are recycled every day but not all of them can be recycled. Some of the items that can be recycled include soda bottles, food containers, beer, wine, and liquor bottles, and juice containers. These recycled items can be recycled whether through curbside ...

Recycling bags

Recycling has become the necessity in sustaining our environment and also reduces all the wastefulness that always ends up in our landfill. Getting yourself and your household member to use recycling bags is one of the ways to help the environment. The recycling bags can either be placed in your garage or by the back ...

Using Candle Wax to Make New Candles

You can make creative gifts from candle wax which has already dripped off another candle and create a unique brand new candle along with scented, colourful or just a simple one. Reusing old candles can save money and is also a good project to do with your children. Below are some of the tips and ...

Using Coffee Grounds as Fertilizer

Trees around us require good care in order to boost their growth. This can be achieved with an annual or biannual fertilizer which helps them reach full potential and grow much faster. Trees require nitrogen, phosphate and potash to enable them to flourish. By using coffee grounds which are organic materials that provide natural fertilizers ...

Using Recycled Materials to decorate

Using recycled materials that you can find in your house does not mean that you are using old or worn out materials. The materials can be restored into something really good and also help your interior decoration look good and attractive. Below are some of the tips and ideas of using recycled materials for your ...

Using tea leaves as fertilizer

The tea manufacturing industries always end up with lots of leftovers or waste products daily. The leftover teas can be used as fertilizer for your gardens and the tea manufacturing companies normally sells these wastes to whoever wants it. Some of the waste tea nowadays has been mixed with horse stable manure and sandstone sawdust ...

Using Old Doors to Build a Coffee Table

In order for you to have a unique item in your house, you can simply reuse or recycle old things and turn it into something that you can use. For example, an old door which is still in good condition can be restyled into a very stylish coffee table for your living hall or patio. ...

Use Old Windows to Build a Room Divider

In order to help save the environment, your old windows can be used as a unique room divider in your house. Due to the old window frames come with variety styles and sizes, you can choose either a multi-framed window for creating a touch of Old World class or even create something new, dynamic and ...

Making your garden organic

Organic fruits and vegetables are not only safer for human consumption, they also contain more nutrients than commercially grown ones. However, choosing to buy organic can be very costly. The more economical way and safer bet is to organically grow fruits and vegetable in your own garden.Space Going organic does not mean that you need a ...

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