Living a Conscious & Eco-Friendly Life
Cotton fills our home through both reusable and single-use products. The clothing that we wear and the towels that we use are commonly made from cotton, as of course are cotton balls, cotton swabs, and even some coffee filters. You’re sure to go through a lot of single-use cotton products, but even cotton clothing and …
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Acrylic is a category of plastic that has uses ranging from electronics, windows, aquariums, and even clothing. Because acrylic is so widely used, you may not even be aware that a lot of things you have at home are made from it. But if you are sure that something is made from acrylic and you …
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Wood is such a popular material, it would be impossible to name all of the products made from it. But the problem with wood is that trees have to be cut down in order to get it. Considering all of the products that are made from wood, that’s a lot of trees. Being able to …
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Cellophane has become a generic term for a plastic film that is used as a wrapping material. It can be found wrapped around food products, flower bouquets, and gift baskets. Cellophane allows consumers to see how fresh their food is, and it can help control moisture in both food products and flower bouquets. But if …
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Tissue paper is one of the cheapest gift-wrapping and packing materials that money can buy. It comes in a wide range of colors and prints so that people can truly personalize their gifts. As the holidays roll around every year, you may find yourself with an abundance of tissue paper that you aren’t sure what …
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When we think of a cork, we typically think of the stopper found in wine bottles that helps with preservation and freshness. But cork has a lot more uses than that. Yes, it’s true that one of the original uses for cork was a bottle stopper, but it is also used to make flotation devices …
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Whether you’ve just bought a house or have lived in the same place for decades, radon is something you just can’t ignore. Radon can build up in your home and cause lifelong health problems before you even know it’s there. In fact, it’s estimated that 1 in 15 homes in the United States contain high …
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It’s not a secret that recycling is better for the environment than sending your waste materials to a landfill. Recycling cuts down on energy use, ocean pollution, and the need to make new materials from scratch. But out of the 3 Rs, recycling is the least eco-friendly. Despite all of the benefits of recycling, it …
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Palm wax has been increasingly used as a replacement for paraffin wax in candle-making, cosmetics, soaps, and lubricants. Although it is sometimes equated with carnauba wax, which also comes from a palm tree, the two are not entirely the same thing. You see, palm wax comes from trees that specifically produce palm oil, and it …
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We all have our favorite TV shows, sports teams, and guilty pleasure movies that we love to watch. And what’s more exciting than getting a new TV with a larger screen and higher resolution to watch them on? It’s a good idea to keep that TV box for a week or two to make sure …
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