The Environmental Impact of Insulated Water Bottles

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The Environmental Impact of Insulated Water Bottles

In the pursuit of sustainability and reducing our ecological footprint, it is important to evaluate the environmental consequences of everyday items. Insulated water bottles have gained popularity in recent years due to their ability to keep beverages at desired temperatures for extended periods of time. These bottles offer numerous benefits beyond their functional features, warranting a closer examination of their environmental impact and their potential contribution to a greener future. They can be an easy, sustainable choice for people from all walks of life. This convenience makes them ideal for individuals trying to "go green" without making extreme or costly changes to their lifestyles.

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Environmentally Friendly Ways to Manage Infestations of These 5 Pests in The Home

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Environmentally Friendly Ways to Manage Infestations of These 5 Pests in The Home

Knowing how best to deal with pest infestations without the use of harsh chemicals can be challenging. Pesticides, poisons, and other commercial pest control products can damage the environment and harm wildlife. If you’re dealing with an infestation or hope to prevent one from happening in the first place, there are better ways to handle it than with harsh chemicals.

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27 Ways to Be More Environmentally Friendly

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27 Ways to Be More Environmentally Friendly

If you are concerned about the environmental impact of your choices and want to make sustainable choices, then you are not alone. Being environmentally friendly is becoming increasingly important in today's world. With the effects of climate change becoming more and more apparent, it's important that we all do our part to reduce our impact on the planet.

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Minimizing Environmental Risks at Construction Sites

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Minimizing Environmental Risks at Construction Sites

Builders already have some daunting responsibilities when they step onto jobsites. They’re responsible for keeping their projects safe, efficient and cost effective. Juggling that many obligations on top of the day-to-day aspects of the labor they do can be a lot. It’s understandable that many contractors would be hesitant to add ecological concerns to their workload. Even so, ensuring their activities have as little impact on the environment as possible is a critical part of being a responsible company.

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Water Conservation 101: A Guide for Consumers (infographic)

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Water Conservation 101: A Guide for Consumers (infographic)

Want to help protect the Earth and its dwindling finite resources? There are lots of ways to get started! From following strict recycling practices to avoiding single-use plastics, people everywhere can take small steps that have the potential to add up to a big difference. One area in particular that’s easy to make a change and live green is in water conservation.

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5 Ways That Companies Greenwash

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5 Ways That Companies Greenwash

As consumers are becoming more environmentally conscious, companies have begun to cater to the growing expectation that the production process and the materials used are clean and leave a low carbon footprint. However, implementing these changes is costly, and many companies have begun greenwashing by claiming their products are environmentally friendly without actually making the changes necessary to ensure that their products are truly green.

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The Ultimate Eco-Friendly Gardening Checklist

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The Ultimate Eco-Friendly Gardening Checklist

Guest post by Greg Niewold

Anyone who loves to garden knows that one of the best parts of winter is looking ahead to spring: the season of planting. This year as you’re dreaming and planning, why not think about trying some eco-friendly strategies in your garden? Whether you’re a total newbie or a veteran grower, you may be surprised to learn how little steps toward sustainability could improve your everyday garden operations. With eco-friendly approaches, not only will your garden be greener and gentler to the environment, but you’ll possibly save costs and improve your yield, too.

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7 Incredible Ways to Make Commercial Buildings More Sustainable

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7 Incredible Ways to Make Commercial Buildings More Sustainable

Due to their size and use, commercial buildings were traditionally not very green. However, times are changing, and so is the commercial building industry. Today these buildings, no matter their purpose, can become more environmentally friendly than ever. If you’re trying to reach eco-friendliness with your commercial building, it’s important to know all the steps you need to take. In this post you’ll read about just a few of the ways that commercial buildings can become more sustainable.

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5 ways businesses can boost profits with recyclable plastic cards

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5 ways businesses can boost profits with recyclable plastic cards

Guest post by Juliette Savage

Have you thought about how damaging the items in your purse or wallet can be to the environment?

The average person has 4 cards in their wallet, usually made from plastic and only used for one thing. To put that figure into perspective, this results in at least 271.4 million cards circulating just the United Kingdom at any given moment. These cards are often debit cards, credit cards and membership cards, and although they are vital to many people, they also cause a large amount of damage to our planet when they expire and are thrown away. Once discarded, these cards can take up to 450 years to decompose, due to the thickness and PVC that they are made from.

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Eco-Friendly Packaging & Green Shipping Ideas

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Eco-Friendly Packaging & Green Shipping Ideas

Guest post by Katreena Sarmiento

Since the pandemic first hit, many physical establishments have opted to do their transactions online since people are going out less often. Lockdown and quarantine is a new reality for many people nowadays. Because of this new confinement to our houses, we therefore rely on online businesses for our daily transactions.

How do you enjoy opening your parcels and packages? Do you also do unboxing challenges when an exciting order arrives?

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3 Reasons Why Calico Bags Are Kinder to the Environment

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3 Reasons Why Calico Bags Are Kinder to the Environment

Guest post by Hilary Wilkinson

If you haven’t heard about calico bags before, they serve as the ideal environment-friendly alternative to disposable plastic bags. Calico bags are made of plain-woven cotton fabric. Since it’s a natural material, it’s an eco-friendly and versatile product that continues to gain popularity worldwide. These bags have half-processed and unbleached cotton fibers, achieved by weaving natural cotton. The process provides the calico bags with a cream-like, raw appearance suitable for printing.

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5 Things to Consider When Building Green

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5 Things to Consider When Building Green

Guest post by Chloe Taylor

When it comes to new construction development, green building practices have been gaining a lot of traction in recent years. The environmental problems and challenges our planet is currently facing have prompted the need for the integration of sustainable elements into everything from interior design to architecture to construction processes. This has led to the development of numerous green technologies which only continue to evolve.

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Anatomy of an Agrihood: 5 Popular Features (Infographic)

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Anatomy of an Agrihood: 5 Popular Features (Infographic)

guest post by Karlyn McKell

Farm-to-table living is easier than ever in the new mixed-use developments popping up across the U.S. known as agrihoods! There are at least 200 agrihoods in the U.S. today spanning 28 states, and many more are currently under construction.

So what is an agrihood, exactly? These planned housing developments are built around a working farm. The idea is that residents can get back to the basics by living in a sustainable community that grows food, embraces the outdoors, and promotes communal living.

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