Sandra asks…
Eco friendly alternative to trash bags for your trash?
ok so i buy all those eco friendly reusable trash bags
so i bought all those reusable bags now what?
The Expert answers:
If you really want to be green you can cut down on your trash by doing a few things differently. Any fruit or vegetable trash you can bury in your backyard like in a compost pile. No meat trash, grease or oil. Hopefully you have recycling in your town so all the excessive paper, plastic and packaging goes in there. Any trash from the bathroom ie. Personal hygiene products, tissues, cotton balls, razors etc have to go in the trash so instead of plastic bags why not wrap it in newspaper? Most of the brown bags in the grocery stores are made from recycled materials already so they really aren’t terrible to use. Just try to reduce the amount of waste that goes to the landfill. There’s a place to recycle just about everything these days. Just do a little research. Good Luck!
Nancy asks…
Which is the most cost effective, eco friendly way to generate electricity?
I’m keen about eco friendly electricity generating but am wondering which is the most cost affective as i am aware that some are more expensive than on the grid electrics.
The Expert answers:
If cost is greatest concern be warned that it is almost impossible to generate your own electricity at lower cost than the big boys can. They have economy of scale on their side. Even if you think you can, it is probably because you haven’t factored in all the real costs, including the cost of money (capital).
It on top of being cheap you also want eco freindly then that is a BIG ask.
Try replacing as many electrical appliances with non electrical as you can for starters. Say solar heating for space heating and hot water, that is money saving and eco friendly.
The suggestion that CO2 is eco freindly and harmless when it comes from fossil fuels must have been asleep for the last 10 yrs or so. Its that thinking got us into the GW mess we are in.
Likewise nuclear, yesss real good. No emissions, mmmm, no damage to water? Wonder if he has considered all stages of the energy cycle including the mining transport, construction of reactor decomissioning? Waste disposal? Occassional failures, Chernoble ring a bell? 3 mile island?… Besides do you really expect that as an individual you will be allowed to build a nuclear power plant, even if you could afford it. Hey Iran wants to build nuclear plants, it says for power purposes, the western powers are saying we will not let you build an independent nuclear power cycle. You must buy fuel from us. You are not allowed to make your own! Sounds a bit like bully boy tactics, to enforce a cartel situation. The arguements about nuclear poliferation don’t actually stack up against scrutiny as it seams it is now ‘OK’ to sell uranium to India even though it never signed up to the international inspections or non polliferation treaty (Iran has), and if Iran wanted to use the materials to create terror attacks it can with lowlevel enriched fuel in a dirty bomb anyway, right now and under the rules they are trying to impose.
(main problems with nuclear are social political and then economical, (most enjoy govt overt and hidden subsidies to be competitive).
So you could always build your own windmill, it is the easiest electricity generating power source to build yourself, that would make it cheap and possibly eco freindly if you choose the right materials, like recycled timber, and scraps. Etc.
William asks…
How can I get my company Eco-friendly certified?
My company is an interactive media shop and would like to become eco–friendly certified? Does any one know of any businesses or programs that can certify a business to be “green?”
The Expert answers:
What does your company do that’s so green that you deserve a certification?
Charles asks…
Has anyone had a bad experience with eco-friendly laundry detergent?
I tried it, and it bleached white spots on all my clothes, even when they were turned inside out.
This is what I get for trying to be eco–friendly…(the stuff is expensive, too!!)
If you use an eco friendly detergent and it works, what is it?
The Expert answers:
That is why i stick to Tide Coldwater, at least i save money not using hot/warm water…and now that i know i def won’t be trying those eco-friendly brands
Susan asks…
how do i clean up if an eco friendly bulb breaks IN MY BEDROOM?
eco–friendly bulb broke in my bedroom, what do i do? call a hazmat team?
The Expert answers:
The eco bulbs or florescent tube light bulbs have mercury inside them and the only why to get rid of the mercury is a haz. Mat. Team even they can’t get rid of it all. If there are no little kids living or running around the house they ventilating the room for a day or two should be efficient enough. If their are kids I highly advice a haz mat team and if you ever feel any of these symptoms:
# Impairment of the peripheral vision
# Disturbances in sensations (“pins and needles” feelings, numbness) usually in the hands feet and sometimes around the mouth
# Lack of coordination of movements, such as writing
# Impairment of speech, hearing, walking;
# Muscle weakness
# Skin rashes
# Mood swing
# Memory loss
# Mental disturbance
Call poison control right away.
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