Fight against plastic bags

Article by Gearup 4 Nature

The City of Los Angeles is the latest city to join the ban on use of plastic bags in grocery stores. Plastic bags and film packaging wraps can be easily recycled into composite lumber and wide variety of other useful products.

Proponents of plastic bags claim that they are more environmental friendly than paper bags used at grocery stores because they use 70 percent less energy to manufacture. Opponents claim that small amount of plastics bags are recycled and the remainder cause more harm to the environment because they are not biodegradable quickly and endanger wildlife specially sea animals.

Most state governments require recycling centers to be located at source generation such as grocery stores.

Reuse of bags by recycling, refusal of plastic bags at the stores, using them as trash liners to avoid additional plastic bag use, other uses such as store food and other household items, and use them in craft preparation are many ways one can reuse plastic bags. Above all the best is recycling in order to avoid many hazards that a bag can create. When you throw plastic bags for recycling make sure they are free of debris, bundle as much as possible and put them in your recyclable trash container not in your regular trash container.

Ideas to Improve Energy Efficiency in the Home

Article by PC Walls

Everyone has a temperature they feel most comfortable at, and most of us are willing to spend at least some of our hard earned dollars to try and achieve that. Air conditioning and heating are one of the greatest modern achievements, but energy has become increasingly expensive over time. It’s no longer cost-effective to run the HVAC all day long. A better alternative is to explore some options you have around the house to regulate the temperature and prevent hot or cold air loss. Here are just a few of the recent improvements consumers have access to, and how they affect your home.

Replace Doors and Windows

If you walk the house during the cold season, you’ll notice that some parts of the house are draftier than others. This is because of small gaps that appear over time, like gaps in the paint or worn down weather stripping, that leak hot or cold air from our space. Sealant can help, but replacing windows can be especially effective if the windows are older than ten years. New improvements have made windows even better at regulating temperature through heat loss.

Replace HVAC Filters

The filters of an HVAC unit are important to replace on a regular basis. They can help improve the air quality in your home, but they also protect the internals of your heating and air conditioning unit. These filters are easy to replace, inexpensive and they will improve the long-term sustainability of your AC unit.