Technology and Environmental Safety

Innovations in technology give us an edge in using modern equipment to simplify our work and household chores. We have automatic washing machine to free us from the tiring task of washing our clothes because with the automatic equipment it’s easier and quicker to have our washing done. We also have advanced machines in our kitchen to give us convenience in cooking and cleaning equipment to do our chores around the house with ease. But as we say it has its pros and cons as well because using modern day equipment has disadvantages too like the pce contamination that they found in dry cleaner shop.

In dry cleaning business they use chemicals instead of water to complete the cleaning process of your clothes and belongings that need to be cleaned carefully without using water. And though I can recommend having your stuff toys, suits, gowns and other delicate clothes dry cleaned you can also try to see if your dry cleaning shops follow Environmental-friendly procedures. As they regularly use certain chemicals to deliver quality cleaning services its best that they know the standard procedures in administering and storing such chemicals.

These chemicals can be a source of toxins and contaminants in your place which can be transmitted through soil contamination like the perc contaminants discovered in Bloomington Cleaners where the owner himself had his shop’s flooring and parking grounds reported and excavated for possible contamination of soil. It’s good that he became aware of environment and learned that exposure to contamination can cause liver diseases. With the help of Enviroforensics you can have your place subjected and checked for soil/groundwater investigation and remediation, vapor intrusion assessment and mitigation.

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The Air that We Breathe

Our health depends on what we eat, what we do and sometimes on the kind of environment that we live in. Most of the times those that live in air-polluted areas has a big risks of acquiring respiratory diseases and developed weakness in lungs and other affected body organs. It’s best to maintain a clean and green environment to promote healthy living. But it’s also a must that we start our cleanliness in our own homes because it’s the place that we stay longer. Home is where we eat, sleep, rest and spend our free hours from work and other activities so it should be the cleanest of all things.

When we think of clean environment in our house we should think also of the air we breathe because most of the times that’s where we acquire common colds, coughs and allergies. The air in our house should be purified with the help of purifiers like Rabbit Air which purifies air by removing dust, allergens and eliminate odors from cigarettes, mildew and mold and chemicals. They have HEPA filter in their purifiers which assures filter capabilities of capturing airborne particles down to 0.3 microns in size. With the help of these air purifiers we can prevent the occurrence of air-borne diseases and allergies.

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Green Fundraising

I've joined many organizations in the past and have been employed with several companies but I still have to find for the one who has the best fundraising goals in mind. There are many fundraising activities I've been involved mainly because my kids were enrolled in those schools or I'm a member of certain organizations. Two years ago my daughters' school has a fundraising to put up a computer room for the students and we're all excited for that project but I didn't agreed with the way they want the funds collected. They promoted a bingo game to be played by all, I just paid my due but didn't played in any game as I believe that it didn't have to do that game just to raise money. Now I found these green fundraising ideas from Nature's Vision which is really fit for a good cause because the products are environmental friendly. I adhere to these kinds of green fundraising goals, cause and means because fundraiser doesn't have to resort to means that will not portray a good example to kids.

Nature's Vision offers products that will not only brings fund to you but will serve as nice collection for those who wants to buy and help the fundraising campaign. They have various products and ideas for your fundraising for schools, companies, churches and various organizations. The fundraiser will not only fulfill their dreams and goals but will definitely reach the community with the good green fundraising products from Nature's Vision. Buyers or supporters of the fundraising can choose from stylish items like hats, bags, candles, cotton t-shirts with cute designs, jewelry and others. All items are nature-inspired with designs of animals, flowers, woods and more of nature's best.

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Texas Waste Management

Our town’s Mayor has started strict regulation on garbage and its disposal. I attended a seminar in school about the drive to restore the beauty of our town’s river in order to prevent the occurrence of heavy floods on rainy season. The river that used to be so wide, deep and clean in the time of my ancestors is now shallow and dirty and the municipality started the cleanup a year ago. Now I saw posters of the save river project and will implemented strict rules on waste management now and will fine anyone who will throw their garbage on the river.

In this regard people should really see the importance of waste management in our lives. It could affect the environment and can prevent further disaster in the future. Proper disposal is of great help especially in the manufacturing factories and hospitals. Some medical waste is potentially infectious waste and will cause human and environmental harm if not properly disposed.   Choosing the right medical waste disposal like the  Texas waste management that offers affordability, reliability and compliance with the laws governing disposal of medical waste is very important.

The Excel Medical Waste in Texas with their biohazardous waste disposal system provides all these with an efficient solution for administering medical waste disposal needs. Their services include superior customer service, flexible schedules, convenient containers of boxes and liners for routine waste service pickups, online manifests, comprehensive training, order products online and mail back program. If you’re in Texas you can call them now for a free quotation of safe and environmental friendly waste disposal system.

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Electronics Recyclers

I’ve been employed with various companies and most of the times assigned in IT department. My last job was in telecommunications and as such we have plenty of old, broken and discarded equipment and computers. We always store it in the stock room but as the years passed by it has grown out of control because more and more stocks were added which consumed the room’s capacity. We had a hard time disposing the old gadgets and equipment so we worked on inventories on the items that can be used and those that should be discarded. The idea of using or hiring electronics recyclers proved to be the best way to make the best of old electronics equipment and items. 

Because of the world’s drive to protect our environment there are companies like ROUND2 which provide comprehensive computer recycling services to those companies who uses electronic equipment, computers and gadgets. They deliver innovative eCycling solutions that’s environment friendly and beneficial to all concern. Now that electronic waste is fast becoming a large segment in our world’s trash I’m glad to know that there are reliable and customizable recycling services that maximize economic yield and at the same time minimize environmental impact. So now disposing our old and discarded electronic things and computers won’t be a problem anymore.

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Geothermal Heating and Cooling

Every end of the month I have to face the task of paying utilities and bills of the house. I always wonder why our electric bill seems the same every month no matter how we tried our best to conserve consumption. We have a digital meter and it seems more costly on meter reading , just a thought! Anyway we really have to think of ways on how to lessen our consumption or a great percentage of our income will just go to our electric provider. I’m just glad that I can seriously plan ways of conserving because I’m always here in the house unlike before that I’m in the office on daytime.

I was browsing the net and I learned that Arizona has a different climate where heat can be so intense that there’s difficulty if the residents will just use an ordinary cooling systems. The difference on their outside and inside temperature is quite extreme. It’s good that GeOasis Hybrid provide geothermal heating and cooling that will specifically solve the problem there. They offer a different heating and cooling system that will efficiently provide needed temperature whether it’s hot or cold.

With the use of geothermal heat pump you can save money because these units uses solar energy to provide heating, air conditioning and hot water. There are many benefits of using GeOasis hybrid geothermal systems like heating your pool on cold months and cooling it on warm months and domestic water is heated for free on warm months when your air conditioner is in use. You don’t have to worry about paying for this technology as some programs will help you with payments for this one.

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Energy Saving and Environmentally Safe HVAC Systems

Our electric bills arrived today and as always it’s high even if we tried to limit our consumption. Sometimes it puzzles me that even on frequent blackouts in a month the electric reading and billing is almost the same. Well we can’t complain as it will just put us nowhere. I’m really thinking of some ways on how to conserve energy. I checked on the wattage of lights and other electrical appliances and made some notes on my pad.

I wonder if there are appliances that I can get to help me save money on electric bills like what I saw from the site of Robertson Electric where they placed high priority on coming up with electric products that will save their clients expenses for electric bills. They even have the Green Screened technology where you can turn your home comfort systems to environmentally safe products. You can count on them to do all hvac Charlottesville needs for repair and installations because they provide such services on heating and cooling system, humidifiers, air cleaners, thermostat, electrical, plumbing, water heater and new home electrical installations. So replace your old heating and cooling systems and replaced them with energy saving and eco-friendly products. It’s like having an investment that will give you profit.

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:TC - Urban (Signs)

Thursday Challenge

"URBAN" (Buildings, Traffic, Graffiti, Signs, People,...)

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This is the new foot bridge constructed beside my former office in Libis which I've waited for several years to be constructed. It was requested through a Citizens' patrol coverage hosted by no other than our office mate. Citizens' Patrol is an afternoon show in ABS-CBN 2 where they let the people air their request and complaints thru their show.

Well anyway you can see the signs on the right side in Filipino language 'Tumawid sa Tamang Tawiran' (please cross on the right pedestrian lane) or if there's a footbridge like this pedestrians should use the footbridge provided for pedestrians. The road is a very dangerous one because it's just below the Libis flyover. Many lives were already taken by this road. I've seen some of the accidents through our building's glass windows.

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Home and Garden Composters

As a Mom I’ve been very cautious of all waste in the house and it starts in the kitchen where I spent most of my time in the morning. Everyday I have to take care of all the waste food and if I just put in the trash it will just accumulate together with all the kitchen waste of my neighbors. It’s hard to think what will happen to our garbage landfill if all people will have so many trash everyday.

My Auntie tries to limit her trash by burning the leaves in our backyard to bring smoke to our mango tree because it is believed that it would bring out fruits if they do it. It does but the smoke and the smell affects our neighbors next door. I read somewhere that it also affects our environment. I remember my uncle in the province turn these waste into compost and use it as fertilizers to his crops. But that’s the old manual way of doing compost unlike what they have in the market now that with the use of garden composters they can recycle household and yard waste into fertilizer thus bringing the nutrients of food and garden back into the land that produce them in the first place. Join in the eco-friendly process and choose from Outdora’s range of home composters. I find the odor free compost caddy good to use for small household like us.

There are other ways of making organic fertilizer like using the Worm Farms home composters where the compost bin is filled with worms inside. This kind of composting produces compost tea which can also be used as a very good organic plant food. This way we can help our environment maintain an eco-friendly atmosphere because of using all ways of composting waste not only from our food, our garden but also from our pet’s droppings.

Well did you know that even our own waste from our bodies can turn into a good mulch for your plants by using composting toilets? This is a very interesting thing for me as you don’t just help the environment but minimize your water costs as well. It’s good to be aware of our environment because having a clean and safe environment is a plus in maintaining our body’s good health.

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Reusable Shopping Tote Bags

4As the climate and environment seem to be acting abnormal nowadays the concerned people and some government entities are calling for us to preserve our environment. It means that we should preserve natural resources like trees, rivers and lands. We should be aware also solid waste management. We should try minimizing garbage and promote recycling of products. I’ve been watching some shows about this one and been reading online when I saw these reusable shopping tote bag which promotes the ‘Go Green’ movement.

At Mother Earth Fundraising they’re selling eco friendly products which can save most of our natural resources like oceans, lakes, rivers and soils. I learned a lot from the site and you should see and read for yourself. Check them out at http://www.motherearthfundraising.com.

Here are some of the Dodo bags’ eco-chic designs which are made from unbleached cotton.

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Reusable Sandwich Wrap and Mat

Are you always wrapping up sandwiches and food for your kids’ snack in school? Chances are you’re using plastic bags to wrap and secure them. But are you aware of how much these plastic bags are adding up to our landfill. Let’s now think of our environment and think of other ways or other means to wrap the sandwiches of our little ones.

Take a look at these Wrap-N-Mat sandwich wrap which I happened to browsed online. It will keep the food fresh for hours and help the environment by reducing plastic waste. It’s a reusable sandwich wrap and placemat in one, easy to clean and air dry. All wraps are safe because it’s lead-free. It’s economical too as you can use it for the entire school year. Isn’t it fresh! Check them out at http://www.motherearthfundraising.com and see other eco friendly products there.

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