Information provided by Best Mattress Reviews: Every year, less than 1% of used mattresses are recycled and nearly 20 million mattresses end up in junkyards all over the United States. Mattresses do not compact as well as regular garbage, and can create dangerous holes in landfills....
While an essential element of life in the USA, roads and other highways are often environmentally disastrous. The materials involved in road construction have a high carbon footprint, they are often costly in terms of upkeep and studies have shown that road construction harms ecology...
Are you aware that indoor air pollution can be 5 times worse than outdoor air pollution? The American Environmental Protection Agency ranks home air quality among the top five public health concerns. About 4.3 million people globally die as a result of household air pollution....
Gardeners may have a “green thumb”, but that may not make them ecofriendly green. While it intuitively makes sense that planting more flowers will help the Earth, there are many facets of gardening that can actually do harm to the planet. Fort Collins, Colorado has...
In a survey of 2,300 people, it was found that the average adult uses 9 personal care products every day. These products contain 126 unique chemical ingredients, and while some of these ingredients may be harmless, other elements are not as innocuous as we think...
Making use of sustainable lighting is not an option, it is a responsibility. An LED light is able to cut energy consumption by over 80% when compared to other light bulbs and can last up to 25% longer. A US department of Energy Study found...
For a state with such a green, outdoorsy reputation, Colorado is pretty bad at recycling. Before you skip the trip to the recycling bin, consider the following: Only 19% of what we throw away is diverted away from landfills, compared to the U.S. average of 35%....
It may seem ludicrous that you have air pollution inside your home, until you consider that air pollution includes any unnatural particles in the air. Dust and dirt inside the home gets into your lungs, causing you and your family allergies or illnesses. Every homeowner...
Keeping our homes warm is no small task. There are so many options that it’s easy to get confused among the choices. When it comes down to the minute details, what matters most is the environmentally friendly factor. Luckily, there are as many, if not...
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