Top 5 causes of plastic pollution
The top 5 sources of plastic pollution and what you can do about it.
K-Cup Pollution, Compostable K-Cup Solution
Why use compostable K-cups? If you are concerned about waste and plastic pollution, but you love the convenience and quality offered by your Keurig, then compostable K-cups are the way to go. With the popularity of Keurig coffee makers on the rise, the waste left behind has blown sky high. Literally, these little plastic cups …
Trash pollution in the ocean – Let’s clean it up
Ocean Water Pollution Facts Many people mistakenly assume that the oceans are so large that pollution will not have any major effect on them. Pollution happens on a large scale, but most people only think of their own habits. If you think about the amount of trash, recycling and litter that you produce all by …
Make your own fruit fly traps
Best DIY fruit fly traps If you love farm fresh produce as much as I do, you’ll probably experience the occasional fruit fly epidemic. I recently experienced an invasion of epic scale, so I did some digging and I was going to try out all the different traps I found, but the first one I …
Energy saving tips for your oven
Have you ever thought about how much energy your oven uses? It is one of the biggest draws in the kitchen. There are definitely some differences between gas and electric, but I won’t go into great detail about those differences here, suffice to say that gas is usually a bit cheaper to run. What I do …
Soap Nuts – the Low-Cost, Non-Toxic Cleaner
I recently came across a really cool new cleaning product. Except that it isn’t new, and it’s not exactly a product, but there are products made from it and you can buy it. This is starting to sound like a riddle, so I’ll get to the point: SOAP NUTS!! What is a soap nut? Soap …
Chemical Free Cleaner – BathStone
We all dread cleaning the bathroom. It is one of the germiest rooms and often the room that requires the most scrubbing with all that soapscumbuild up. I especially dread using harsh chemicals in such a confined area. I have tried scrubbing bubbles and other major cleaning products. I find that I have to spray …
Save Energy, Stop Drafts in your Home
Check for drafts, and don’t wait for winter. Drafts in any season can cause your a/c or furnace to work overtime, costing $$ and energy. Finding drafts I did some digging and found this really cool DIY draft detector. Here is a video explaining how to put it together, once you have it together you …
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – In that order!
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Son of the West (INTP) (@usa_ohio_constitutionalist) on Sep 12, 2017 at 5:15pm PDT What’s the problem with recycling? So many people get caught up in the recycle part of that old adage, “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.” Have you noticed it’s the last part of the statement? The …