Many consumers are making the switch from plastic grocery bags to reusable canvas totes, but few families have yet to adjust their habits when it comes to plastic garbage bags. The use of non-biodegradable plastic in trash bags is nearly universal, and may be one of the main reasons that so many people do not […]
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New Yorkers are a green bunch. We take public transportation everywhere, we live in one of the top states walking in the countryside, and the bravest among us even ride in our own vehicles on urban roads. Today, there are more Farmers markets than ever, and areas like Brooklyn are redefining what it means. to […]
A home kitchen creates all kinds of waste, many of which can be disposed of safely. However, fatty foods such as meat or butter drippings, cooking oils, sauces, and mayonnaise-based dishes should never be drained. Colder sewer pipe temperatures turn these things into solids, which will build up on the walls of the sewer lines. […]
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Vermiculture, or worm composting, is the practice of using worms to produce natural fertilizer – in the form of worm casings – to add to your garden. Worm casings are one of the richest fertilizers that you can add to your garden and one of the best things about them is that you can produce […]