When it comes to the continuing ocean waste problem, the biodegradable plastics solution is a sham. This was made clear by Jacqueline McGlade, chief scientist at the UN Environment Program during the UN environment assembly in Nairobi. Most plastic is extremely durable, leading to large plastic debris and “microplastics” to spread via currents to oceans
Source: Biodegradable Plastics Are A Sham When It Comes to Ocean Waste by Derick Love via Ready Tribe - Don't Just Survive, Thrive!.
Kitchenware brand, Joseph Joseph has just added intelligent waste bins to its collection. This is all thanks to a London design studio, PearsonLloyd. They arrive in the market at a time when home recycling programs are gaining momentum and food waste management becomes a major concern. These Intelligent Waste units stack vertically but still provide
Source: Intelligent Waste Bins To Spruce Up Your Home Recycling by Derick Love via Ready Tribe - Don't Just Survive, Thrive!.
You can now live in an eco-friendly hobbit hole right here in the United States thanks to Green Magic Homes! The company operates worldwide and is bringing Tolkien’s hobbit houses to life with the greenest perks you can ever imagine. Apart being just about anything between durable, flexible and waterproof, they are obviously green-roofed, non-corrosive,
Source: Get Your Very Own Green Hobbit House by Derick Love via Ready Tribe - Don't Just Survive, Thrive!.
Seems like the water contamination woes are sadly only beginning. This time it’s Amherst on the hot seat as the latest community found with contaminated water. And it’s pretty much a dejavu because it involves a former Textiles Coated International (TCI) plant. State officials have detected disturbing levels of PFOA in four private wells within
Source: PFOA Contamination In Amherst Well Water by Derick Love via Ready Tribe - Don't Just Survive, Thrive!.
Going green in your home doesn’t have to be as difficult as it sounds. Neither should it be as expensive as most people think. When it comes to the general Go-Green mentality, the reduce-reuse-recycle mantra is often skewed towards the latter – forgetting the important equally important action: ‘reduce’. Each home can actively work on easing their carbon footprints
Source: Quick & Simple Ways Of Going Green In Your Home by Derick Love via Ready Tribe - Don't Just Survive, Thrive!.
Living off-the-grid is a dream for every self-respecting home-owner let alone prepper. I mean, what’s better than ditching the bills and the craziness of relying on state services when you could find ways to rely on your own efforts? As we’ve already seen, a couple of unique solar powered innovations can allow you to be off-grid
Source: Living Off-The-Grid With A Tesla X Model by Derick Love via Ready Tribe - Don't Just Survive, Thrive!.
There are many ways to ‘go green’ but some are usually overlooked at the expense of – well- your wallet! And paper is one of them. Paper recycling that is. And to be more specific, paper recycling at your home. A lot of us know that paper is recycled. Great. But what is not common
Source: Make and Recycle Paper At Home by Derick Love via Ready Tribe - Don't Just Survive, Thrive!.
It looks like Minneapolis and Moline are safe from potential lead poisoning of the Flint kind due to the kind of measures deployed at the Minneapolis Water Plant. A water quality official says the two cities are the only ones in the US using a unique method to keep the water safe. And it’s not really
Source: Mussels Keep Water in Minneapolis Safe From Contaminants by Derick Love via Ready Tribe - Don't Just Survive, Thrive!.
