Posts Tagged ‘ recycling ’

Amazing Ways to Recycle Shipping Containers

Amazing Ways to Recycle Shipping Containers

Intermodal containers, also called shipping or cargo containers, are widely used by shipping companies to deliver their goods to businesses around the world. But what happens when these containers are emptied? Rather than sending them back, many innovative people are ...

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Recycle: Creative Tips

Recycle: Creative Tips

By using some of these creative recycling tips in your day to day lives, you will be helping to improve both your local and global environment! Think outside of the box when recycling; you may discover something new that is both beneficial to the environment, and beneficial to your wallet!

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Recycled Building Materials

Recycled Building Materials

Living Simply is all about harmony and sustainability. And what's more sustainable than reusing what we already have? In this article, Thomas Hathaway talks about various ways you can reclaim building materials for your remodeling project, both saving you money and reducing your carbon footprint.

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25 Ways To Cut Down Paper Consumption

25 Ways To Cut Down Paper Consumption

Last autumn, I challenged myself to go a year without paper towels. As mom to a toddler, I expected a homemaking equivalent to culture shock, but to my great surprise, I wasn’t as inconvenienced as I thought I’d be. Now that my personal challenge is coming to a close, I have to wonder what...

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The Cost Of The Plastic Water Bottle

The Cost Of The Plastic Water Bottle

At Living Simply we are concerned about the fact that the amount of plastic bottles recycled in the U.S. has grown steadily since 1990, but the actual recycling rate seems to remain steadily around 27%, less than 1/3 of the plastic bottles routinely discarded. Plastics should be recycled so less petroleum...

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