Archive for December, 2011

Waste Management: The Next Step After Recycling

December 3rd, 2011

Our society is changing in many ways, some for the better and some for the worse. One area we can be happy about is that environmental awareness is at an all time high and even people who choose not to change their behavior to help the environment are aware of this increasing trend. The rest of society is beginning to change their attitudes toward the environment and come to a better understanding of their relationship with the world around them.

Recycling is not a new concept and has in fact been in use for many decades, however it is just recently that the masses are adopting this practice into their everyday lives. As a result corporations’ marketing departments are charging full force to offer consumers a plethora of “environmentally-friendly” products, many of which are made of recycled materials. This is definitely a positive change and a step in the right direction, however recycling is a just a band-aide for the waste producing society we have all grown up in and around.
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Eco-Compost Tumblers: Great, Cheap Compost Bins

December 2nd, 2011

Composting can and should be a year round endeavor, as the richness of the soil is dependent upon the hard diligent work put into composting. No bones about it: compost takes some time, effort and some real sweat to get the quality of soil that anyone would want to use. There are some really simple containers that can take the guesswork out of creating compost, and keep the area looking neat and controlled.

How to Use Cheap Compost Tumbler

For the purist, an eco tumbler can be built outside and used for large level compost. A garbage can can be used with some PVC pipe, and it can be sealed and placed on a dowel so that it can be turned as needed. Drilling holes on the sides will help with the aeration process, something that will improve the compost material as well as the proper proportion of green and brown materials. Though opinions vary, the more brown material that is used (that is, hay, grasses, wood chips, and seeds), the better quality the compost will become. Green materials (vegetable peels, coffee grounds, shredded paper, and even tea bags and leaves) will hasten the compost process and enrich it to become a beautiful lush black mixture.
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