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1). Canada's Waste Reduction Week (Oct 15-21) - Just A Place To Start...
Canada’s Waste Reduction Week (WRW) occurs around mid-October and is a good time to reflect on how we, as individuals, can participate in waste management. Because some people are so overwhelmed with Earth’s problems, they feel that their contributions have no real consequence in the end. For others, social barriers can be an issue. A lady we once knew confessed that she did not want to be seen buying used items or being concerned with power use.
Article tags: recycle, reuse, environment, waste, garbage, trash, city, compost, worms
2). Trash Talk’s Best Tip Picks for 2005
Dave and Lillian Brummet, authors of the book Trash Talk, offer a free service called Tip of the Month where visitors can learn new reduction and reuse ideas that will save money for the household and office on their website (http://www.sunshinecable.com/~drumit). Listed below are the favorite Tip Picks of 2005.
May 2005
Cardboard works great for weed control in the yard or garden.
Article tags: recycling, waste, resource, environment, trash, book, authors, home, family, frugal
3). Pet Insurance - A Waste Of Time?
According to a survey published by Mintel, one in three pets needs an unexpected visit to the vet each year. This means that you are more likely to claim on your pet insurance than on a home & contents policy or even your car insurance.
The word “unexpected” is important here. If you are looking for pet insurance to provide cover for routine treatments such as vaccinations or worming, forget it – policies that do that are as rare as hens' teeth! And you won't find cover for elective treatments, such as neutering, either.
Article tags: pet, insurance, waste, of, time
4). Simply Green Giving - Book Review
Many wrapping options are so wasteful these days – much of it cannot even be recycled, like shiny metallic wrapping paper and ribbons. During the research for our book, Trash Talk, we found that North American communities see contributions to the landfill increase by as much as 25% over the most popular gift-giving holidays. This equates to about 25 million additional tones of waste simply from our generosity to one another!
Danny Seo is one of those names that seem to stand out when we think of reuse and the environment.
Article tags: frugal, green, environment, danny seo, recycling, reuse, nature, landfill, waste, trash, gifts, holidays, giving, wrapping, gift wrap, non-fiction, book, hardcover, crafts, hobbies
5). Pet Insurance – is it a waste of money?
According to a report published by research group Mintel, one in three pets needs an unforeseen visit to the vet each year. This implies you're more likely to make a claim on your pet insurance than on your car insurance or even your home & contents policy.
The word “unforeseen” is key here. If you're looking for pet insurance to provide cover for.
Article tags: pet, insurance, waste, time, money, excess
6). Critical Illness Insurance Do you really need it? Or is it a waste of time?
GREAT NEWS! There's now a one in five chance of you winning the lottery before you retire.
Getting excited? Think it's just a matter of time before you win? Think again, it's not going to happen - but it got you thinking!
Now think of the same odds but this time about bad news. There is a 1 in 5 chance for men and a 1 in 6 chance for women that a long-term critical illness will prevent them from working.
Article tags: critical, illness, good, deal, need, waste, time, insurance, policy
7). Why Digital Cameras Are Environmentally Friendly?
As digital cameras are becoming more popular nowadays, it seems that everyone has one. You may have already purchased a new digital camera instead of a traditional film camera. The environmental activist may be thanking you for doing that.
Article tags: digital camera, chemicals, environmentally friendly, solution, waste