Keetsa Mattress Store - Keetsa! Blog - Eco-Friendly and Green News » Rubbish http://keetsa.com/blog Keetsa! Blog is about eco-friendly and green stuff. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:17:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Organic Choice Compost Bin http://keetsa.com/blog/renewable-resources/organic-choice-compost-bin/ http://keetsa.com/blog/renewable-resources/organic-choice-compost-bin/#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:01:31 +0000 Brian Yalung http://keetsa.com/blog/?p=13935 41yjtb7gol_sl500_aa120_

Take out the foodscraps trash and put them in their place and good use with the Organic Choice Compost Bin. Hand-held rotary spreader. Ergonomic design causes less wrist fatigue than other hand-held spreaders.

Great for applying lawn seed, fertilizer and other products on small areas or for spreading ice melting products in winter. Rustproof plastic hopper and agitator. Easy-to-use on/off trigger. Cross merchandise with seed and other lawn products for incremental sales.

Price: $128.19

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Companies have made positive steps to recycle their unused or old batteries, along with communities who together can and will make a complete difference to the way that batteries are disposed of in a clean and sensible manner.

 

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It has been found that instead of having a lid; recycling bins with holes are much more effective and prevent the placing of other waste being mixed in with metal, glass and paper. Just by making a round hole for cans and a slot for paper etc increases the amount of recycling by up to thirty four per cent that according to Sean Duffy, an associate professor of psychology at Rutgers University.

 

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]]> http://keetsa.com/blog/eco-friendly/bins-with-holes-are-better/feed/ 1 Poop Power Becomes Useful for Fuel Alternatives http://keetsa.com/blog/auto/poop-power-becomes-useful-for-fuel-alternatives/ http://keetsa.com/blog/auto/poop-power-becomes-useful-for-fuel-alternatives/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:47:21 +0000 Brian Yalung http://keetsa.com/blog/?p=11650 Who ever thought that genuine human waste, otherwise known as poop-power would be put to good use? Though we don’t hear about it too much, the fact remains that human waste can be put to good use. And it seems that poop can be a good fuel alternative with extra power at that.

Animal waste has been proven to be a good alternative to powering vehicles. But from the looks of it, we can get more power from human poop once it has been stabilized and developed. See the video for yourself!

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]]> http://keetsa.com/blog/auto/poop-power-becomes-useful-for-fuel-alternatives/feed/ 0 Cutting Out The Junk Mail http://keetsa.com/blog/home-and-garden/cutting-out-the-junk-mail/ http://keetsa.com/blog/home-and-garden/cutting-out-the-junk-mail/#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:00:35 +0000 David Allen http://keetsa.com/blog/?p=10828 Most people who are looking to be eco friendly really dislike junk mail, not because it is an intrusion into your home, it is because of the one hundred million trees that are cut down every year jsut to fuel the paper hungry junk mail machine.

 

 

One mail carrier from North Carolina has just been fined $3,000 and made to do five hundred hours of community service, because he did not deliver any junk mail on his round for seven years. Unfortunately, we all do not have these eco friendly mail carriers, so you will have to it yourself, contact the Do Not Mail list for the US or in the UK, there is always the Stop Junk Mail campaign.

 

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]]> http://keetsa.com/blog/home-and-garden/cutting-out-the-junk-mail/feed/ 0 Solar Powered Trash Can Compactor http://keetsa.com/blog/science-and-technology/solar-power/solar-powered-trash-can-compactor/ http://keetsa.com/blog/science-and-technology/solar-power/solar-powered-trash-can-compactor/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:14:17 +0000 Brian Yalung http://keetsa.com/blog/?p=8800

We are all aware of the growing trash problem and apparently there should be various ways to help out your local garbage collectors. We have seen the shift towards biodegradable items but apparently this is not enough. There is a new idea introduced in the market by BigBelly Solar and it has something to do with compacting trash using solar power.

The problem here is perhaps will people buy it? It seems too futuristic and while the intent is clearly towards the path of eco-friendly ideas, the only thing remaining is for people to adapt to it.

BigSolar is their latest waste management application: a futuristic trashcan running on solar power. The modern version of their street side rubbish bin aims to provide a better way of garbage compaction, thereby reducing frequent trips on the part of the collectors and at the end of the day bringing down costs.

They are made from recycled plastic and have a solar panel on top generating 30 watts of power. The BigBelly Solar claims an 80 per cent saving over other trash collection processes. This saving comes through a patented better compaction system leading to a trash capacity of 150pounds a day. And the company says that it cuts out 4 out of 5 trips needed to empty a normal receptacle.

(Source) Digital Journal

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New Trash Bins

In an effort to help sort out and identify the recyclable materials, blue trash bins have become a way to allow local citizens in Auckland in helping the recycling effort. They are now placed there so that people can help in the trash sorting process. Only recyclable materials are allowed to be placed there. Otherwise, they will not be collected.

But to date, many Auckland folks are still ignoring the real use of these blue trash bins. Stickers have been placed to remind them and should they continue, they will just find their trash piling up.

Perhaps this is a good example we can follow especially if we in our local areas are having trouble contributing to the entire green effort.

The city’s new collection service began on Monday, but blue crates still lined the kerbs alongside new 240-litre wheelie bins.

A council spokeswoman says recyclables put out in the old crates won’t be collected.

Instead a sticker is being put on the crates to remind residents to use the new bins.

“Rubbish detectives” have been going ahead of trucks this week to check for contaminants in the bins, and leaving notes for offending residents.

(Source) Stuff.co.nz

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These are by Robert Bradford and he has put together what can only be described as old toys and created these great pieces of work. What would be great is if they could have been made from what comes out the trash can, then it would be truly recycled trash into art.

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The residents of the village use to cook and heat up water, but the great thing is that they also get rid of all their garbage at the same time, garbage is a serious problem in Africa, as most places have no dumps or pick ups, so it is just discarded anywhere and everywhere.

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