| Eco Friendly Homes | | | | disposed of in a manner consistent with the laws |
| Around the globe more and more people are | | | | and regulations of your city, state or region. |
| working to have an eco friendly home. Natural | | | | There are a number of ways recycled glass can |
| resources are dwindling in an alarmingly large | | | | be safely reused in industry. |
| number of countries. Water supplies are drying up | | | | Paper is often the easiest form of waste to |
| or becoming too polluted. Water sources are | | | | recycle in an eco friendly home as quite a number |
| tainted with industrial waste making attention to | | | | of municipalities and communities collect and |
| our living conditions more important than ever. | | | | dispose of paper and paper products according to |
| One of the best ways to protect and conserve | | | | local regulations. Old or unwanted newspapers, |
| our natural resources is by having an eco friendly | | | | magazines, wrappings and containers should be |
| home. | | | | bundled together and disposed of properly. Metal |
| What You Can Do | | | | is also easily recycled. In many cities and towns |
| Wherever you call home, there are a number of | | | | there may even be programs to collect and |
| things you can do to make where you now live | | | | recycle metal discards which can actually provide |
| more eco friendly home. Start with recycling of | | | | a small income to recyclers. Metals can be |
| water used in your home. Some ideas include | | | | re-smelted and integrated into new products by |
| recycling water from showers and clothes | | | | industry, easily and in a highly cost-effective |
| washing to flush toilets and water lawns. Collect | | | | manner. |
| rain water as a source of water used in your | | | | Plastic is by far the difficult waste product item to |
| home. Rainwater, when filtered and boiled, can be | | | | properly dispose of. Since it often takes years, |
| used for cooking and drinking in many areas which | | | | decades or even centuries to decompose in |
| are not heavily polluted by industry. Other | | | | landfills or in the environment, it can be a |
| suggestions for a more eco friendly home are to | | | | detrimental source of pollution for many life times. |
| recycle all waste or garbage that you produce. | | | | Wildlife of many types are also endangered by |
| Separate your trash into organic, glass, metal, | | | | plastics which are improperly disposed of. Proper |
| paper and plastic. Then each type of trash can be | | | | disposal of plastic waste can go a long way in |
| disposed of in appropriate ways to minimize | | | | helping you to have a more eco friendly home. |
| pollution. | | | | Solar Energy is ECO Friendly Too |
| Recycle Your Waste | | | | Use of solar energy as a resource for a more |
| In an eco friendly home after separating your | | | | eco friendly home is also becoming increasingly |
| trash, it could be recycled or disposed of in a | | | | available. It is clean, efficient and freely available. |
| number of environmentally friendly ways. Organic | | | | Solar energy can be applied to heat our homes or |
| waste could be recycled as compost for lawns | | | | to heat water for washing, bathing and showers. |
| and gardens. Lawn and garden waste like leaves, | | | | Many of the best ways to protect and conserve |
| clippings and trimmings can be composted and | | | | our natural resources depend on you to do your |
| used as fertilizer in most areas. Glass should be | | | | part. |