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4 Home Renovations That Boost Energy Efficiency and Sustainability

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Climate change devastates the world, and energy efficiency and sustainability are vital tools for preventing and reversing it. Millions of people and countless animal habitats worldwide already experienced extreme weather events connected to the warming planet.

Your home is necessary for you and your family to live comfortably. Occasionally, renovations are required to maintain it. You may want a change to increase your home value or bring you more joy. These renovations provide opportunities to make efficient changes that are as beneficial to you as they are to the Earth. Here are four home renovations that can reduce your carbon footprint.

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Plastic is NOT Fantastic in a Pollinator Garden

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During a little charity shop trip to Chineham Shopping Centre, Basingstoke, on Friday afternoon, I spotted some bustling activity going on in the central area. I hadn’t visited the centre for a number of weeks so I wasn’t sure if it was an event or whether we had just missed a show but then as I got closer a banner started going up and I quickly realised it was some kind of protest. Well, me being me, I just could not resist going over to find out a little bit more and as I came around to the front I was confronted by this overbearing archway of plastic flowers and could clearly see that there was, in fact, an environmental group called Plastics Rebellion getting ready to take action and as soon as they pointed out Chineham Shopping Centre’s new Pollinator Garden I could then also clearly see why they had arranged their small, fun and satirical protest.

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5 Ways To Teach Your Children About The Environment During The Summer Holidays

The summer holidays are here and this quite often means a lot of downtime, play, screen time and your annual trip away but just because they are on a break from school doesn’t mean that education has to take a full break… You just have to weave it into their days without them actually realising! Any talk about the world, life, money, or what you see when you’re out and about is all going to enrich them and also keep their brains in gear for these 6 weeks. With the environment and all the issues currently going on around the world being heavily focused on in the news/media and online I thought I would put together 5 ways you can teach your children about the environment right now without any of it feeling heavy or gloomy but instead interesting and fun.

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8 Surprising Ways a Divorce Can Impact the Environment

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Beyond the intricacies of family law in Romsey, divorce often leaves a trail of unexpected ecological effects. While emotional and financial consequences are commonly discussed, the environmental impact of divorce remains lesser known.

In this eye-opening article, we delve into five surprising ways divorce can leave its ecological footprint. From an increase in household waste due to changing living arrangements to the rise in emissions from separate households, these unforeseen environmental consequences demonstrate the complex interplay between personal decisions and our planet.

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Zero-Waste Cleaning and Laundry Practices: Sustainable Solutions for a Cleaner Home

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Today, environmental concerns are at the top of global discussions. Even when we know this, we cannot stop producing waste daily. That’s when the idea of zero-waste living was introduced.

Living a zero-waste is more than a movement. It is a lifestyle. This involves minimizing waste generation and adopting sustainable practices in daily life.

A part of our daily life where we produce a lot of waste is in house cleaning and laundry routines. We want to lessen the waste, so we have here practical solutions that you can follow to promote a cleaner and healthier environment.

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Busting Myths – Do Period Pants Leak?

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Period pants are quickly becoming a very popular reusable menstrual product but as with all new-ish products we often see misinformation being spread, opinions being divided and assumptions made without ever trying them. Due to this, I want to answer the most common questions or myths that I have seen crop up to make navigating the world of reusables a little easier and to feel a little more doable. In my previous posts I have covered do period pants smell and are period pants bulky? And today’s topic of choice is do period pants leak?

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