Everything But The Weed

Approved by:
Linda Maze, a Wedding photography Gainesville FL in Gainesville Florida

As time marches on, the negative impact caused to our wonderful planet by the human race is becoming increasingly apparent.

That’s probably the biggest understatement of the year thus far!

We can all individually do small things to counteract or reduce the perpetual damage we are causing.

Recycling, for example has been made easy for us both at home and at the office. It is effective and easy  and we’ve known about it for many years .

There are facilities in place to recycle our plastic, glass and most metal items. This can be effected at home and by transporting the items to a local depot or to convenient recycling areas

We can save power by turning off lights in empty rooms or offices. We can learn to switch off power sources to various appliances and not leave them on ‘standby’.

It is not necessary to eat and drink from disposable plates and cups . Some materials from which these are manufactured may be biodegradable but plenty are not.  A china cup improves the pleasure of drinking a cup of tea or coffee no end. This alone offers real benefit to the consumer.

Bottled water is a real waste of resources when good clean water is so readily available to all.  Recent reports show that the amount of plastic waste from packaging generated each year in the UK alone is estimated at 1.5 million tonnes.  Reducing that figure would do wonders for our environment.

Email is a boon to society and  thanks to the ‘information age’ we can share our ideas, news items, jokes and anecdotes with everyone without the use of paper resources. Just remember not to print! Very few  emails are so important that we need a copy to keep for posterity .

A significant move towards being ‘eco aware’ in the workplace is the use of recycled materials in the production of office furniture. 

A product called Wheatboard has been introduced. It is a by product of wheat straw and would historically   be discarded and burnt or disposed of in landfill sites . It uses no formaldehyde in it’s construction and when produced into boards, is extremely versatile as it may be painted, varnished, sealed etc and formed into many designs.

It’s qualities of being extremely durable and lightweight have made it a viable alternative to wood and a renewable material perfect  for manufacturing  office desks, cabinets and cupboards as well as furniture items for the home.

We can all become ‘eco aware’ both  at home or work with just  a little thought and practical application.