Wednesday, 14 April 2010

Watch what you dispose.

Let's face it, NEW water are toilet water. We need to cling on to some survival alternative if one day our fresh water supply cuts off from supplier. So I became very conscious of what I drain down the waste system. But what about unconscious act that will be done to the recycle system. Someone just dispose some acids into the toilet bowl forgetting that we now survive with it. We need to educate everyone on how to discard all these toxic waste before it poison the whole water recycling process.
So lets start with using natural bleach.
Cloth whitening
Add a cup of lemon juice to the wash cycle. it will whiten your laundry detergent.
Stains removing from Clothing
Rub the stain with coarse salt and lemon juice.Leave the garment out in the sun for several hours and wash as usual.
To Remove Stains from Hard Surfaces
Mix baking soda and lemon juice and apply on the hard stained surface. Allow it to sit for few hours and wipe clean. Repeat if the stains are too stubborn.

Sanitizing
Slice the lemon to use the surface to rub on the things you want to sanitize. Wipe clean.The citric acid in lemons is very effective stain remover, bleach and sanitizer.
The natural compound of lemon is:
* chlorine-free
* gentle on all objects and surfaces
* natural sanitizer
* effective whitener/ stain remover
* fume-free
* kid and pet-safe

However, please remember these:
Marble surfaces has chemical reaction and etch the surface.

Sunday, 11 April 2010

Life's Top Priority

By varying degree, we are all living in a consumer driven environment. Advertisements create wants and not needs. Items like time and effort saving devices, higher sensory equipments for example 3D enable equipments and virtual reality game devices, we need to find a place for the new item. Inevitably the new item needs additional gadgets to maintain it. The new item is preferred to older belongings, prompting the temptations to buy other new compatibles to achieve the aesthetic look, etc.
It is impossible for one to live a life of strict self-denial or to forgo the earthly needs. But it is possible to reduce our material possessions to what we really need and want...within our budget. We can reuse (or re-purpose)Some of our existing belongings that are still in good conditions. That will also help ourselves to de-clutter our limited living space.
Here are some recycling ideas:
# Garage sale - one mans garbage is another man's treasure. one can start a garage sale or to donate to charity. Always choose to buy from garage sale before you decide to buy a totally new item. That will reduce the needs for getting new item.
# Buy local product - cutting down imported goods will reduce the needs of natural fuel for transportation.
# Sell your used product online to local customers.
# Buy durable products - so that it will reduce the needs of replacing the product to often.
# Donate to the needy
# Ensure all disposals are properly organized for recyclers to takeover.