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Soy candles are free of petroleum, unlike conventional wax candles, and are nearly soot-free so they won’t pollute the air in your apartment or leave those nasty smoke marks on your walls. They burn up to 50% longer than wax candles and cost about the same.
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by being vegetarian we can save a lot of agricultural land .you see in a normal person's one time meal land used is equal to 2000 sq ft. i.e.that include land land required for cereals and oil etc but same for non veg. require 200 acres of land . A animal is fed whole life just for your one time meal .factually only punjab alone can feed whole india if all go veg. but to have non veg. we have farms and also government is providing subsidy to poltries or farms .so we see that whole nation is no
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CD cases are often made with polyvinyl chloride, which doesn’t recycle easily. By downloading new music you reduce production costs, packaging and CDs that eventually end up in the landfill.
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If you own a home, try situating your air conditioner out of direct sun. If that's not possible, consider building a wooden shelter to provide shade and help it run more efficiently.
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By watering less, you can make your grass grow roots that are deeper and healthier.Daily watering produces shallow roots.
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Switch to Solar Powered Lighting for all lightings in society common area. This will reduce your monthly energy consumtion as well as reduces emission of carbon dioxide to atmosphere
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read the magazines on your personal computer or access your subscriptions online.Owners of iPhones can even access entire magazines through their phones.
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Sharing a textbook with someone else who is taking the class helps save paper and will contribute to your efforts to go green at college.
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Riding a bicycle helps to preserve the environment, while giving you a chance to enjoy the outdoors as you go from class to class. If your books are heavy, you can install a basket on your bicycle or carry them in a backpack.
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Instead of bottled water get a reusable container to carry water. Also you can get a filter to make your home tap taste more like bottled water. It is definitely more cost efficient.
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