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Smoke Detectors, the Radiactive Hazard of Smoke Detectors and Their Safe Disposal

Smoke detectors save lives, but in some smoke detectors dangers lie within. When considering household hazardous waste, the most dangerous could well be a humble, broken smoke detector

7 Nov 2008

Recycling Batteries and The Toxic Hazards of Battery Disposal

Almost all small household electronic appliances and devices are powered by batteries. As even rechargeable batteries eventually wear out and will require replacement. Proper disposal of all batteries is particularly important to avoid contamination of landfill

6 Nov 2008

Recycling Paper and Cardboard and What Happens to Paper and Cardboard When It Goes to be Recycled

With 13 mature trees being used to make a single tonne of paper it is important recycle paper and retain trees and forests for the purposes of biodiversity, animal habitats and combating climate change

28 Oct 2008

Recycling Plastic and What Happens to Plastic When It Goes to be Recycled

This article looks at plastic materials and what happens to plastic or polymer materials when they go to be recycled

28 Oct 2008

Septic Sewage Systems, How Septics Work and Hints for Keeping Septic Sewerage Systems Working Well

Septic sewerage systems are a biological treatment system for treating waste that utilises the useful bacteria present in the waste itself. This article examines how a septic system works including hints for maintaining a healthy septic

27 Oct 2008

Plastic Recycling and Plastic Recycling Codes for the Different Types of Plastic and Their Uses

Most plastics can be sucessfully recycled. Plastic recycling is made easier by special codes put into the plastic item at the point of manufacture. The recycling codes are explained in this article

22 Oct 2008

Aluminium Recycling, the Recycling of Aluminium and Tips for Recycling Aluminium

The process of smelting aluminium is expensive, energy intensive and can be environmentally damaging. Recycling aluminium into new aluminium metal is far less energy intensive and not as damamging to the environment

22 Oct 2008

Steel Recycling, the Recycling of Steel and Tips for Steel Recycling

Various alloys of steel are used extensively throughout our modern lives and all can be readily recycled

22 Oct 2008

Asbestos in the Home, Do's and Don'ts for Homeowners

When fibers get into the air they may be inhaled into the lungs, where they can cause significant health problems. This article looks at what home owners should and shouldn't do when asbestos may be present

21 Oct 2008

Asbestos in the Home and Workplace and What to do If you Encounter Products Containing Asbestos

Asbestos is made up of microscopic bundles of fibres. When these fibers get into the air they may be inhaled into the lungs, where they can cause significant health problems. This article looks at where asbestos can be found and what to do if you encounter it at home or in the workplace.

21 Oct 2008

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