How much laundry detergent gets into the environment?
It’s for a science fair I’m doing on the effect of detergent vs eco-friendly detergent on plants. I’m writing my lit review now so i need to know how much of the harmful chemicals in laundry detergent get into the environment. Please give me a straight answer.
Read MoreWhat A Levels to take to get into conservation?
Im really not sure what job I want to do, but conservation (of plants or animals – not sure) is definitely something I am looking at. What kind of A levels do I need to take for this??
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Can the plastic windows in some envelopes be thrown in the paper recycle?
A lot of the mail I get has a plastic window where the recipient’s address is shown underneath. Up to this point, I have been tearing out the plastic and throwing just the paper part of the envelope in the recycle. Is that neccessary? To what extent do recycling plants filter what’s coming in?
Read MoreWhat is the best way to recycle batteries?
My family uses a ton of batteries, but I’ve been switching them for rechargeable batteries instead. What do I do with the old single use alkaline batteries? i have 9v AA AAA D C plus the tiny watch baterries.
I know there are recycling plants or stores, but I was thinking if I could use them for something else. Are batteries harmful to me or the environment when not in use, but just sitting there?
Thanks. A link would be helpful.
Read MoreDo you think the key to help repairing America's economy is going green?
Take it this way: Saving the environment (Going green) can help you save green (Money) right? The average American spends a lot of excess money on energy that could be much cheaper than is and renewable as well. And besides, all the environmentalist commercials already told you that the construction on energy generators such as wind vanes, hydro-power dams, and Biomass plants can spike up new jobs immediately. What do you, as the community think?
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