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Year: 2014
Eco-Friendly Tips for a Tidy Home
A few tips can help you avoid many chemicals, non-biodegradable plastic tools, and energy-sucking appliances—and it’s easier than you might think. Here are ideas, tricks, and recipes to help your family begin a greener cleaning routine.
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Regular dust busting and de-greasing are important to any well-maintained home. But it’s also critical to keep your home as eco-friendly as possible. With hundreds of brands and products in the supermarket and big box stores, it may feel like an impossible task to navigate.
Why is having a greener cleaning routine important? Chemical and toxins found in cleaning supplies have been linked to cancer, asthma, reproductive and developmental toxicity, allergies and irritation, and accidental burns and poisonings. A home that’s free of these chemicals in one more step you can take to keeping your family safe.
Eating Out: Coconut mousse with Mango topping
Coconut mousse with Mango topping (if I remember correctly)
Restaurant: Red – die grüne Küche
It’s a shame, this picture really doesn’t make justice to the real thing
but this restaurant is one of my favourites in Heidelberg since they offer a wide variety of vegetarian and vegan dishes.
*This week I was posting meals we’ve had in restaurants and that we have liked and enjoyed so much.
Reusing old Razors
If you use disposable razors, you know that in the end you throw them away and end up in the landfill… Know that “once the lubricating strip starts to wear away and the blade dulls it is time to get a new one”. I researched a little bit and found this interesting Disposable vs. Reusable Razors article from HowStuffWorks to help you compare and see why “it appears that buying a reusable razor is cheaper in the long run. Even if you have to replace the razor a couple of times a year, you still come out ahead in the long run and you help save the environment a bit while you’re at it.”
In the meantime, if you already bought a pack of disposable razors, know you can sharpen them so they last longer:
Eating Out: Exclusive Rumpel Pizza
Chicken breast filet, Pineapple, Broccoli, Pepperoni with Capers and Rocket sauce
Restaurant: Rumpelstizchen (Darmstadt)
Mmmm, is the specialty of the house for a reason!
*This week I will be posting meals we’ve had in restaurants and that we have liked and enjoyed so much.
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