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Best Eco-friendly Rug materials for your Home

December 14December 13Posted in Sustainable GuideTagged carpet, ecofriendly, ecogreenlove, environment, floor covering, green living, green solutions, home interior, indoor pollution, natural fibers, natural materials, rug, tips

What eco-friendly materials are best for your rug?

As pollution indoors can be higher than pollution outdoors due to toxic gases emitted from the furniture and floor coverings, we should consider carefully what materials are used in the production of our furniture as well as rugs. Rugs that are made of natural fibers are not synthetic or chemically treated and they are derived from plants. Many of them are also made with renewable resources. Some of the most environmentally friendly rug materials are wool, cotton, hemp, jute, bamboo and a few others.

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Can E-bikes help the Environment? [Infographic]

November 6November 7Posted in Sustainable GuideTagged carbon footprint, co2, Cycling, e-bike, ecogreenlove, electric bike, environment, green living, green solutions, greenhouse gas emissions, infographic, sustainability, transport

Using an e-bike regularly could have a positive impact towards fighting climate change

After only 1,000km an e-bike would offset all carbon emissions produced by its production
89.5 million tonnes of CO2 is produced by road travel per year, whereas e-bikes produce none
Built-in battery packs on modern e-bikes can take you 257 laps of an Olympic track

Utilising data from The Department for Transport**, an infographic has been created that looks at total greenhouse gas emissions produced by standard modes of transport versus e-bikes. This is in a bid to encourage people to think about the environment and their role in helping it.

Commissioned by cycling specialists, Cycle Republic, the infographic highlights that if sustainably produced electricity is used for the manufacturing of e-bikes, they will emit almost zero CO2 and produce very little noise whilst on the road.

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Flower blooms by Season [Visual]

August 17August 16Posted in Garden & NatureTagged blooms, buy local, ecofriendly, ecogreenlove, flowers, go green, green living, green solutions, home decor, infographic, nature, seasonal, tips, wedding

Fresh flowers can make any space come to life. While buying flowers can be expensive, purchasing fresh, seasonal blooms can save you money and help reduce your carbon footprint.

Local flower stores can purchase in-season blooms from local farms and greenhouses, rather than having to ship out of season flowers in. This makes it both more cost effective and healthier for the environment to buy in season flowers.

While spring and summer are the most popular blooming seasons, there are beautiful bulbs in every season available to consumers. In addition, there are also plenty of year-round blooms that are always available.

Zola created this seasonal blooming guide to showcase all of the seasonal blooms for spring, summer, fall, and winter. Bookmark this page so you always know what’s in season, so you can make more eco-friendly flower choices next time you purchase fresh blooms.

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Practical ideas for Plastic-Free July [Visuals]

July 5August 2Posted in Sustainable Guide, zero wasteTagged choose to refuse, ecogreenlove, ecotips, environment, go green, green living, green solutions, less waste, low waste, plastic free, plastic free july, plastic pollution, small actions, zero waste

Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you be part of Plastic Free July by choosing to refuse single-use plastics?

Below are some tips to find out how you can reduce plastic waste. Anyone can get involved and start out small, or really challenge yourself! Get inspired with these ideas:

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Your Plastic is not being Recycled [Infographic]

June 11June 10Posted in Sustainable GuideTagged clean-up, ecogreenlove, go green, green living, green solutions, infographic, plastic free, plastic pollution, plastic waste, Recycling, zero waste

Most of the plastic marked for recycling is never actually recycled, but few people know that. Plastic pollution is a global problem that requires world wide attention to solve.

Plastic pollution is a problem that requires collective action to solve, and the first part of it is letting people know the problem exists. The goal of this infographic –designed by Austin DiLorenzo– is to mass disseminate reasons and solutions.

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