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What Are The Challenges of Environmental Negligence? Those who live a green life care about the environment and the effects of harmful chemicals and damaging practices on natural resources. Past blog posts detail the positive outcomes of eco-friendly living.  This post will detail the opposite and highlight the areas of harm that directly stem from ignoring a green lifestyle. 1) Damage to Waterways, Lakes, and Other Bodies of Water Harmful chemicals will eventually, due to rain, water pollution, or a direct dump of products or chemicals, enter water systems and negatively impact the water quality.  Not only does this effect the water, but the animals and plants in the water as well suffer health concerns and other dangers. 2) Destruction of Plants, Trees, and Animal Habitats Dumping trash and garbage often becomes entangled in trees, bushes, and grass, which can harm the plants in addition to the birds and insects that live there.  Using harmful chemicals outdoors can run...

Green Tips for the Fall As the weather turns colder and the days become shorter, try to practice some particular, fall-friendly, green tips perfect for the season: Compost: This time of year is wonderful for collecting compost (also known as "organic matter") because there is an abundance of grass and leaves around before natural elements like snow and rain cover everything and there are also should be plenty of food left over from holidays.  Remember to unload your compost often- find compost drop-off sites online to act as a guide! Local Focus: Instead of buying foods full of preservatives, try to buy food from local farmers markets.  Not only will you be supporting local business, but you can rest assured you are getting fresh produce and food! Leftovers: During this time of year, you can expect holiday meals and dinners.  Don't throw any of the food away that is not eaten!  Instead, save the leftovers and eat those for subsequent meals.  There is no excuse f...

How To Properly Organize Your Recycling The best way to facilitate recycling is to properly organize your recycling bin.  Don't just gather your recyclables and throw all of the supplies in your plastic bin.  If you are looking for a way to recycle more effectively, try this method: 1) Newspapers are the first items you should load into your recycling bin.  If you have a stack of newspapers, put the entire contents on the bottom of the bin.  Not only will this help with organization, but it will weight down the bin and create a stable place for the rest of your recyclables. 2) Junk mail and light pamphlets should go in your recycling bin next, on top of the newspaper.  This loose paper should take up very little space in your bin. 3) Aluminum cans, such as soup and soda cans, are the perfect size and weight to be placed right on top of the stack of paper products. 4) Glass bottles are fragile and among the most difficult product to properly recycle.  Carefu...