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  Organisations taking your bicycle tires and parts

  Following are companies who are interested in your unwanted bicycles tires and/or parts:

  Alchemy Goods handmade bags out of tires.  They will not pay you for the tires but will supply you prepaid labels to have them delivered them in Seattle.  Here is the link to their how-to's:
  http://www.alchemygoods.com/pdf/AgTubeCollectionInstructi ...

  Community Cycling Center in Portland wants your bicycles and parts.  They supply some spare parts to Resource Revival and you will be impressed with what they can create with them at this website:
  http://www.resourcerevival.com.  

  If you would like to know more about what they are up to with the bicycles and parts donated, you can read off this link.

  http://www.communitycyclingcenter.org/index.php/about-us/ ...

  I do not work for any of these organisations either.  I just love highlighting people who are able to create abundance from the abandoned in amazing ways.  On Umbra on bicycle tires posted 2 years, 7 months ago 11 Responses

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  Nature works in myterious way

  One-child Policy in China means parents prefer male child over female as the male child carries the father's surname through prosperity.  In India it is the dowry system that encourages birth of sons over daughters.

  On reading that birth rate of male has plunged, it makes me wonder if this is nature's way to balance things out.  Is the presence of sex relationships part of this evolution?

   On Due Deferens posted 2 years, 7 months ago 5 Responses

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  Collect Rain Water

  In Malaysia, the government has started a campaign to construct greener buildings.  One of the suggestions is not to use treated water for washing cars, floors and for gardening.  It rains all year round in Malaysia and collecting rainwater to use for such activities is a better option.

  Singapore is more ambitious.  To curtail their reliance of buying water from Malaysia, they are recycling wastewater, or treating sewage water to the point that it is safe to drink.  So, when you are down in Singapore and want to do the "being there done that" thing, make sure you buy a bottle of their NEUwater.

   On Umbra on water conservation posted 2 years, 7 months ago 15 Responses

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  Saving water should start from the home

  Buy a washing machine with capacity to wash more clothes so that you can wash them on alternate days.  Do you really need a steam iron if you can iron your clothes right after taking them out from the washing machine?  Leaving clothes in the machine will crease them and need more ironing=more energy; the human and electrical type.  Also, when the clothes are still moist, you need less heat and it is easier to iron.  After ironing, hang it up to dry completely instead of using the dryer.  

  Use water from washing grains and vegetable and fish to water your plants.  The blood from your fish is a very good fertilizer.  If you are ambitious and use menstrual cup, you can add the collection to your garden too if you are not into painting with it.  Yes, there are people who do that.  

  Take showers as a family activity cum biology class for the children.  Pee as your wash your face under the shower.  

  Try to use only one toilet in the house so that you need not have to wash all toilets more frequently.  Do not flush the toilet when anyone in the family gets up to pee at night.  Flush only in the morning after all have done their poos and pees.

  Stop all sink drips by remembering that it is bad for Feng Shui.  It is like dripping your money away.

  If the children have been brought up this way, I think they will be more conscious when they use water in public places.On Umbra on water conservation posted 2 years, 7 months ago 15 Responses

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  TRY USING SAUCE DISH

  If you are feeding children, you would not want to serve them potatoes in their skins unless cleaning up is a joy trip for you.  You do not have to rely on aluminum foil either.

  I use only boiled potatoes that I salvaged from my soup.  Meshed them up with a little salt before I place them in sauce dishes.  Top that up with cheese and microwave.  This way, everyone is clean, satiated and happy.

  No Soup no Mesh? Have not got a name for this thrifty recipe yet.  Enjoy.

  GreenBeing NancyOn Umbra on recycling foil posted 2 years, 7 months ago 5 Responses