A Guide for the Eco-Friendly Homeowner
After thousands of years of selflessly plundering the Earth’s resources, the world’s population has finally realised it is time to take steps to redress the balance – by developing green practices that minimise the global impact our species has on our planet.
As our name suggests, at Go Greener, we like to think of ourselves as eco-friendly, recycling ambassadors. And with the ability to recycle up to 95% of household waste, we lead by example.
For those of you who would like to have a greener home, here are some best practices that will help you to reduce your carbon footprint.
Low Input LED Lighting
If you haven’t already made the switch from traditional light bulbs to LED, this should be first on your “things to do” list. The low input – high output will certainly result in using less electricity, and despite the initial investment, LED lighting offers long term benefits for the energy conscious homeowner. While it is necessary to have adequate lighting in the garden, modern solutions include garden LED lights that have a small solar panel on top, and with a spike at the other end, you simply push the units into soil or grass, and they will activate when dusk arrives.
Recycling
If the truth be known, the average UK home falls far short of the mark in terms of how much waste is recycled, and by forging an alliance with an eco-friendly waste disposal organisation such as ourselves, you can rest assured that 90% of your waste will, in fact, be recycled. In keeping with the current trend for recycling, we are always looking for ways to improve on our already impressive record by creating new and innovative ways to recycle common household waste.
The list of waste materials that we recycle is indeed long and includes:
- Wood
- Metal
- Plastics
- Paper & cardboard
- Building materials and rubble
- Vegetation waste
If you don’t yet have a vegetable patch in the garden, now would be an ideal time to start planting, and by keeping all your food waste in a special plastic bin, you can create a compost heap, which will feed your produce.
If you and your family sit down and examine your domestic routines, you might be surprised at how a few small changes can make a positive difference. And with an eco-friendly waste disposal company in your corner, you can be sure that almost all of your waste will be recycled responsibly. It might be a mobile phone that is no longer used, or perhaps a blender that simply gave up the ghost, whatever items that are unwanted, store them until you have enough to fill a small skip, then give Go Greener a call on 01886 832590 and we’ll send a unit to your home. We even take care of local authority permits if the skip needs to be sited on the public roads, ensuring that you do not break any laws, and once the unit is full, we’ll take it to our recycling plant for processing.
