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Make Waste Management Truly 21st Century

It’s a shame that people in industrial organizations, commercial outlets, healthcare facilities, eateries, and even individual households pay so little heed to waste management. Yet proper waste management is vital to control, and then reverse soil and water pollution. From proper collection to transportation to safe disposal of waste, there should be appropriate classification as to solid waste, water waste, hazardous waste, organic waste, and recyclable waste. Much of organic waste - which households and eateries generate - can be converted into organic fertilizers, and/or into bio fuels. Hazardous waste, i.e. those which are corrosive, inflammable, toxic (poisonous), and or explosive (highly reactive), needs to be disposed appropriately to prevent risk to human or animal health, and the environment. You Can Be the Change You Want to See When individuals sit up and take notice, the vistas for improvement which open up are immense. Recycling used water in the kitchen garden...

Even Waste Water Should Not Be Wasted

Many political experts believe that the third world war will be over water resources. While many cities in the world, including major cities in India, have already begun to face severe water scarcity; the day is not too far when even the poor will have to buy water for toileting. Buying potable water to drink and cook is already old hat. It is up to us to take proactive steps to reduce water scarcity. Rainwater harvesting reduces the strain on piped water supply, and can be done at the individual level easily. People simply have to construct the rooves of their houses to ensure that there is a distinct gradient at one end, and build a water tank there to collect the runoff. Ways and Means to Combat Water Scarcity Innovations have created technologies to transform the humidity in the atmosphere into water, and to make sea water drinkable. The real challenge is to make these technologies commercially viable. Till such time we need to learn how to recycle water, and turn even w...

Start Your Own Oil Workshop

Oil extraction has always been a profitable business. Till even the previous century, many of the bigger landlords who had farmers tilling their land for varied agricultural crops, also had their own oil press within their compounds. This was beneficial for them both ways. It ensured that they had the best quality oil for personal use, and they earned money from the sale of the surplus oil. In certain cases, they would even allow people to bring their own edible seeds like mustard, linseed, sunflower seeds, groundnuts, sesame, and coconuts from which oil was extracted. They earned from the processing of the oil. Ensuring Both Health and Wealth You too don’t need a very large area to start your own edible oil workshop. Get in touch with the right kind of oil extraction machine manufacturers who will understand your specific requirements before they recommend any model. They will ask whether you need only a cold press oil machine, or whether you need an oil expeller. With peo...

Minimize Potential Breakdowns to Save Money and Hassles

Every motorized vehicle requires maintenance to prevent it from breaking down at the psychological moment. As a car owner, you would understand that it is easier to buy a car, than to maintain it in top condition. If you have a new age car, the good news is that it will require less maintenance than a traditional one. However, many of the technological improvements have left most car owners overawed by their machines, sincerely every process requires an authorized dealer or qualified independent technician to fix things properly. Ensure Your Car Is Safe to Drive It might make sense to keep a set of tools to attend to routine maintenance. Set up a timetable for routine, scheduled upkeep like getting tires serviced regularly. Read the user’s manual carefully, and work to a schedule. That will ensure you aren’t caught on the wrong foot with faulty brakes, or an engine stalling in the middle of rush hour traffic just as the signal lights change. Before you take your car to a mec...