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Free night lights
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In order to light up my garage I started using solar energy.
Read a book!
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The advantages of reading a book over watching a move are incredible...
Colourful Pricing
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Economic motivations follow from expressing everything in one monetary unit. This does not always lead to sustainable choices. It might be that a colourful economy works better.
Artistic LED-lighting
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LED-lights need not take the shape of a light bulb. Artists could enjoy themselves (and their audience) by creating lamps in creative shapes, just like they have done for candles.
Calculate your energy savings
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Annual energy bills from energy providers are often hard to read. We explain how you can check if you have started to use more or less, and how much.
New Ecover products!
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They are brand new. They didn't appear yet on the Dutch Ecover site. However, they are currently listed on the website of wholesaler Natudis (Supplies to Dutch retailers such as De Natuurwinkel). The assortment is expanded with newcomers Ocean Waves Toilet Cleaner (750 ml. €2,25), Bathroom Cleaner (500 ml. €3,49) and out of the blue: Car Wash and Wax (500 ml. €6,99). Browse to the Natudis website for `current pricing`_ and `retailers`_.
Open the dishwasher!
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It might be time to run to your nearest shop if you smell foul odors from your dishwasher. There are of course myriad products available to mask such a stink, but wouldn't it be a better idea to solve the root cause of the problem? Leave the door of your dishwasher ajar if it's not in use. It will be able to vent that way...
Designing as in nature
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Humans are justly proud of what we can control through technology. Still, it is bleak when compared to the power and complexity of nature. We have a lot more to learn, as this inspiring video shows us.
Shops recycle plastic bags
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Saving money and at the same time helping the environment, which shopkeeper wouldn't want to do that?
A cover on food
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When food is kept for a while, especially if it is taken outside, it is often covered with tin foil. The lid of a pan is actually much better.
Keywords: habitat
Taxfree fuel in Belgium
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Fuel for driving one's car without paying the high duties on fuel, that ought to make quite a difference! The Belgian government seems to have made this possible.
Orange and lemon peel: Organic preferred
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Recipes often call for lemon peel, and sometimes for orange peel. As it happens, citrus fruits are heavily sprayed with insecticides, which are not healthy to humans. Avoiding those is simple: just use organic fruit, so you know that no chemicals have landed on them.