Ways to Keep Mosquitoes under Control Naturally

Mosquitoes are not just annoying. They carry a host of diseases ranging from West Nile Virus to Malaria. For many years, the answer to mosquito control was to spray and spray some more. However, there are ways of combating those pesky mosquitoes without having to poison yourself or your environment.

How to Make Organic Compost

Compost serves as a growing medium or a porous, absorbent material that holds moisture and soluble minerals, providing the support and nutrients in which most plants will flourish. Organic compost is the best material to grow your plants in. Compost is the type of soil plants really love to grow in, because it is made from lots of great organic material. It is the safest kind of material to grow your plants in.

Oil Recycling Why We Should Do It

Oil is made from crude oil, a valuable natural resource that is highly sought after. Oil is also a very serious pollutant so it is absolutely essential that any waste oil from the likes of car or boat engines or oil fired central heating systems for example, is disposed of in the proper manner. Despite awareness campaigns and legislation, many irresponsible people are still pouring waste oil down drains or dumping it on the roadside, which is not only illegal, it will contaminate the earth and water it comes into contact with.

Why Wasting Paper Is Like Setting Fire to A Forest

There are very few deranged people who will actually set fire to a forest deliberately just to watch it burn, but when we cause our forests to be destroyed each and every day, we are doing pretty much the same thing. Now you might say that you would never deliberately burn up a forest, but when we have no regard for the products we use that are made from trees, then we are taking part in destroying a vital element of our environment.

The Benefits of Plastic Pallets over Wooden Pallets

For many years, large wooden pallets were used in shipping products from one place to another by air, sea, railways, and on the highway. Recently, many companies have made the shift from wooden pallets to plastic pallets, a decision that is based on sound reasoning at various levels of concern. In this article, we will take a look at why plastic pallets are superior to wooden pallets when it comes to transportation of goods.