This is a video which I found in YouTube promoting Rain Water Harvesting in India . Its about the concept of preserving rain water, and as a citizen of your country you also should contribute to that cause.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Recycling as an Community Project
St. Laurence's Church, a catholic church in Colombo, Sri Lanka, has initiated community project to collect trash (paper, glass, etc) to raise funds as well as to encourage its members to recycle.
Aptly named as the "Cash thru Trash" project, it is encouraging its parishioners to collect their old news papers, glass bottles, etc which can be recycled and hand them over to the church. The collected "Trash" are sold to a recycling firm. The revenue from the sale is used for the church's community work.
Collecting garbage and disposing them has become a burden for the city's Council. The "Cash Thru Trash" initiate, can somewhat reduces that burden. This is an good initiative on the part of the Church, to raise funds for its community activities, but it's playing its part in protecting the earth precious resources.
Aptly named as the "Cash thru Trash" project, it is encouraging its parishioners to collect their old news papers, glass bottles, etc which can be recycled and hand them over to the church. The collected "Trash" are sold to a recycling firm. The revenue from the sale is used for the church's community work.
Collecting garbage and disposing them has become a burden for the city's Council. The "Cash Thru Trash" initiate, can somewhat reduces that burden. This is an good initiative on the part of the Church, to raise funds for its community activities, but it's playing its part in protecting the earth precious resources.
Rain Water Harvesting for your Garden
Ever thought of how much you are spending on watering your plants and wash your car? Well the idea of rain water harvesting got me thinking, that I could save some sort of money by storing rain water (which you get for free).
If you can store the rain water and use it for your gardening and may be to wash your car, you are contributing your part in saving the precious water which is pumped to your home from the water reservoir. Specially when your country is facing a water shortage. For sustainable development of a country (as well as globally) we need protect our environmental resources by by not overusing it, and clean water is one most precious resources we have on earth.
A simple system of harvesting rain water is to use the home's gutters to direct the water (from the rain water which falls on the roof) to a water tank.
By collecting the rain water, which otherwise will go into the city's drainage, you are also preventing the city's drainage from getting flooded. Which means our roads won't get that much flooded, well at least in a small way.
If you can store the rain water and use it for your gardening and may be to wash your car, you are contributing your part in saving the precious water which is pumped to your home from the water reservoir. Specially when your country is facing a water shortage. For sustainable development of a country (as well as globally) we need protect our environmental resources by by not overusing it, and clean water is one most precious resources we have on earth.
A simple system of harvesting rain water is to use the home's gutters to direct the water (from the rain water which falls on the roof) to a water tank.
By collecting the rain water, which otherwise will go into the city's drainage, you are also preventing the city's drainage from getting flooded. Which means our roads won't get that much flooded, well at least in a small way.
Recycling - An New industry
The hottest topic of these days i sustainable development. How can we develop our cities, businesses without overusing the earth resources. As everybody knows (which I am assuming) that the earth resources are limited and the more we used it, its becoming depleted. If we use those resources at a haphazard way, there won't be much left of the earth resources for the future generation.
So, how are we going to sustain developments and at the same time protect the earth fragile resources?
One way of doing that (according to my thinking) is to go for recycling. As I said earlier in my blog article (Re-usable shopping bags) polythene can be recycled. Glass and paper are most popular recyclable items at present. The more we use recycled items, we are keeping the resources which need to make these items, say for glass, for the future generation.
We need to find more products which can be recycled. Which comes to my topic of Re-cycling as an industry. This is a good business opportunity for anyone who is interested in recycling and who has the knowledge on this subject.
Necessary government legislation should be there to encourage recycling and to use recycled materials. And at the same government should give incentives for those companies who use recycled materials at their offices. This will encourage companies to enter into the business of recycling as well.
So, how are we going to sustain developments and at the same time protect the earth fragile resources?
One way of doing that (according to my thinking) is to go for recycling. As I said earlier in my blog article (Re-usable shopping bags) polythene can be recycled. Glass and paper are most popular recyclable items at present. The more we use recycled items, we are keeping the resources which need to make these items, say for glass, for the future generation.
We need to find more products which can be recycled. Which comes to my topic of Re-cycling as an industry. This is a good business opportunity for anyone who is interested in recycling and who has the knowledge on this subject.
Necessary government legislation should be there to encourage recycling and to use recycled materials. And at the same government should give incentives for those companies who use recycled materials at their offices. This will encourage companies to enter into the business of recycling as well.
Re-usable Shopping Bags
Polythene has become a environmental issue, as it not only pollutes the soil but also block the city's drain, causing havoc during the rain seasons. The polythene bags mostly used by shops, including the supermarkets has become a necessary evil, which is a very convenient way for packing goods.
But the environmental concerns regarding the use of polythene has given reason for not using using then and instead used re-usable shopping bags.
The reusable shopping bags, even though all super markets have introduced them (you have to pay for the bags initially ) seems to be not that popular among the supermarkets' customers. They (the customers) will have to bring those bags to the supermarkets, which is inconvenient specially when you are coming from your office.
Even though its inconvenient, the price we may have to pay my damaging the environment by the use of polythene, makes the use of re-usable shopping bags justified.
But the environmental concerns regarding the use of polythene has given reason for not using using then and instead used re-usable shopping bags.
The reusable shopping bags, even though all super markets have introduced them (you have to pay for the bags initially ) seems to be not that popular among the supermarkets' customers. They (the customers) will have to bring those bags to the supermarkets, which is inconvenient specially when you are coming from your office.
Even though its inconvenient, the price we may have to pay my damaging the environment by the use of polythene, makes the use of re-usable shopping bags justified.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Variable Data Printing
Variable data printing is the term used by companies who are in to printing, where the data printed differs from page to page. Unlike the traditional offset printing, where the same data (be it text or image) is printed. Variable data printing encompasses text only.
Example of Variable Data Printing or VDP are statements/bills/Invoice sent to customers by Banks, telecommunication, Water, electricity companies. The data are mainly printed in laser printer, even though the stationery's (letterheads) will be printed on offset printers.
Printing Solutions Ltd (http://www.printingsol.webs.com) is one such company providing VDP solutions to companies in Sri Lanka. The whole process is outsourced to Printing Solutions, where the printing of customers data (VDP data) and posting of the printed statements to the customers are completely handled by them.
Printing Solutions have introduced innovative features in their statement printing service, such as Two column printing, Colour advertisements, customised Customer care messages, PDF file generation.
For more information please visit their site http://printingsol.webs.com/contactus.htm
Example of Variable Data Printing or VDP are statements/bills/Invoice sent to customers by Banks, telecommunication, Water, electricity companies. The data are mainly printed in laser printer, even though the stationery's (letterheads) will be printed on offset printers.
Printing Solutions Ltd (http://www.printingsol.webs.com) is one such company providing VDP solutions to companies in Sri Lanka. The whole process is outsourced to Printing Solutions, where the printing of customers data (VDP data) and posting of the printed statements to the customers are completely handled by them.
Printing Solutions have introduced innovative features in their statement printing service, such as Two column printing, Colour advertisements, customised Customer care messages, PDF file generation.
For more information please visit their site http://printingsol.webs.com/contactus.htm
Wind Powered Elecricity for homes
I am looking ways to harness the wind power to generate electricity for my home or any home. The idea is to fix a fan, big enough to rotate a motor to generate electricity. This will be used to charge a battery, which should have enough voltage to power the home lights (CFL lights) and radio and possibly the fan.
The result will be that you will be generating your own electricity without paying a cent (Other than the initial capital cost), which otherwise you will be paying to the electricity company.
The hitch here is finding a fan and fixing at a height where the wind speed will be high. Another idea is to fix a inverter to the battery (output) to step up the electricity generated, so it can be used to power say a Television?.
This will not only bring the electricity cost down, but eliminate the nuisance of the power cuts.
The result will be that you will be generating your own electricity without paying a cent (Other than the initial capital cost), which otherwise you will be paying to the electricity company.
The hitch here is finding a fan and fixing at a height where the wind speed will be high. Another idea is to fix a inverter to the battery (output) to step up the electricity generated, so it can be used to power say a Television?.
This will not only bring the electricity cost down, but eliminate the nuisance of the power cuts.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Most Polluting Companies in the World
It isn't surprising that the top most companies who are the worst polluters of the environment are from the USA. Protected by the pro-business policies of the Republican party these companies are allowed to freely pollute the environment.
Former President George W Bush's nullification of the Kyoto Protocol, which was signed by former president Bill Clinton during his term of office, exemplifies the disregard the American businesses has for the protection of the environment.
The reason for this, is their inability to compete with other countries in terms of price, if they are to meet the higher standards set by other countries in environmental protection, namely Japan. The USA has lowest emission standards in the world. Japan on the other hand has the highest standards for emission levels, which is why all Japanese cars are fuel efficient. Most American cars are labeled as gas guzzlers.
According an article on Condé Nast Portfolio website (http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/national-news/portfolio/2008/02/19/10-Worst-Corporate-Polluters) the Americans have been labeled as the worst polluters in the world. Almost all of these companies have included green policies in their CSR policies. The writer ask, what all these green policies really mean. Even though some companies have rebutted the assertion of being labeled as polluters.
More to come on this subject. :)
Friday, July 3, 2009
Organic Food
This is another subject I wish to touch upon. We need safe foods, which is free from chemicals which can harm our health. The definition of organic foods (my definition) is that it contains no chemicals. Chemicals such as artificial fertilisers, pesticides etc...
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