For a long time, homeowners wanted expansive, time-consuming, and resource-heavy lawns and garden scapes. While aesthetically pleasing, these types of landscapes require more fertilizers, chemicals, water, and equipment to maintain. Unfortunately, all of this creates more pollution and damage to surrounding ecosystems. It also poses long-term health risks to children and pets. Fortunately, there are plenty of eco-friendly landscaping solutions …
Removing dirt is not so easy. It requires a lot of labor and the right equipment to haul it away. For the Earthwise Crew its no biggie. We are use to big jobs. We’ve hauled almost Half a million pounds of dirt altogether! We can carry about 8 cubic yards of dirt in our trailers due to its weight. We …
Hiring an uninsured contractor is one risk you don’t need to take! Why not? Because it just isn’t worth it. When looking for a junk removal company, care should be taken to make sure that they are insured. Here’s why. Let’s say you need your old broken fridge hauled away. Seems simple enough, right? It is until the person removing …
As our planet is experiencing tough times with global warming and plastic pollution, all people need to take action to stop the irreversible changes. Even small humans’ contribution is valuable. As everything starts at our homes, waste management at home can be your first step towards making our planet a cleaner and safer place. And your kids can help as …
Recycling at home or work has become part of our daily routine, but one ubiquitous device that still raises questions over disposal is light bulbs. Do they go out with the normal trash? Get tossed in recycling containers? Do you save them for the next neighborhood e-waste event? The answers aren’t easy, thanks in part to new technologies to Thomas …
Rather than waiting for broad national changes that aren’t likely to come soon, Irvine will join a handful of Orange County cities with their own plans for reducing harm to the environment. The city is in the beginning stages of creating a climate action plan, which will outline how it can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and measure the success of steps …
Compulsive hoarding is a condition that comes in a variety of forms. In general, hoarding is a condition that affects millions of Americans and their families. There are different ways that people come into possession of the types of items acquired. Items can be acquired in a number of ways. Some examples include compulsive shopping, picking up free items, inheritance, …
In 2016, it was estimated that 49 million tons of e-waste got discarded by the world’s population. If current trends continue, that number will rise above 60 million tons in the next few years. The environmental problems confronted by e-waste are a major challenge and it’s getting more serious each year. It’s been estimated that more than 4 million tons …