Sustainable Living

Pure water is the most effective, refreshing and environmentally sustainable way to clean every part of your body. Bidet toilet seats and bidet sprayers provide a cleansing and soothing personal wash at the push of a button ... keeping you feeling shower-fresh all day long!

Bidet Sales and Installation & Whole House Air Purifiers

2 Elliot St • Brattleboro, VT Serving: MA, NH, VT

802-444-3014 blassbidet@gmail.com blassbidet.com

HOUSEHOLD POLLUTION:

PROBLEMS & SIMPLE SOLUTIONS

Homes can produce a LOT of waste. Here are some tips from the NH Department of Environmental Service that solve common household pollution problems with simple solutions.

PROBLEM: Plastic bags and other plastic garbage thrown into the ocean kills as many as a million sea creatures every year! Solution: Use cloth bags.

PROBLEM:Up to 25% of household waste is yard clipping and food waste. Solution: Compost yard clippings and food waste to make nutrient rich mulch and fertilizer.

PROBLEM: Packaging represents about 30% of all waste, and most of it is not needed. Ten cents out of every dollar we spend at the grocery store, pays for packaging. SOLUTION: Purchase products with minimal packaging. Say “No Thanks” to items you’re not going to use, such as napkins, straws, utensils or condiments.

PROBLEM: Household pesticides and herbicides pollute groundwater and kill beneficial insects. SOLUTION: Use non-toxic alternatives to house and garden pesticides and do not apply near lakes or streams.

PROBLEM: Oil leaks from lawn equipment pollutes ground water. SOLUTION: Be careful refueling your lawn and garden equipment to prevent spillage. Ask about new, clean-burning equipment coming on the market or use hand-powered tools. Replace your mower with push mower, electric or new efficient gas. Push mowers = exercise too!

PROBLEM: Safe disposal of hazardous waste from common home products. SOLUTION: Use household hazardous waste collection days to dispose of hazardous wastes such as pesticides, herbicides, fertilizer, batteries, cleaning fluids, paint thinners, and thermometers.

PROBLEM: Overload of plastic. SOLUTION: NEVER burn plastics or other man-made materials or wastes. Not only is it illegal, the smoke is toxic! Please recycle all of your plastic products at your local landfill.