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Save Water – And, Not because you pay for it!

Swathy · September 4, 2020 · Leave a Comment

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Okay, so my biggest pet peeve has to be that how easily we ignore our responsibility to contribute to the society and the environment! Charity begins at home and that’s the same rule for natural resource conservation. Let me talk about water today and I should be the last person to talk about electricity usage so I would not do that.

Let us take an honest look around our house and calculate how much water we could recycle if we make a little conscious effort.

I conducted an experiment to prove my point. The idea was inspired by one of my neighbors but the thought stayed with me. So, for the past couple of months, I have made a conscious effort to collect the water we use to wash vegetables or while cooking and even the RO’s waste.

I started with using the non-RO water to water my plants but I stopped doing that because I ended up collecting all that water but did not have so many plants to water. So, I decided to instead utilize the collected water in bathrooms. And, surprisingly I did not have to use the flush at all.

Why and How to Segregate Waste at Home?

Swathy · May 10, 2019 · Leave a Comment

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For the past few months, I have developed this habit of segregating trash at home. It has not yet become a common habit in India yet but do you know how much you can help the waste pickers and the environment by doing this simple task at home itself? So, let me talk about why and how to segregate waste at home?

Eco-conscious is the new buzz word. Sadly, we are living in India where we need to run campaigns like ‘Swacch Bharat’ which is touted to be wildly successful. And, yet we are not used to segregating our trash even after so much awareness and education earning high salaries and living in cosmopolitans and metropolitan cities.

Why should we segregate waste at home?

Our trash has lot of things from the wet green waste to the unhygienic sanitary and medical waste. Sometimes, we irresponsibly throw in the e-waste and batteries as well. When we do not segregate our waste, the task falls upon the waste pickers.

Did you know that the waste pickers are exposed to an abundance of health hazards because we are not used to segregate waste at home?

Exposure to the sanitary waste exposes them to loads of bacteria and other insects which get attracted to them. When we dispose of even small batteries, the chemicals leak out of them. When waste pickers segregate the waste, they get exposed to these chemicals like cadmium, chromium, mercury, et cetera. These toxic chemicals are also released into the environment causing environmental hazard.

Separating plastic, on the other hand, is a tedious task. Going through the land mines of waste and picking up every small piece of plastic is nearly inhumane. And, finally, at least a little percentage of the plastic ends up getting burned and releasing toxic fumes into the environment.

Helping the waste pickers and environment on the other hand will reduce our personal carbon footprint and help pass down the habit to the future generations. You can also earn money by selling off all the recyclable waste segregated at home.

How to segregate waste at home?

It is common knowledge that we have three categories of waste – biodegradable or greens, recyclable which includes cartons, plastic and glass and rejected waste which includes sanitary and medical waste. Electronic waste (e-waste) comes under recyclable waste.

Loving It / Using It Vol. 15 – 5 Ways to Use the Dettol Multi-Use Wipes

Swathy · December 19, 2014 · 3 Comments

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5 Ways to Use the #Dettol Multi-Use Wipes product reviews

When I was younger, I always used to wonder what would keep my mom inside the kitchen or around the house for hours together. Her work never seemed to get done. Being a house-maker myself now, I realize how diligently she did all her work and how negligently I carry on!!

Probably the dusting and cleaning and wiping are the most arduous and time taking tasks though they do not even come on our lists of TO-DO things! At least for me, they are. Because I hate water spilled around the wash basins or the hard water stains all around the house.

So, when Dettol sent me these multi-use wipes, that was the first thing I tried them on. The wiping. And, to think of it, I never really thought of using the wipes in this way. So, I did give them a try so let us see what all can we do with these wipes.

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Hard Water Stains

Having a hard time getting rid of Hard Water stains? I love wiping the area clean after washing (near wash basins or sinks) with these wipes. For more economical usage, you can use it after the day is over to keep it fresh for the next day!!

Around the Kitchen

Whenever I do a complete cleaning of my kitchen, I have a hoard of arsenal as if going to war – a mug full of water, a dry rag, a wet rag, either a cleaning liquid or vinegar solution. But, no need of them anymore.

Wipe off the microwave or the fridge surfaces or the platform or your gas stove with these wipes. Also, the cupboards can be swiped off with them. Once a day wiping is enough unless you are hosting a party or something!!

In the Bathroom

Ok, when you share the toilet with your family members, the toilet seats need to be wiped off for the next member to use with out the eeks factor! And, I personally do prefer the dry bathrooms so using water all time is really not possible. These wipes can be used for that purpose as well. And, similarly for the wash basin and the other surfaces and not to forget the tiles and the mirrors.

Wiping off the Dining Table

This is one of the most easy tasks. I hate cleaning the dining table after meals but this makes it so damn easy and no need of any cleaning liquid either and the glass (my dining table is all glass) is all clean and the spills and other stains get wiped off in a jiffy. This works as well for wood because you should not use water on it lest it gets spoiled.

And, then, the cosmetic usage

Well, it is a perfect travel partner. No water, use this. You can use it as a face wipe, a makeup remover, clean hands during travels, keep yourself safe in the public toilets and what not?

So, what do you say? Did you ever think that wipes can be used in so many ways and that too for house cleaning purposes? Do share your tips!!

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