Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Home & Kitchen”
Here at EcoKarma, we believe that one day the majority of waste will be returned to a more natural cycle. Progress is being made on many fronts. With the amount of education available about recycling, the amount of trash in an average household has decreased significantly. We are hoping that education about composting will help to diminish unnecessary household waste …
Plastic bag bans swept major cities in the US and other countries in the last decade. The idea was preventing waste at the source, if you never acquire it, it won’t end up in a landfill. This same mindset is now being applied to the disposable straw. Though from first glance, a disposable plastic straw doesn’t seem like it makes …
Keyword(s): Main KW: best rechargeable batteries. Secondary KWs: rechargeable batteries reviews; best rechargeable aa batteries. Trying to live an eco-friendly lifestyle? That’s great but except for the fact that it’s difficult to replace the regular items in your home for environmentally-friendly ones. One such item is the battery, which has a large contribution to the degradation of the environment. Good thing …
More than just a decoration, office and house plants actually serve a purpose, to give you a better working and living environment. There are a plethora of benefits of indoor plants, and on this page we’re going to detail them. From decreasing stress, to actually cleaning the air, the best office plants are going to increase your overall well-being. What’s …
Single cup home coffee brew systems have revolutionised mornings in kitchens everywhere. Arguably, the convenience and novelty of the the Keurig, and other copycat systems, exploded over the past 5 years. However, consumers have continued to ignore the biggest issue that the Keurig has created: plastic waste. Thankfully, there are other alternatives to enjoying single cup coffee brewers without the …
Most of us have seen the ads. A blindfolded actress/actor is taken into a dirty room, and asked to describe what they smell- which of course is only the “natural” and fresh fragrances of an aerosol air freshener. But consider for a moment that the air freshener might be just as harmful as all of the grime and dirt that …
Zero Waste seems to be a common buzzword these days and it’s used in many different contexts. But what does it actually mean? If you’ve done just one Google search about how to reduce waste, you could find a few different definitions. According to the EPA, businesses and municipalities often set their own standard for what going zero waste means. …
In some parts of the world, the term “wastewater” is not a thing. With increasing droughts in urban areas, people are becoming much more familiar with the terms Gray Water (greywater) or Used Water as better definitions for water that’s used for everyday tasks such as dishwashing, showering, and even laundry. Even if you can’t yet implement safe residential Gray Water …
There are so many benefits to buying food in bulk, from Environmental Impact to Emergency Preparedness to Economics. In this article we’ll walk you through one of the simplest and least expensive ways you can reduce your carbon footprint while easing your family food budget, and show you some of the best food storage containers available on the market. What …
Here at EcoKarma, we are always excited to share new products with you, especially when we get to personally test them out and give you some raw feedback. We have a couple of smoothie fanatics on our team, and when Froothie, the exclusive distributers of Optimum Blenders, reached out to us for a review on one of their models, we …
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