Balanced Room

Where you live can have a huge impact on how, or if you recycle in your home. For example, even if you purchase a beautifully segmented garbage and recycling bin for your kitchen, if you have no pick up service that supports the recycling system, or such dedicated industrial sized receptacles nearby you are never [...]

Dryers have gotten a bad reputation amongst eco friendly consumers. In general they have been stamped with the label of being one of the most environmentally detrimental of the appliances found in our homes. For some of us, this can be combated by line drying our wash as often as weather and time permits. Many [...]

The appliances sold today have greatly improved upon energy use over those of the past due to the enforcement of energy efficiency standards. Thus, any appliance purchased today must use less energy than an old model. In sum, this is beneficial for the purchaser because energy bills will be lower, and also for the environment. [...]