| The Folly Beach Turtle Watch Program |
14 Aug |
Lee Keadle
Loggerhead sea turtles come ashore Folly Beach, SC to lay their eggs between May and October. Despite popular belief, the females only nest every two or three years, and during their nesting season they can lay anywhere from two to five separate batches of eggs. Each of these batches, or nests, usually contains about 100 eggs which incubate for approximately 45 to 60 days. And, scientists think that they lay their eggs on the same beach they were born, but this topic is still up for debate. Scientists have found that only about 1 out of every 1000 hatchlings will survive until his or her time to reproduce many years later.
| Soap Nuts vs Chemical Laundry Detergents and Soaps |
1 Aug |
Used for centuries in India & Nepal, soap nuts have some definite advantages over chemical laundry detergents and soaps. Read on to find out more.
Soap nuts are natural soaps that grow on trees. These are the fruits of the tree called Sapindus. They do not contain any harmful chemicals and dyes or any other artificial fragrance. Sapindus grow in warm tropical regions and are native trees of India, Indonesia, Nepal and other South East Asian countries. They are easy to use and can be trusted for long term safety from any adverse chemical reactions on the body and nature.
| Going Nuts Over Soap Nuts |
30 May |
Soap Nuts are an environmentally friendly detergent that has been used in India & Nepal for Centuries. They grow on trees, and therefore contain no chemicals, making them totally renewable & environmentally friendly.
The world is going green and numerous campaigns are aiming at promoting the use of environmentally friendly and biodegradable materials for our daily needs. A lot is being spoken about soap nuts. Unlike the name suggests, soap nuts are neither soap nor nuts. They are closer to being berries whose shells are useful to us and are sometimes referred to as soap berries.
What are soap nuts?
| Recycling & Disposal of Light Bulbs |
13 May |
Do you have mercury light bulbs that you need to dispose of? Or have your broken a light bulb and need to know the proper way to dispose of it. It’s important to follow specific steps to assure the proper disposal of these light bulbs.
Today we are all more aware of our impact on the earth and atmosphere. Light Bulbs containing mercury are certainly an element of that. Without getting too technical or detailed, I hope to provide you with the information you need to properly recycle or dispose of these types of light bulbs. This is not meant to be a comprehensive outline of all requirements and regulations. What I do want to do is to give you some general guidance as to what to do with mercury light bulbs and provide resources that give all the nitty gritty details.
