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Home Improvement & Repair Tips / PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT
Articles from our monthly newsletter, the Hardware Hotline
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 A well-tuned household heating and ventilating system is essential for indoor air quality, energy efficiency and comfort. (11/2007)
- Benefits of Home Sealing, a process recommended by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
- Bag your compostables! We have bags for separating food scraps in the kitchen.
- Keep batteries out of the trash—it’s the law! (Recycle them at Cole Hardware!)
- Beneficial Insects for natural pest control
- Beneficial Nematodes kill fleas in the yard and garden where they breed!
- BioBags for kitchen, garden and dog waste are 100% biodegradable and have been fully certified by the U.S. Composting Council and the International Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI).
- Keep birds away with an environmentally-safe owl scarecrow.
- Butt Out! Facts about cigarette butt litter
- from Chlorine to Chloramine—In the Fall of 2003, the SFPUC will make the switch from chlorine to chloramine disinfection of our water supply.
- Choosing less toxic products for your home project
- Cole Hardware shopping bags are washable and reusable.
- Compact Fluorescent Lamps are the environmental choice.
- Compost for a healthy, economical garden.
- Compost your way: Earth Machine and Wriggly Wranch worm bins
- Consumer green-buying: helpful tips
- Deadeye Weed & Grass Killer is an all-natural vinegar-based product.
- The Degradables Debate /Why compost?
- Diazinon-containing pesticides are being removed from Cole Hardware shelves.
- Down the Drain (where does it go?)
- DryerBalls soften fabrics naturally.
- Energy Legislation—Passed in 1992, it' bringing changes to lightbulbs today.
- Energy-saving tips by Jim, our popular Home Repair Service affiliate.
- Energy-saving tips for your computer
- Enforcer® Product, Inc.' Drain Care: open drains safely with bacterial digestants.
- Environmental Air Sponge eliminates odors and pollutants from indoor air.
- Environmentally Safe Products to protect your garden
- EPA awards Cole Hardware special recognition as an "Environmental Leader"
- Eva-Dry Mini Dehumidifier is a compact, convenient way to reduce mold and mildew.
- The Garbage Glut—you can make a difference!
- Gardening without chemical controls
- goodwood® compressed wood firelogs give off 50% fewer emissions.
- Hang out your clothes to dry! Use less energy and reduce your monthly electric bill and your carbon footprint.
- Hazardous Waste Material Disposal within San Francisco
- Help prevent pollution of SF Bay: by Susan Sarratt, SFCC Intern
- Holy Cow products clean great and smell wonderful!
- Java-Log, a clean-burning firelog, is made of recycled, spent coffee grounds.
- Keep pests out of your home! A few simple preventive measures will discourage unwanted "guests."
- Keep your home safe—recycle or dispose of hazardous materials.
- Kitchen bins save food scraps for composting
- Latex Paint Recycling Service at Cole Hardware
—we also acept ink jet and laser cartridges.
- LEDs: advantages of using
- Less-toxic pest management in your home and garden.
- MISTO™ sprays your favorite vegetable oil without chemicals or propellants.
- Mosquito Barrier is an effective, natural garlic-based repellent.
- Nickel-metal hydride batteries (rechargeable and environmentally-friendly) are now available in standard sizes.
- Orange Guard is a highly effective, food-grade insecticide!
- Problems with roosting pigeons? Take these preventive measures.
- Nixalite prevents pigeons from landing and roosting on the protected structure.
- Recycle construction debris in San Francisco—It’s the law!
- Recycling with Ease By Edward K. Lortz
- Recycle your fluorescent bulbs at any of Cole Hardware's four stores.
- Recycle ALL your plastic bottles in San Francisco.
- Restaurants prohibited from using Styrofoam: New law will help San Francisco residents compost even more.
- Better rose cultivation—tips from Cheer Santy
- The Safer® safer solution for natural, organic pest control
- Save water, save money! suggestions from the SFPUC
- Seventh Generation natural household products work well and use biodegradable ingredients.
- SFWPPP has established a pilot program with Cole Hardware
- SIGG Beverage Bottles are strong, stylish and environmentally friendly!
- SIGG Bottle FAQs: Some of the most frequently asked questions we get regarding Sigg beverage bottles
- Sluggo®, a truly organic compound, offers an effective alternative to traditional snail and slug baits.
- Snail-Barr copper strips provide nontoxic snail and slug control for your garden.
- 'Styrofoam' recycling—properly disposing of expanded polystyrene foam (EPS)
- Super Digest-It Safe Drain Opener is effective and nonpolluting.
- 10 reasons not to use pesticides from the Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
- Vacancy and motion sensors
conserve electricity and save money!
- Verilux® Natural Spectrum Light Bulbs promote better vision, health and a sense of well-being.
- Vermiculture is the art of using worms to convert food waste into nutrient-rich fertilizer.
- Vinegar is environmentally-friendly, versatile and economical!
- Water conservation and usage reduction with water-saving products for the bathroom.
- What the Hay Vermicompost contains casts of Red Wriggler worms.
- Your Home Project and the Bay
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