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Momentum Reel Mower Makes Ecomowing Possible
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You can really pick up all kinds of ecofriendly living tidbits listening to Martha Stewart’s daily talk show. For example, she recently talked about this product that will make going green easier and it wasn’t self-promotion. The product was the Momentum Reel Mower from Fiskars. For those interested in adding a little green to their lives can switch from a gas powered mower to a push mower and reduce their carbon footprint in the process. Some may scoff at the idea of using a push mower because of the added exertion required when going over rough patches like very high grass but they have considered that.
Fiskars’ solution to this problem is their “InertiaDrive™ Technology [which] combines a large diameter cutting reel and heavy blades to store energy (like a flywheel) until a burst of extra cutting power is needed”. The InertiaDrive™ Technology is what makes this change towards ecofriendly living easy. The mower even boasts a “StaySharp™ Cutting System [which is] precision engineered to cut grass without the blades touching – greatly reducing friction & blade wear”. Fisker even stands by their product with a four-year warranty – the best on the market for a push mower. All this is topped off by the fact that the mower was designed not only to be good for the environment but also for the person pushing.
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Your daily dose of green is all about exploring the everyday things we do, probably without thinking, that contribute to the health of the planet and your greener lifestyle. This can be anything, from participating in municipal composting programs to making an ecofriendly recipe you love. The only criteria is that it is something small that anyone easily adopt which helps us live greener lifestyles. So without further ado here is my daily dose of green.
I was in the midst of changing my printer’s ink cartridge and I pulled out the new cartridge and then removed the envelope that was attached to the packaging. It was in this moment that I took pause because I realized that my next step was to place the discarded ink cartridge in the pre-paid envelope and mail it off to be recycled. Now, this is nothing earth shattering, but I never really thought about it. I merely filled out my address and sent it on it’s merry way. All this time I was participating in Hewlett Packard’s cartridge recycling program and never really stopped to acknowledge it. I know other companies have similar programs but what makes HP different is that they were (according to their website) “the first computer manufacturer to operate its own recycling facility in 1997. [They] continue to set the standard today through their leading recycling and reuse programs.” Additionally “in 2007, [they] reached [their] goal of recycling over 1 billion pounds of products and materials! ”
Did you know that if you have an HP ink cartridge and have lost the pre-paid envelope, you can simply go to their website and order an additional one at no extra charge? This means that there is no excuse for people not to be able to return their cartridges so they can be properly recycled.
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