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Límmiðar á plastílátum

Rífa fyrst pappírshluta límmiðans af, leysa fyrst upp með vatni ef nauðsynlegt er og rífa af.  Seigar límrestarnar sem eftir verða er hægt að strjúka með olíu og nudda síðan af með eldhússvampi sem dýft hefur verið í olíu.

Grafík: Plastílát, Guðrún A. Tryggvadóttir.

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Avokadoolía í stað augnkrems

Berið avokadoolíu daglega í kringum augun og klappið hana mjúklega inn í húðina. Þurrkið olíuna sem húðin dregur ekki í sig af eftir nokkrar mínútur. Með reglulegri notkun mildast jafnvel djúpar augnhrukkur.

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Transport - Post

Pets form an important part of most families that keep them. They are good company and provide comfort. Besides, it is good for children to take care of animals but allergies toward certain animals are common as are allergies towards certain natural materials. Allergies, in fact, have been increasing during recent years, quite possibly because we are exposed to so many food additives and strong chemicals. Thus the stress on the immune system can be very high.

It is important that pets eat good and variable food. Factory made pet food is not always the best option. Inform yourself about what else you can give your pet. It is possible to buy organic pet food and environmentally friendly cat litter. The food which is sold here in Iceland is free from all toxic chemicals and other detrimental substances, provided it is legally imported. The Icelandic Food and Agricultural Authority supervises the import of pet food and ensures that it is healthy.

Most pets also need lots of exercise and company. Outdoor activity is important for all animals, not only for dogs and cats. Allow your pets to experience and inhale fresh air. You can always take pets onto the balcony or into the garden when the weather allows.

Pets form an important part of most families that keep them. They are good company and provide comfort. Besides, it is good for children to take care of animals but allergies toward certain animals are common as are allergies towards certain natural materials. Allergies, in fact, have been increasing during recent years, quite possibly because we are exposed to so many food additives and strong chemicals. Thus the stress on the immune system can be very high.

It is important that pets eat good and variable food. Factory made pet food is not always the best option. Inform yourself about what else you can give your pet. It is possible to buy organic pet food and environmentally friendly cat litter. The food which is sold here in Iceland is free from all toxic chemicals and other detrimental substances, provided it is legally imported. The Icelandic Food and Agricultural Authority supervises the import of pet food and ensures that it is healthy.

Most pets also need lots of exercise and company. Outdoor activity is important for all animals, not only for dogs and cats. Allow your pets to experience and inhale fresh air. You can always take pets onto the balcony or into the garden when the weather allows.

Unaddressed advertising mail includes newspapers and advertising material which is delivered to us without our consent. Each home receives around 176 kg of such mail every year. Those who do not want to receive it can now cancel it at the nearest post office and get a ticket to put on their mailbox. The ticket says that such advertising mail is not desired. Iceland Post however distributes only around 12% of advertising mail which is actually sent out. You can also call the National Registry (Þjóðskrá – tel. 569 2900) or send an e-mail to thjodskra@thjodskra.is (with name and social security number) and have a sign put next to your name. This sign means that it is not allowed to send you advertising mail.

Regarding other advertising mail which enters all homes in the country, it must be said that it is not easy to stop the flow of unwanted advertising mail that some people call junk mail from entering our mailbox. A special workgroup working on behalf of the Ministry of Environment is trying to find better solutions. Their aim is to minimise the amount of paper accumulating in this way and to introduce some kind of responsibility on behalf of the producer/polluter.

Regarding newspapers, you have to call the paper in question and ask that it not be put in your mailbox. Fréttablaðið, for instance, accepts this kind of cancellation, noting down your name and address, taking care that the paper does not enter your mailbox. Anyway, most papers can be read as Pdf documents on the internet.

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Let’s join our hands together and practice eco-shopping!

Ecologically conscious shopping or eco-shopping is about choosing the product which is less harmful to the environment compared to other products that serve the same need and have the same or lower outcome in LCA-analysis.

In order to facilitate the choice of goods and services that are environmentally friendly, Nature.is has compiled 11 eco-conscious guidelines that touch upon the most relevant sectors. The guidelines are clear and simple and help consumers pick the best available products from the viewpoint of health, environment and even social conditions, for what we usually call sustainable development.

Here in the horizontal row you see icons representing the guidelines and in the vertical column you see icons representing the different product categories. If you click on those icons you can read about each guideline and each product category. It is also easy to see which guidelines apply to each product type, as the relevant guideline icons are visible in a horizontal line next to the product.

The guidelines are: Energy, Fuel, Water use, Allergy, Hazardous Chemicals / Synthetic Chemicals, Heavy metals, Safety sheet, Environmental labes, Fair trade, Work environment and Recycling.

One or more of those guidelines are valid for every product. As soon as we grasp what we have to look for when choosing environmentally friendly products, eco-shopping becomes pure joy.

Practice makes perfect in eco-shopping like everything else. Our Earth cannot tolerate more exploitation and the disrespect often shown today.

Let´s join our hands together and practice eco-shopping!

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Kertin leka ekki

Kertin leka ekki ef þau eru sett í saltvatn í 1-2 tíma og síðan látin þorna vel áður en kveikt er á þeim.

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