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How to protect road damage from rain?

Here where I am living in the rainy season the roads are damaged due to the large amount of rainfall. I know the quality of the roads is low, they are made of Damara. I want to protect my road and reduce the damage. Could you suggest some easy way…
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Do horizontal top-loaded washing machines shed more fibers from clothes than front-loaded ones?

I read that clothes shed more fibers in top-loaded washing machines than in front-loaded ones. Does that also apply to horizontal top-loaded ones?
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How can I build a spinning wheel?

I have a large wolf-dog hybrid who sheds, a lot! I have to brush him every day. A friend came by, saw the massive amount of fur he's shedding and remarked that it would be great for spinning into yarn. I looked into it and the cheapest spinning…
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Growing and harvesting rattan

I have been harvesting and processing bamboo for crafts (mainly household items) and am interested in rattan, which is more flexible than bamboo and can be used where otherwise one might use plastic rope. Is rattan something that can be grown and…
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How to manage a clogged chimney problem in a rocket mass heater?

I see some designs for rocket mass heaters on the internet and I found them very interesting as a sustainable heat source. In a normal wood-burning fireplace, the chimney needs frequently cleaning. But in a rocket mass heater, the outlet pipe has…
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Is there no such thing as "pant" in the USA or outside some European countries?

I was under the impression that this was a global phenomenon since at least 50-70 years or so, but apparently not? Basically, I went to the Swedish Wikipedia article for "Pant": https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pant_(förpackning) Then I checked the…
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How can a purely vegan diet be the most sustainable?

There seems to be a growing consensus, that the vegan diet is the most sustainable for our environment on multiple levels, such as land use, water use and CO2. There is some debate about whether chicken meat and eggs should be included to a very…
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Chip Fab producing PV cells?

I understand that the materials and process of manufacturing PV cells is similar to standard computer chips. How hard is it for a standard computer chip fab to output solar PV cells?
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How to ensure you are using efficient chargers for cell phones, laptop computers, and other electronic devices?

I recently asked a question regarding a sustainable way to generate white noise. I received a wonderfully helpful comment from Móż (thank you!) in which Móż recommended ensuring that the power source (a charger, in this case) is efficient. That…
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Is human energy efficient?

I spent 2 weeks traveling on my bicycle, and usually I was very hungry.. Since I ate a lot of food, I asked to myself if maybe a train (dividing cost between all passenger) was more green than me! I imagine that, as for steam/electric trains, there…
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Which energy sources will replace fossil fuels for heating homes in cold climates?

Many countries are looking to phase out fossil fuels for domestic heat and hot water within this decade (see related question). Which alternative energy sources will primarily replace fossil fuels? Options include on-site sources (e.g. pellets, or…
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Is less white paper usually more sustainable?

Copy paper can be purchased in different white tones. The shades of white are defined by the Commission Internationale de l’Eclairage (CIE) and take values from 55 (recycling-grey) to 171 (most white). See table below. Will using a less white paper…
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Saving energy in the dryer: short and hot, or long and low?

Where I live, cold winters and humid summers rule out line drying for bulky items like blankets and towels for a few months out of the year. When I put them in my electric clothes dryer, which strategy will use less energy overall? A hotter cycle…
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Will planting trees around my house save me from pollution?

If one is living in a polluted city and plants trees around their house, Will it reduce air pollution? What about reducing heat in the summer?
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Is it possible to carry out large-scale seaweed cultivation for biomass / biofuel production?

Various forms of biomass, biofuel and biogas production are already in operation: wood waste, ethanol from sugar cane, primary wood (willow, poplar, pine), miscanthus, anaerobic digestion of organic waste, and so on. Is it possible to carry out…
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