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Coffee glasses for special coffee
Put candies inside wrap with cellophane wrap great gift ideas. Also great for pudding, mousse, parfaits
Sold as a set of 6
Smoothie Maker...near new
Great Gift Idea
Middle Piece is a bottle and comes with a drink bottle lid.
Great Outdoor Cafe Style Table...Or Garden Table Use It To Transplant Your Veggies Or Your Plants On... Has Pedestal Metal Legs Just Painted With Outdoor Exterior Black Paint...Just Needs A Bit Of TLC... Umbrella And Chairs Not Included.
$95.00
New Never Used...Fleece Jumper and track pants.
Brand: Back Country
Jacket: 3XL Jacket is larger so you can wear clothes underneath.
Pants: XL
Color: Black
Great Christmas Gift Excellent Condition
Priced To Sell.
Old Xbox with 2 games,controller all cords for sale ,item electrically tested, works well $70:00
Timber Candle holder's selling as a set of (2)
Candles NOT Included.
New Never Used Displayed only as decore.
Great Christmas Gift for the Candle Lover!
$35.00 each paid $49.00 each in Australia.
Near New Mood Flame great center piece for a dinner party indoors or outdoors.
Use Methylated Spirits and will burn for an hour or so then refill containers and re-lite.
Unique and Rare
Greta Christmas Gift.
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Can anyone recommend a decent gibstopper? Have a hallway, bedroom, wardrobe and large lounge that needs finishing off.
Kumara plants $10 for 30 plants or $20 to 65 plants just let me know if you are interested
We've lowered the price for our carboot sale. $15 to sell your wares. Email Renee: office@hillcrest.org.nz or call 078569608 for more info.
Hi - just wondering if anyone knows of anyone who can take baby birds. Found two in my garden this afternoon. Their feathers aren't even all there but they seem to have survived and I'm feeding them cat food atm but have 3 cats and a puppy and don't really know anything about … View moreHi - just wondering if anyone knows of anyone who can take baby birds. Found two in my garden this afternoon. Their feathers aren't even all there but they seem to have survived and I'm feeding them cat food atm but have 3 cats and a puppy and don't really know anything about rearing baby birds!
HOW DOES WOOL BIODEGRADE?
All materials of animal and vegetable origin have some degree of biodegradability, meaning that they are capable of being decomposed by the action of living organisms, such as fungi and bacteria. Wool is composed of the natural protein keratin, which is similar to the … View moreHOW DOES WOOL BIODEGRADE?
All materials of animal and vegetable origin have some degree of biodegradability, meaning that they are capable of being decomposed by the action of living organisms, such as fungi and bacteria. Wool is composed of the natural protein keratin, which is similar to the protein that makes up human hair. When keratin is broken down naturally by microorganisms, the products do not pose any environmental hazard.
WOOL READILY BIODEGRADES IN MOIST, WARM CONDITIONS
On disposal, if wool is kept warm and moist or buried in soil, fungal and bacterial growths develop which produce enzymes that digest wool. On the other hand, thanks to the unique chemical structure of keratin and wool’s tough, water-repellent outer membrane, clean and dry wool fibres do not readily degrade. This allows wool products to be resilient and long-lasting in normal conditions.
WOOL BIODEGRADES QUICKLY
Wool biodegrades readily in as little as three to four months but the rate varies with soil, climate and wool characteristics. This releases essential elements such as nitrogen, sulphur and magnesium back to the soil, able to be taken up by growing plants. Some studies found more rapid degradation after only four weeks’ burial in soils. Research has shown that processing treatments such as dyeing and anti-shrink treatment can affect the rate of biodegradation in soil, causing an increase in the initial resistance of wool fabric to degradation. However, this is a short-term effect, typically not persisting beyond eight weeks.
WOOL RETURNS ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS TO THE SOIL
On burial in soil, wool becomes a slow-release fertiliser providing nutrients for uptake and growth by other organisms. Some have even used wool fertiliser to foster herb and vegetable growth. This is known as natural closed loop recycling; restoring the initial inputs of soil and grass. Other beneficial effects of adding wool to soils include enhanced water holding capacity, improved water infiltration, soil aeration and reduced erosion. Ground-up wool carpet, when used as a fertiliser, increased the dry matter yield of grass growth by 24% to 82%.
WOOL DOES NOT ADD TO LANDFILL VOLUMES OR MICROFIBRE POLLUTION
Natural fibres biodegrade naturally in a relatively short period in soils and aquatic systems and therefore do not accumulate in landfill and oceans. Results from a University of Canterbury study demonstrate that wool degrades in a marine environment. In contrast, synthetic textiles persist for many decades and can disintegrate to small fragments. Commonly known as microplastics, or microfibres when less than 5mm in diameter, these fragments accumulate in aquatic environments and land disposal sites where they have negative effects on ecosystems when consumed by organisms. A single polyester fleece garment can produce more than 1900 fibres per wash. Ingestion has a negative impact on organisms, sometimes causing death through starvation as plastic replaces food in the stomach. Once in the food chain, microplastics potentially also affect human health via seafood consumption.
At Curtain Clean we are all about minimising waste and reducing the amount of uncompostable materials going into landfill. Keep in mind that a lot of fabrics can be washed and don't need to be thrown away! Call us on 07 579 0501 if you have something you'd like cleaned, we can treat almost all fabrics.
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