How To Recycle or Re-Use Rubber Tires

Rubber is produced from natural or synthetic sources. Natural rubber is obtained from the milky white fluid called latex, found in many plants; synthetic rubbers are produced from unsaturated hydrocarbons.

Long before Colombus arrived in the Americas, the native South Americans were using rubber to produce a number of water-resistant products. The Spaniards tried in vain to copy these products (shoes, coats and capes), and it was not until the 18th century that European scientists and manufacturers began to use rubber successfully on a commercial basis. The British inventor and chemist Charles Macintosh, in 1823, established a plant in Glasgow for the manufacture of waterproof cloth and the rainproof garments with which his name has become synonymous. Read more

What Is Organic Farming? (and Its Many Benefits)

What is organic farming?

Organic Farming is a technique used in farming without the use of any chemicals or synthetics. Aim of organic farming is to produce crops which have the highest nutritional values with least impact on nature. Crop rotation, green manure, use of natural fertilizers and biological pest control form the crux of organic farming. It is a proactive ecology management strategy. This strategy enhances the fertility of the soil, prevents soil erosion and at the same time protects the humans and animal kingdom from the side-effects of chemicals and synthetics. Many of the farm products, like, vegetables, fruit, herbs, meat, milk, eggs, etc. are produced organically by some farmers.
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Recycling Egg Shells Into Many Uses

Eggshells are composed of around 95% calcium carbonate, a mineral that is very important for industry, nutrition and agriculture. There are many studies trying to find new ways to utilize this resource and their natural absorbent properties, as in treating cadmium in wastewater.

So, never toss out those egg shells. They’re not garbage, but can be very useful around the house and yard. They also help to save you money by replacing many expensive, toxic chemical products you might have normally used otherwise. Read more

Biogas Construction and Production from Farm and Animal Wastes

Biogas consists mainly of methane (about 60% to 80%) and carbon dioxide (about 20% to 40%) with some other gases, such as hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, and water vapor, in trace amounts. It is highly flammable and is produced through the anaerobic (without oxygen) decomposition of organic materials from plants and animals. It is similar in most respect to Natural gas (obtained from fossil fuel) used for heating and cooking at homes and industries. Natural gas, just like biogas consists mainly of methane. Therefore, after undergoing some purification, biogas can be used just the same way we use natural gas to produce heating and cooking at homes and offices. Read more

Biogas: Solving the Energy Crisis by Waste By-Products

When Gerry Baron returned to the Philippines for good after 17 years in North America, our country was not in dire straits, nor was anyone able to predict that the price of crude oil would exceed $60 a barrel.

Baron, an agriculturist at heart, decided to move his family straight from the province of Tarlac where his parents and siblings have various agro ventures. Since their business of layer farms is running well, the La Salle-trained engineer — who had worked on GE locomotives while in Canada — decided to get into other agricultural ventures.

Although he was not sure which one, Baron wanted to work on something that would not involve importing raw materials that would be environmentally sustainable and would be a foreign currency earner. Read more

Beekeeping (Apiculture) Business Guide

Honey has a long and distinguished history in the human diet. For thousands of years honey hunters have plundered the hives of wild bees for their precious honey and beeswax — a practice still common today.

Beekeeping (or apiculture, from Latin apis, a bee) is the practice of intentional maintenance of honeybee colonies, commonly in hives, by humans. A beekeeper (or apiarist) may keep bees in order to collect honey and beeswax, or for the purpose of pollinating crops, or to produce bees for sale to other beekeepers. Read more

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