How to be environmentally friendly

1. Travel by train, bus, bicycle or foot whenever possible. Limit your air travel, and consider taking a vacation closer to home.

2. Do not throw away toys, books or CDs that you don't want any more. Take them to a charity shop instead.

3. Do not fill a bath up to the brim. Alternatively, take a shower if you can.

4. Don't leave water running while you brush your teeth.

• Fix all dripping taps as soon as possible - a dripping tap wastes up to 50 litres of water a year.

5. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Some ideas to follow include:

• Reuse fabric bags when you go grocery shopping.
• Use rechargeable batteries.
• Buy items that are 100% recycled and recyclable.
• Recycle drinking containers and cardboard.
• Give old clothing to a thrift store or charity. Worn clothes can be recycled as rags or for pet shelters.

6. Use compact fluorescent light bulbs. They consume less power and last years longer then conventional incandescent light bulbs.

7. Put your trash where it belongs. Do you part to reduce litter and place your garbage in a garbage bag and your recycling in the proper bin.

• For smokers: Carry an old film container with you and place your cigarette butts in the container as opposed to tossing them on the ground.

8. Green your eating habits.

• Buy fresh products. Frozen, canned and processed products cost more energy to make. Buy fresh products which are more healthy for you and the environment.
• Eat foods that are organic when possible, locally grown, seasonal, and non-genetically modified.

9. Eat less meat. The production of meat needs a lot of energy and water, try to eat at least one time a week vegetarian or eat smaller portions of meat.

10 Get chickens for your garden. A chicken recycles a lot of kitchen waste and you get in return a lot of fresh eggs.

Biodegradable Defination

Biodegradation is the chemical dissolution of materials by bacteria or other biological means. Although often conflated, biodegradable is distinct in meaning from compostable. 

While biodegradable simply means to be consumed by microorganisms and return to compounds found in nature, "compostable" makes the specific demand that the object break down in a compost pile. The term is often used in relation to ecology, waste management, biomedicine, and the natural environment (bioremediation) and is now commonly associated with environmentally friendly products that are capable of decomposing back into natural elements. Organic material can be degraded aerobically with oxygen, or anaerobically, without oxygen. Biosurfactant, an extracellular surfactant secreted by microorganisms, enhances the biodegradation process.

Biodegradable matter is generally organic material such as plant and animal matter and other substances originating from living organisms, or artificial materials that are similar enough to plant and animal matter to be put to use by microorganisms. Somemicroorganisms have a naturally occurring, microbial catabolic diversity to degrade, transform or accumulate a huge range of compounds including hydrocarbons (e.g. oil), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), pharmaceutical substances, radionuclides, pesticides, and metals. Decomposition of biodegradable substances may include both biological andabiotic steps. Products that contain biodegradable matter and non-biodegradable matter are often marketed as biodegradable.

Monona Rossol wrote that "biodegradable substances break down into more than one set of chemicals, which are usually called primary and secondary degradation products. Any of these may be toxic."

Empire Shopping Gallery

Empire Shopping Gallery made its entrance in April 2010 and looks set to join the already competitive scene of never ending malls popping up in the Klang Valley. Having 600,000 sq ft of retail space, Empire has six floors worth of shops for mall-goers to explore under its clear domed roof and makes no false claims when it declares that it has something for everyone.

Upscale department store Tangs offers tasteful selections of menswear, women’s fashion, streetwear, home accessories and travel necessities. Fitness First Platinum differs from its counterparts by a 22-inch infinity pool (the first of its kind in Malaysia) and is also equipped with a purpose built cycle studio with the latest gym bikes. LEX (Lifestyle Experiential Centre) is a holistic electronic retail centre that lets customers spiral down a five-storey high slide while experiencing a state-of-the-art audio system. There is also a 'capsulated acoustic space' called the CineBox and the Re:LeX Cafe, a high-speed broadband eatery. Elsewhere, shoppers can stock up their food shelves at the locally-owned Jaya Grocer.

There is a whole floor dedicated to kids with children’s fashion, education and entertainment outlets such as Dance Space, My Favourite Art House, Plaster Fun House, and Toys R Us. Empire goes a step further by providing two nursing rooms complete with changing and feeding facilities and play area. There are also changing stations at the female restrooms and also baby strollers available upon entrance.