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Is Biodegradable Furniture The Answer?
Wren | May 16th 2008 by Wendren
Imagine buying a couch that in a years time completely disappears? Montauk, a furniture manufacturer, has designed a couch that completely decomposes. This is just one example of a biodegrabable product. There are many more out there. For example, Lo read more
Commercial Eco-Friendly Hangers
Keetsa! Blog - Eco-Friendly and Green | May 8th 2008 by Max Lee
Here is a great alternative to people and businesses that sell apparels and clothes. Often, the issue of looking for hangers to be able to display their clothes for sale can bring large headaches and apparently this new eco-friendly line of hangers w read more
Freecycle It-
Non Toxic Kids: Helping Your Kids Stay Safe, Healthy and Sm… | May 6th 2008 by Katy Farber
In an effort to simplify before we start a renovation on our house, and to get rid of chemically laden products we had deep in various closets, I made a pile of stuff. It contained old sunscreens, lotions and body washes that were gifts, old shampoos read more
DIY HACK - How to make your own Video Cassette USB Hub!
zedomax.com - blog about DIYs and Review on reviews of gadge… | May 2nd 2008 by Max Lee
Ever wonder, can I make my own cool looking USB hub that doesn’t look like a USB hub? Well, here’s some good news for you, there’s full instructions over at instructables on how to make your own video cassette USB hub. Thank Alan o read more
Slam Dunk, it’s a recycled basket ball!
Keetsa! Blog - Eco-Friendly and Green | April 28th 2008 by Max Lee
This has been a very long time coming, it the green basket ball, well actually its black and is eco friendly because it uses forty per cent recycled rubber. Now that may not seem to be much, but surely anything that is recycled is better than nothing read more
Save the Cell Phone, Save the World
T1 Rex's Business Telecom Explainer | April 22nd 2008 by John Shepler
Reusable Bags for Green Shopping
My Infotique | April 21st 2008 by Selena Barnes
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Paper Conservation - End Junk Mail
My Yoga Online Blog | April 20th 2008 by My Yoga Online
Unopened mail creates a lot of waste. In fact, a recent Canadian Marketing Study quoted in the Flyer Distribution Standards Association newsletter suggests that: • 67% of Canadians are not interested in the flyers and advertising that comes in the read more
Eating at Wendy’s Could Have Green Benefits
Green Talk | April 12th 2008 by Anna Hackman
How many of us catch lunch or dinner when we can? Are you driving up to the drive-in window more than you like to due to a hectic job, children with multiple activities or caring for family members? Does the person at the other end of the microphone read more
Garbage Men Look Out!
Green Blog | April 10th 2008 by Mason
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the people who collect our trash are carrying out “high-hazard” roles. And staggeringly, they are three times more likely to be killed at work than the police or fire services are, accordi read more
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
backpackermom--the original expat-mommy blog | April 9th 2008
A little-known island continent of floating toxic plastic garbage, TWICE the size of Texas, is growing in the pacific between California and Hawaii. Officially known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is still completely ignored by U.S. officials. In read more
Plastics and us!
backpackermom--the original expat-mommy blog | April 9th 2008
Plastics, like diamonds, are forever. Plastic floating in the ocean is the number one source of pollution of the world ocean. 80% of marine debris comes from land and 20% from boats. The problem is many marine birds, turtles and fish confuse floating read more
QUICK IDEAS TO GREEN UP YOUR LIFE!
backpackermom--the original expat-mommy blog | April 2nd 2008
1. Keep your trash off the street and out of the storm drains so they don’t end up in the ocean. EVERYTHING ENDS UP IN THE OCEAN! 2. Overwatering is wasteful. It moves trash and toxins into the ocean. Turn the water off when not using it, fix leaky read more
10 BENEFITS OF ECO PUBLISHING
backpackermom | April 1st 2008
10 BENEFITS OF ECO PUBLISHING 1. Green printing means leaving zero footprint on the environment. 2. A ton of recycled paper equals a ton of new paper. No need to cut virgin wood. 3. 100% Chlorine processed free paper. When paper is bleached with chlo read more
FAQ's
backpackermom | April 1st 2008
FAQ's 1. What is eco publishing? Eco publishing, eco printing, and green printing all stand for the same concept: TO LEAVE ZERO FOOTPRINT ON THE ENVIRONMENT! 2. Isn't all paper used these days recycled? Only about 10% of printing and writing paper fo read more
10 IMPACTS OF THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY AND PAPER MILLS ON OUR ENVI…
backpackermom | April 1st 2008
10 IMPACTS OF THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY AND PAPER MILLS ON OUR ENVIRONMENT 1. The publishing industry is #3 in the world to leave the largest footprint (loss of carbon dioxide storage) on the environment from pollution and deforestation. 2. Water is th read more
Environmental Defense Fund: Bottles, Bottles, Everywhere…
Sustainablog | March 26th 2008
This post is by Ramon Cruz, Senior Policy Analyst for Living Cities at Environmental Defense Fund. It’s ironic. In many parts of the world, there is no clean drinking water. Here in the U.S., pure, drinkable water flows out of every tap, and ye read more
4 Random Ideas To Green Your Business
Keetsa! Blog - Eco-Friendly and Green | March 22nd 2008 by Max Lee
Whether you run a restaurant or a dry cleaner, there are things you can do to lower your carbon footprint. It all starts by taking an assessment of your enterprise and looking around at your various departments. You can do a complete overhaul, or you read more
Recycle your water bottles cereal bags and more
Everything and anything | March 21st 2008 by Holly Brown
There is a lot of talk about how water bottles are filling up landfills and causing huge harm to the environment. Many people just don’t know what to do about it. They like the convenience of the throw away type bottle but want to recycle, that read more
What can last 10,000 Hours and Can Contaminate a Thousand Gallons…
Gizmotastic | March 20th 2008 by Gizmotastic
I was mildly surprised when I saw the story on the news tonight about those energy efficient lights (CFLs). While they can lower your energy bill, last about nine time longer than incandescent ligters and reduce the carbon footprint they contain a sm read more
DR3, a new mattress recycling unit
MattressZine | March 17th 2008 by Max Lee
DR3, one of the very few mattress recycling unit in the United States, is a name derived from organizations slogan — “Divert Reduce Reuse Recycle.”. The mattress recycling unit has facilities that would help keep landfills filled wi read more
UK dumps computers at tips
Keetsa! Blog - Eco-Friendly and Green | March 11th 2008 by Max Lee
It seems the UK have a surplus of serviceable yet out dated computers and despite the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive, which should see most electrical items disposed of using the manufacturers own disposal facilities, it i read more
The Brelli for the Next Rainy Days
Keetsa! Blog - Eco-Friendly and Green | March 9th 2008 by Max Lee
The rainy season may be a long way from today but it never hurts to get ready early. Rather than using any ordinary umbrella, why not consider this biodegradable umbrella called “the Brelli”? “‘The Brelli’, a 100% biodegradable umbrella? Go read more
Potty Training 411
My Infotique | March 7th 2008 by Selena Barnes
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Meet the Burts: Unlikely Dumpster Divers
Sustainablog | March 6th 2008
I was intrigued by this couple after they appeared on Oprah Wednesday, March 27. I know it’s been over a week. Did you really think I caught the episode on Oprah? I heard about this from a friend who never misses the show. Honestly! OK, I read more
Paper or Plastic? Skeeda, please--
Non Toxic Kids: Helping Your Kids Stay Safe, Healthy and Sm… | February 28th 2008 by Katy Farber
Ready for some statistics that will make you remember your cloth bags on your next trip to the grocery store? I know, remembering more than the kids (and the diaper bag) and a food list is a pain in the #$%*. Here's why we should remember anyway--T read more
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