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Author: The GU team

  • Clean waters

    I was happy to see this poster at my local pharmacy yesterday. I had asked them before if they took back expired or unused medications, and they didn’t. It’s good that New York is stepping up its efforts to keep the water supply clean. For more information, visit the Department of Environmental Conservation.

  • Broadway going Green

    The newly renovated Henry Miller’s Theatre is home to this season’s Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of the musical Bye Bye Birdie. The show is now in previews with opening scheduled for 15 October 2009. Why is this news for Green Unlimited you ask? Only because it is Broadway’s FIRST and ONLY green theatre. According to…

  • The Green City

    I was in Chicago this past Labor Day weekend and while walking around the Millennium Park area, saw a solar-powered trash compactor. The city first started using them in the beaches. Called Big Belly, once trash reaches the top of the cans, it breaks an electronic beam that triggers a motor to mash the trash….

  • Natural beauty

    If you’re looking for beauty products without the toxic ingredients, here are some websites you can check out: RMS Beauty Revolution Organics Safe Cosmetics

  • Bump cars

    I heard this on the radio this morning: Georgetown’s Four Seasons Hotel will be installing little speed bumps that will generate electricity when cars drive over them.

  • Organic indeed

    While roaming around a newly opened supermarket yesterday, I spotted packaging for meat which I’ve never seen before. The person in charge of that section was beaming with pride as she told me and my boyfriend that the meat was organic. “Yes ma’am, sir, the meat is really tender and it’s organic too. They take…

  • Face it

    I’ve been on the prowl for a health-friendly and eco-friendly facial cleanser. I found the Kiss my Face creamy face cleanser at Target. It’s pricey at $12.75, but at least I know it is biodegradable, has no parabens, artificial fragrances, phthalates, SLS. It is not tested on animals. I felt like I was investing in…

  • Style your pet green

    I’m not a big fan of dressing up dogs in outlandish outfits, though I don’t mind it if they need sweaters and little shirts to keep them protected from cold weather. But if you have to dress up your dog, why not make sure that he or she is wearing lovely eco-friendly clothing? Solar One…

  • See the world with new eyes

    Don’t need those eyeglasses anymore after that fabulous lasik surgery? Or you simply don’t like the style anymore? Check with your local eyeglass stores like Pearle Vision, Lenscrafters and see if they’ll recycle them. Or send them to the Lions Club or OneSight. It’s tax-deductible.

  • Eleanor Roosevelt

    If you’re ever in the New York Hudson Valley area, visit the Franklin Delano Roosevelt historic site but also stop by Eleanor Roosevelt’s Val-Kill. It is the only U.S. national historic site dedicated to a First Lady. Shop at the Val-Kill Fair Trade Store which sells items such as bags, shirts, wallets, jewelry made by…