Author: The GU team

My cheap umbrella finally fell victim to the vicious wind and rain in New York City this past weekend. I trooped to Target and found this Eco’brella from Totes. Its cover is made from 100% recycled PET plastic bottles and the frame is from 70% recycled materials. The handle is bamboo. My favorite feature is…

From Environment New York: What if every new building built in America was a green building? What if every new home, new school, new office and new factory used no more energy than it could generate itself through solar panels or another source of clean, renewable energy? Now — and this might really strain your…

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Today, we can’t exactly have everything we own made out of wood, but it’s still becoming a more popular and fashionable material to use in the electronics scene. If laptops can be made with wood (not exactly THE best idea, but oh well), why not smaller gadgets? This flashlight‘s casing is made from beech wood…

Best Buy has always had an electronics recycling program, but I was pleased when I saw that they not only accept CD, DVDs, ink cartridges, rechargeable batteries, cell phones, CDs, PDAs/smart phones but gift cards at their recycling kiosks in-store. GIFT CARDS! I remember using up the balance on a gift card at a store…

Last year, Lynn wrote this article about having a green period. To complement it, I share this eye-opening article from Seventh Generation about the dangers of using tampons, cleverly titled Tampontification. “Tampons are typically made from a variety of materials including conventional cotton, rayon, or a blend of both fibers. Conventional cotton is one of…

I’m not familiar with the Elite brand, but it looks like they’re huge in the biking scene. The company just came out with the Nature Bottle, which is made from 100% biodegradable plastic. The bottle is said to decompose in one year.

jlynn89 over at Etsy posted this on the website: I would like a soap that is somewhat eco-friendly. I am also looking for something that will not dry out my skin. My skin gets dry easily, and I kind of want something that will moisturize it as well as cleaning. I want something that will…

I usually like my computer bags big, tough, and sturdy, but well, I suppose this one is pretty enough and looks nothing like a laptop bag. This bag is said to meet the design requirements of the Transportation Security Administration and it’s also made using eco-friendly fabrics. I like its pretty and colorful look, but…

The National Search for Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Schools was launched earlier this year, with the competition open to all school levels, and has been extended up to May 15. The criteria for this year’s competition include environment-related aspects of school’s policy, environment-friendly school operations and presence of environmental programs, environment-related features of the school curriculum,…