Category: Green goods
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Re-Pac
Everyone was understandably thrilled when plastic sandwich bags came out, particularly the ones that you can secure. However, most people just tend to use one bag then toss it out after use, even if it was still fairly clean and the crumbs just had to be shaken out. Washing used plastic sandwich bags has also…
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Doin’ it Rite
Three years ago, I wanted to dispose of a medication that I took only once. I went to my local Rite Aid pharmacy and asked if they could take it back for proper disposal. The answer was no. Last week, I noticed a sign for the Rite Aid Take Away Environmental Return System. For $3.99,…
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Matthew Morrison hosts DASANI Plant Model Fashion Show on Earth Day
For Earth Day, Glee‘s Matthew Morrison played host to the DASANI Plant Model Fashion Show, which was held at The Grove in Los Angeles and featured outfits–all made from 100 percent plant–by Yotam Solomon. Apart from being a fashion show and a celebration of Solomon’s work, the event also launched the new DASANI Plant Bottle…
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Green yoga mats
After not having done yoga for nearly two years, I finally returned to it last month and firmly decided to pursue it seriously this time around. I’m currently using the mat I bought two years ago since it’s still pretty serviceable, although bits of it are already breaking off, so I’m looking around for a…
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Bring your own mug to Starbucks and get free coffee
If you’re a regular Starbucks customer, you can bring your reusable travel mug this Earth Day, 22 April and they’ll fill it with coffee or tea for free. It’s their way of saying “thank you” for doing your part in reducing your environmental footprint. If you don’t have a reusable mug, you can purchase one…
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Sell your Cell
Flipswap is a website that will give you cash for your old cell phone. They will recycle it or resell it. They will also plant a tree for each recycled phone. Get your free shipping label at Greenphone.
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A new take on paintball
I’ve never played paintball myself, but it has always both intrigued and scared me–I hear it hurts to get hit. If you’ve been wondering how safe the paint for paintball is, you’ll be pleased to know that it’s being given a new, planet-friendly spin. Extreme Paintball 101 is offering eco-friendly paintball which you can safely…
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O’BON!
I admire people and companies who make it easy for everyone else to engage in a sustainable lifestyle. One such company is O’BON, a supplier of environmentally-friendly school supplies based in South San Francisco, CA. O’BON uses recycled materials in producing their school supplies – newspapers for O’BON pencils, art pencils and color pencils; sugarcane…
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redleaf Water, Canada’s Ultra-Premium bottled water
You might be thinking, “oh no! Not another brand of bottled water!” Or even “aren’t landfills full of plastic bottles as it is?” I know I did. Sure, there are plenty of recyclable water bottles around. But have you ever heard of a water bottle that is both recyclable AND biodegradable? Enter redleaf Water, Canada’s…
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All hail the king
We’re huge fans of Colin Firth here, so you can imagine how thrilled we were that he bagged the Best Actor trophy at the Oscars last night. Here’s something else to celebrate: He was wearing a Tom Ford suit that was made out of “ethical materials,” as Contact Music reports. His wife Livia was likewise…