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Category: Green goods

  • Sleek, sustainable headphones

    A lot of people nowadays walk around listening to music, and if you do this too, you might as well use eco-friendly headphones. This particular pair by Ashcraft Design is made using recycled and sustainable materials, from the wood recycled from old guitars, to the leather that came from old clothes, to reclaimed aluminum.

  • Natalie Portman wears H&M

    Guess what Academy Award nominee Natalie Portman wore at a pre-Oscar party? A $50 dress from H & M‘s new eco-friendly Conscious Collection. The clothes are made from Tencel, organic cotton and linen, and recycled polyester. The company has also teamed up with Swedish Hasbeens so you can dress green from head to toe. The…

  • The Naupad

    There are always a lot of accessories that come out for practically every Apple product released, and some of them can be pretty brilliant too, like this case for the iPad, called the Nau iPad Stash ($75). It’s made from 100% recycled wool felt, and has enough compartments to suit your needs while still keeping…

  • A way to green your dry cleaning

    My sister Lynn blogged about “The Green Garmento” before (see “The Situation teams up with The Green Garmento“). This recyclable garment bag is definitely worth your investment. Do you have clothes for dry cleaning? Put your clothes inside the bag, bring it to your dry cleaner, and inform them that you’d like your clean clothes…

  • Bright Bin

    People want to eat good, healthful food nowadays, food that’s organic, cruelty-free, and free of any chemicals and dubious substances. But that’s not all you need to think about; you should also pay careful attention to the containers that hold your food. If you’ve got kids, you might want to think about an alternative to…

  • Get fit at the Greenasium

    Since getting fit and losing weight is on a lot of people’s list of New Year’s resolutions, you might as well do so in a healthful, eco-friendly location. Fortunately for residents of Encinitas, California, a new fitness studio has opened its doors: the Greenasium, which offers everything from personal training, cardio workouts, yoga, and circuit…

  • Seagate Barracuda Green

    I’ve been singing the praises of small, ultra-portable external hard drives since they came out, and they’ve made my life much easier and taken a significant load off my computer. I’ve been checking out available ones lately, since files do pile up, and found the Seagate Barracuda Green, an eco-friendly hard drive. So what makes…

  • Lead in the Bag

    I read this New York Times article saying that high levels of lead were found in reusable bags made in China. Implicated were bags from some CVS stores, Wal-Mart, Target, and supermarkets like Winn-Dixie and Publix. Wegman’s grocery chain recalled its bags in September. New York Senator Charles Schumer is calling on the Food and…

  • Green renovations with Green Demolitions

    With the holidays coming up, most of us are looking for ways to decorate our homes. If you are looking to do more than decorate and thinking of embarking on your own home improvement projects before the holidays are upon us, check out Green Demolitions. According to their website: “Green Demolitions sells luxury commercial surplus…

  • Bag Check

    I heard on The Dr. Oz Show that bags, wallets, and purses made from vinyl (or PVC-Polyvinyl chloride) are toxic because they contain lead. This article states that “the worst offenders were bags that were yellow or yellow-tinted.” I for one, am horrified by this. I use bags because I have to and have no…