Category: Green news
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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…
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Thread lightly
Cecile took me to my first eyebrow threading yesterday. I’ve always been interested in it, but was always too chicken to try out something new, especially something that could possibly be painful. It did hurt a little bit so unlike waxing, which is a quick pain, threading was prolonged discomfort. But that was mostly when…
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Green burials
As the Philippines mourns the loss of its democracy icon, former President Cory Aquino, I got to thinking about death and burial practices again. I read about eco-friendly coffins made from banana sheaves by a Colorado-based company called Ecoffins. The caskets take about 6 months to 2 years to biodegrade. The bodies aren’t embalmed, which…
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Always something there to remind me
I consider Post-it Notes one of mankind’s greatest inventions. Unfortunately, it’s paper. I read about Stickies, a free program for your PC so you don’t have to use those beautiful—oh I mean wasteful—little yellow (and other pretty colored) notes. If you want to purchase a program, Post-it actually has a digital version.
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Pure and Natural
I was looking for an alternative to Method products because Method never lists its ingredients. As far as hand soaps, I found Pure and Natural which comes in 100% recyclable packaging, is paraben-free and biodegradable. Their products are not tested on animals and use plant-based oils instead of animal tallow. The company also donates at…
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Labels, labels, labels
Avery and World Label offer recycled, chlorine-free bleached printer labels. See if you can talk your boss into ordering these instead.
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The write stuff
A former co-worker used to love smelling the markers we used the write patients on our whiteboard schedule at work. I wonder if refillable markers like the AusPen, which I read about on Ideal Bite, has the same wonderful odor. If you need an ecofriendly alternative to the white board, how about the Quartet Environment…
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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…
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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…
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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.