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Hold the Green Cotton Candy, Natural Clown Make-up and Cage Free Animals.... Carnival of the Green has nothing to do with bumper cars, ferris wheels or roller coasters.
Sustainable Group (manufacturer of the world's greenest office supplies ) is proud to host this week's edition (#177) of the Carnival of the Green , a weekly traveling blog series that collects great green content ...{ 6 comments }
Waste Management's new CFLs We tip our hats to Waste Management who recently took the lead on selling Earthmate CFL Light bulbs in a resealable box that doubles as a postage paid return shipping box. The upside to CFL bulbs is that they last longer, save energy, money and don't produce heat like traditional incandescent bulbs. The downside is that CFLs contain mercury and shouldn't be tossed in the garbage. Each Earthmate box comes with their patented "Vapor Lock" sealed bag to keep contaminants from leaking during shipping.
I love the idea. Years ago, I swapped out all the bulbs in my house to CFLs. One CFL I have had for at least 6 years. My worry is that in 6 to 8 years I'm going to be tearing apart my basement trying to find the postage paid box.
Consider other companies like Home Depot that have free drop off bins for CFL bulb recycling and the cost of purchasing CFLs is quite a bit cheaper. ...{ 0 comments }
There are some products that simply can't come in the perfect packaging. For example, I'm a big fan of yogurt. Yogurt comes in a plastic tub, but I typically buy the larger size instead of the single serving. It cuts down on packaging waste and is typically less expensive than buying an individual serving. Instead of just recycling your old yogurt container, consider reusing it for left overs. The ...{ 0 comments }
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