From Shopping Bag to Handbag
September 9, 2009
There’s a new trend in recycled handbags that I’m really excited about: crocheted plastic shopping bags.
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Recycled Handbags
September 8, 2009
What follows is a rundown of some of the trends in recycled handbags — some of which you may be familiar with and some of which may surprise you.
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Nike’s ‘Trashy’ Shoes Made from Recycled Scraps
September 8, 2009
For years Nike has manufactured shoes from virgin materials, resulting in heaps of discarded scraps that go to waste in a landfill or incinerator. That is until one designer transformed them into a wearable basketball shoe.
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Eco Fashon World: Finding Summer Essentials Eco Style
September 4, 2009
If you’re looking for a company that has the earth in mind and has the latest fashions for summertime, check out Eco Fashion World today. You too can make an impact, even by the clothing you wear.
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Riding Fry: Vegetable Oil-Powered Vehicles
September 3, 2009
Hybrid cars like the Prius are starting to become fairly ubiquitous, but I’ve always been interested in cars that are even more radical, like those that have been converted to run on vegetable oil.
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Cotton: The (Organic) Fabric of Our Lives
September 1, 2009
The overuse of “organic” is leaving a skeptical aftertaste in the minds of consumers of clothing just as much as it is food, according to Frank Anguili, the founder of Natural High Lifestyle.
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Air Pollution in the Home
August 28, 2009
Toxins from everyday products are simply recycled through our air conditioning unit back into our airtight house over and over again. You could be breathing toxic air and never know it.
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Saving Money and Energy on Home Air Filtration
August 28, 2009
One of the biggest challenges with indoor living is keeping toxins out of the air.
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The Greener Solution to Your Moving Woes
August 25, 2009
Rent-a-Green Box, serving private residences and businesses, calls itself the first zero-waste pack-and-move company in the country, and claims to save the consumer 50% on cost and 20 hours on time involved as compared to traditional moving methods.
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An Eco-Conscious Packing Peanut
August 20, 2009
If you start to feel guilty just thinking about packing up your belongings for a move because of all the waste it produces, then Rent-a-Green-Box just may have the solution for you. The Southern California-based company creates moving and packing supplies made completely from recycled landfill waste, and its Recocube packing peanut is just one of many offerings.