Plastic Cups for soooo yesterday! Nowadays it is easy to buy kids drinking cups without having to resort to cheap plastic just because you are afraid of breakage. Newer stainless cups do not break and they also do not have the chemical nasties and toxins that plastic does. Stainless lasts a long time and through multiple children so they are economical as well as practical, even if the per cup price is a bit more that what you can buy in the plastic cup section at Walmart. Look at the … [Read more...]
Harry Potter Goes Green
Have you heard? The green world is a buzz with the news that the final Harry Potter book, number seven (and the last) in the famous series, will be printed on recycled paper! If you are a Harry Potter fan this is just one more reason among many to make sure and buy this book. The 784-page book will have a first printing of 12 million copies in the U.S., and nearly two-thirds of the 16,700 tons of paper used will be certified by the Forest Stewardship Council as coming from sustainable timber. … [Read more...]
All Natural Easter
It is almost Easter time. Have you given any thought to how you can make Easter as "natural" as possible? While there are great natural options on the market for Easter (like Eco Eggs), there are also some ways you can make having a natural Easter a DIY project. Make Your Own Baskets This is what I usually do. Just get a basket (we reuse every year) and take some paper laying around your house that you would usually recycle and run it through a paper shredder. You can also use scissors if you … [Read more...]
Eco Friendly Easter Gifts
Easter presents a problem for many parents, especially natural moms and dads. This annual event often means Easter baskets full of chocolates, candies, and other sweets that are sure to send your child on a week long sugar rush. You cannot go into a conventional store this time of year without seeing all of the goodies. Who isn't even momentarily tempted by those adorable little marshmallow puffs shaped like little chicks? Well, actually cute as they may be I am not tempted but I will take a … [Read more...]
Plastic Bags Banned
San Francisco's city council voted Tuesday (March 27, 2007) to become the first U.S. city to ban plastic bags from large supermarkets to help promote recycling. Under the legislation approved by the city's Board of Supervisors, large supermarkets and drugstores will not be allowed to offer plastic bags made from petroleum products starting in six months. All of this is being done to reduce the amount of plastic bags being consumed and ending up in our landfills and to encourage recycling. Since … [Read more...]
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