Reusable bags
Australian company Onya manufactures a range of reusable bags including Weigh, a nylon mesh produce bag that we have reviewed on our site. Purchasing their produce bags means that you will never have to deal the annoying problem of useless plastic supermarket produce bags. They also make folding backpacks as well as biodegradable doggy doo [...]
Continue reading...Onya reusable produce bags
Monday, April 20, 2009
Who hates the plastic produce bags provided by supermarkets? They’re usually too small and flimsy to reuse and either end up in clogging your kitchen’s plastic bag collection area or go directly to the local landfill without passing go or collecting $200. But there are alternatives. I recently began using ‘Weigh’, Onya’s reusable produce bags and [...]
Continue reading...Michael Recycle: a book for children about recycling
Friday, April 3, 2009
“Michael Recycle is a superhero that helps towns to recycle. The story was nice. My favorite part was when they made green toilet paper.” Ernesto, 8. Michael Recycle, written by Ellie Bethel and illustrated by Alexandra Colombo, is about a recycling superhero who helps people clean up their act. The story starts in a town called [...]
Continue reading...Mooncup
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
The Mooncup is a silicone cup that is used instead of tampons or other menstrual products. It can be used for years. Just empty, rinse and reinsert. Available from www.mooncup.com as well as international distributors. Or you can purchase its cousin - The Keeper - which is made from natural latex and has been in [...]
Continue reading...The eco alternative to tampons
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Once in a while you discover a product that is so amazing you want to sing about it from the mountaintops. The Mooncup is one such product. It is basically a silicon container that is used internally in the place of a tampon (or other menstrual products). When necessary you simply empty it, rinse and [...]
Continue reading...greenzer
Friday, January 23, 2009
If you’re trying to be more eco in your shopping greenzer.com can help you find greener clothing, electronics, detergents, personal care products. The list goes on. The US website also includes some articles related to green lifestyle.
Continue reading...Simple holidays
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
It is possible to rent sparse stone cottages on unpopulated islands off the coast of Croatia. They have wells for water and gas lighting and are usually found on islands without shops, cars or ferry links. Minimum rental is usually one week. To find out more contact: Kornat Turist (Hrvatskih vladara 2, Murter, T+385 22 [...]
Continue reading...Polyethylene or polyethene or poly(methylene)
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Petrochemical used in production of plastic bags. HDPE (detergent bottles, rubbish containers, margarine containers), PEX (plumbing), MDPE (plastic bags, packaging film), LLDPE (toys, pipes), LDPE (plastic bags, film wrap) and VLDPE (frozen food packaging) are all polyethylenes. Not biodegradable.
Continue reading...Ethylene or Ethene
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Petrochemical used to ripen fruit and for welding. Is also used to create ethylene oxide used in detergents and polyethylene use to make bags for rubbish and plastic bags.
Continue reading...Petrochemicals
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Most petrochemicals are made from petroleum although some are made from natural gas or coal. Some are considered to be harmful both to humans and the environment. They are commonly found in soaps, detergents and cosmetics.
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Monday, April 20, 2009
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