By Katrina on January 28th, 2009

“Moving sucks. It sucks, it sucks, it sucks, and there’s no getting around the fact that it sucks. Nobody enjoys upending their life, tossing their belongings in boxes and shuffling off to an unfamiliar, new place that is not yet home…moving sucks a lot less when you skip the cardboard boxes you have to either buy new or beg used—and instead, rent 100% recycled, post-consumer plastic boxes from a company called RentAGreenBox.com.” Xeni Jardin Read more…
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Keywords: green, landfill, moving, recycling, zero-waste
By Katrina on December 18th, 2008

Just like other controversial topics, the debate on real vs fake Christmas trees is no different. I have read many articles in favor of both real Christmas trees and fake trees. But I can’t help but wonder why the pendulum is swinging so extremely.
A few of years ago, if not a bit longer, the trend was in favor of purchasing fake trees to save the billions of live ones from being harvested and then discarded like yesterday’s trash. Read more…
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Keywords: christmas tree, landfill, PVC, recycle, toxic, tree
By Katrina on November 21st, 2008

Starting in January, Preserve, a household product maker, will be accepting all #5 plastics for recycling. As part of a new “Gimme 5” program, Preserve will be arranging a partnership with Whole Foods to have bins for you to take your #5 plastics, such as butter and yogurt tubs, reusable plastic bottles, medicine bottles, and Brita water filters. Read more…
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Keywords: energy, landfill, plastic, re-use, recycle