Archive for July, 2009
In the ongoing bottled water vs. tap water war, the bottled water industry just lost another battle, this time in Australia, where the city of Bundanoon voted to ban the sales of bottled water. The New South Wales community may in fact be the first in the world to have… Read the rest
In the heart of Africa, a new weapon has emerged in the fight against poverty: recycled paper beads. BeadforLife is a nonprofit focused on helping impoverished yet entrepreneurial Ugandan women market handcrafted beads from recycled paper. The beads, which are often crafted into necklaces, bracelets, and earrings, are proving effective.… Read the rest
With traditional materials like cotton and polyester on the list of eco evils, fabric developers are constantly on the lookout for friendlier alternatives. And what’s more friendly than reusing something that would otherwise be completely useless? Taiwanese company Singtex Industrial Co. is doing just that, developing a method to weave… Read the rest
It’s not easy being green, and a new accreditation initiative in Canada hopes to ensure that tourism operators advertising their businesses as environmentally friendly are doing more than just spouting hot, green air.
Over the next nine months the Canadian Sustainable Tourism Advisory Council, whose first order of business was… Read the rest
What do you do with your used milk and juice cartons? I’m sure there are some of you out there who use them in creative ways (seed starters, bird feeders, etc.) but most Americans just throw them away. In fact, only .05% of the 510,000 tons of milk and juice… Read the rest
Do you ever stand at the supermarket and think about how all the fruits and vegetables manage to be in such perfect shape? Take a visit to your local farmers market or grow your own garden and you’ll soon realize that most produce doesn’t come in “ideal” shapes and sizes.… Read the rest
Many environmentalists do their best to not be overly obnoxious about touting their eco ways — no one wants to listen to a green buzz kill — but sometimes you have to in order to get a point across, which is why we dig these bags. A little bit of… Read the rest
