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Month: November 2010

  • Gimme 5 Collected 50 Tons

    If you’re wondering where to take those plastic containers marked with the number 5 recycling symbol, join everyone who’s been taking them to Gimme 5 at Whole Foods or a participating co-op. In 2010, recyclers took in 50 tons of yogurt and sour cream containers, and items marked 5! That’s…

  • Saturday’s Stairs: Electronics Story, Eco Christmas Trees and More

    In The Story of Electronics — and the story of my 4.5-year-old laptop, blogger LA Green Girl is discussing a topic that’s been on my mind a lot — our obsession with updating to the latest electronics as soon as they’re out, old ones broken or not. It’s often difficult…

  • Seeing Red a Good Thing: BPA-free Receipts

    You’ll soon have some assurance that the receipt you’re handing is free of the chemical bisphenol-A (BPA). Back in July, I told you about how BPA has been found in nearly 40 percent of cash register receipts from major US businesses like Walmart and even Whole Foods. Appleton, the only…

  • Cutest Baby Animals in One Place

    ZooBorns could be the cutest, nicest stocking stuffer for animal lovers this year. All the reasons I think you might like ZooBorns Ten percent of all revenue from sales goes directly to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Conservation Endowment Fund. It’s affordable, and great for small hands to hold…

  • Fair Trade (and Green) Metal Sculpture from Haiti

    As mentioned a few posts back, I just got into a new home. With too many bare walls to fill, I  went in search of some good art. At Gaiam, I found this Fair Trade sculpture made by hand without the use of electricity from a clean 55 gallon oil…