Three million diapers pour into U.S. landfills each year, where they will likely linger for over a century. Nature Boy and Girl offers an environmentally minded alternative. It uses less raw materials than conventional diapers and its product is 70 percent compostable,
Did you know that for $5 you could formally retire a ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the main cause of global warming?
All Decked Out — Everything You Need To Know To Build A Barbecue-Ready Eco-Deck. As the thermometer begins to creep upward, there is a mass unfurling of deck umbrellas across the country. If the time has come to build a new deck or replace your worn one, you’ll be happy to know there are many ecologically sound materials with which to work.
Inner Sanctum — The Hidden Price of Feminine Hygiene Products. The feminine hygiene industry has made revolutionary innovations since the original maxi-pad–which was nearly three feet long. And no doubt we have come a long way from surreptitiously paying for purchases in a box on the counter of drug stores.
Kiddie Meals — Organic Foods Aimed At Children Are More Than Just A Pretty Package. Environmental toxins are the stuff nightmares are made of–but there’s no need to wake up in a cold sweat over packing your child’s lunch. Rest assured that the voices of both concerned parents and picky eaters have spoken, and food manufacturers are listening.
A Sound Idea — Forest-Friendly Instuments Make Sweet Music. Greg Gaylord, a self-employed drum maker, works with wood almost every day. The lone owner and operator of aptly named Drum Solo in Novato, California, Gaylord spends his waking hours laboring over the many intricacies of his handcrafted snare drums.
How Factory Fishing Decimated Newfoundland Cod. Five hundred years ago, the explorer John Cabot returned from the waters around what is now Newfoundland and reported that codfish ran so thick you could catch them by hanging wicker baskets over a ship’s side.
Can We Be Garbage-Free? Beyond Recycling, The New Goal Is Zero Waste.On October 18, the nation’s most colorful governor, Jesse Ventura of Minnesota, took the podium at the Riverfront Radisson in St. Paul and announced a radical new program to reduce the state’s waste stream.
In its three years in business, Denver's Technology Recycling (TR) has kept 100 tons of obsolete computers out of landfills, translating into almost 15 tons of lead that our ancestors won't have to deal with. Last October, the company expanded nationwide, offering its services in 60 American cities. Illustration: Jerry Russell The fact that companies […]
How Clean is Your Bottled Water? There’s no question about it, bottled water has become a hot commodity. Americans pay $4 billion dollars a year for the privilege of drinking it. Sales of bottled water have grown nine-fold in the past 20 years, and tripled in the last 10, making it the fastest-growing segment of […]
