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Not Really Disposable
Not Really Disposable
Rethink and Recharge
Fact: According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nearly 3 million batteries are thrown away every single year. Batteries are a source of power filled with lots of hazardous materials. Batteries contain mercury, alkaline, zinc, carbon, ... Read More ›
Easy Action Items
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Use Earth 911 to find a location to recycle batteries
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Use Call 2 Recycle website to learn more about recycling options
Pump it up. Or not!
Vanilla, cucumber melon, white tea, cherry seed and mint, pomegranate and tangerine….Sounds like a list of ingredients for an inventive cocktail menu or fruit juice bar, right? Alas, they are just a select few choices of hand soap scents we can ... Read More ›
Easy Action Items
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Use traditional bar hand soap instead of soap packaged in a plastic pump
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Use a resuable ceramic hand soap pump
2 Billion Razors Each Year
FACT: According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2 billion disposable razors are thrown away every year. I can only image what a mountain of 2 billion “disposable” razors looks like! What’s interesting is that the EPA categorizes ... Read More ›
Coffee Filter Contamination
If you’re like me than you enjoy a good hot cup of coffee in the morning. There’s something wonderful about the culture of coffee…waking up, grinding the coffee beans (organic and fair-trade of course), the smell of the pot brewing, and holding the ... Read More ›
The Plastic Pen Plague
FACT: According to the National Recycling Coalition Americans discard 1.6 billion pens every year Since pens were first patented in 1888 they have been made of feathers, wood, steel, aluminum, platinum, leather, bakelite, celluloid, hard rubber, deer ... Read More ›
Bag it!
FACT: According to Jeff Frost, a writer for Green Living Magazine, in the US 20 million sandwich bags are thrown away every day Families, college students, new career mavens, and active athletes are just a few of the people that frequently use ... Read More ›
The Impact of Disposable
Wikipedia defines disposable as: A disposable (also called disposable product) is a product designed for cheapness and short-term convenience rather than medium to long-term durability, with most products only intended for single use….Disposables are ... Read More ›
Easy Action Items
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Purchase a Radius Source toothbrush
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Purchase a toothbrush from Preserve Products
