Submitted by Graham Dostal on
Many manufacturers have polyester carpeting made of recycled fibers from plastic bottles.
Shaw Floors, http://www.shawfloors.com/ recycles nylon carpet and makes it into new carpet. Such products are just as strong, plush, and colorful as non-recycled ones, for the same price.
Look for the Green Label Plus Indoor Air Quality symbol to verify that the carpet you’re considering is low-VOC and won’t emit harmful gases into your home’s air.
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Visit www.preserveproducts.com which features toothbrushes with handles made from recycled yogurt cups. Each comes in a “mail back pack,” which doubles as a prepaid return envelope. When you’re ready for a new brush, put the old one back into its package, drop it in the mail and rest easy knowing it will be recycled by Preserve instead of tossed into a landfill.
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Sustainable- This label applies when an item is produced in ways that minimize its environmental impact, whether it’s made in a solar-powered factory or uses renewable resources or biodegradable packaging.
Naturally Derived- It’s a term used for a product whose raw materials come from a natural source, such as botanicals and fruit extracts, but have been chemically altered to make the formulation.
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NEW CAR SHOPPING?
The popular Ford Escape has had a gorgeous makeover for 2013 and uses eco materials like recycled denim.
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GREEN ON-THE-GO
Download a free app "goodguide" for your Apple or Android device to make the greenest on-the-go choices while shopping. The application can scan the barcodes of more than 70,000 common food and household products, from Cheerios to Windex, and rate how environmentally responsible the items are on a scale of 1 to 10.