Author: Joe Ascanio
Website: http://www.terracurve.com/2009/09/22/marriott-recuited-by-te…

The hotel mega-giant has announced its participation in Team Earth, a worldwide sustainability movement that unites individuals, businesses and non-profits in an effort to address critical environmental issues facing the world today.

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Author: Kristen Geis
Website: http://www.terracurve.com/2009/09/22/eco-friendly-updates-fo…

Located in Berkeley, California, boutique property The Bancroft Hotel has partnered with environmentally safe furniture refinishing company The Refinishing Touch to update furniture in a very green way as part of a large-scale renovation project.

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Author: Green Talk
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I have been a big supporter of HealthyToys.org  for a couple of years, who brought to light what chemicals were lurking in our children’s toys.  In 2007, they tested a multitude of toys  and created a list of safe and not so safe toys.   How can we forget the  China lead scare?   Over the years, they have expanded thier list of toys that were tested .  Kind of like being on Santa’s good non-toxic list or not.

I don’t know about you but I wish that I could walk into a store and know what’s in a product instead of playing eco-detective.  Why should I have to?  Thank goodness, HealthyToys.org created www.HealthyStuff.org, which lists 15,000 tests results on over 5000 common items such as purses, back to school items,  and more.  According to the organization, in the future, there will be a mobile phone app and blog friendly widgets.

But wait.  Don’t just run to the HealthyStuff.org  page to check out what products are safe, please send an email to your Congressional…

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Author: easy eco blog
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Patagonia has a Common Threads Garment recycling program where customers could return their worn out clothes. You can drop select Patagonia items off at their retail stores or send them to:
Patagonia Service Center
ATTN: Common Threads Recycling Program
8550 White Fir Street
Reno, NV 89523-8939
Worn out clothes given to places like Goodwill and the Salvation Army are sent [...]

Related posts:

1. Washing Clothes in Cold Water
2. Recycling Old TVs
3. Recycling Tetra Pak Packaging

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