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Recycle your yogurt cups: Preserve Gimme 5
Posted on Feb 18, 2009 1:23:00 PM  |  By KristinAppenbrink

I'm a Greek yogurt addict. I normally eat one every day. And if not Greek, then some other kind of yogurt. So it's been killing me that #5 plastics (the kind most yogurt containers are made of) aren't normally recyclable...

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green | Inspiration
Greener Gadgets Design Competition No. 2
Posted on Feb 16, 2009 1:36:00 PM  |  By KristinAppenbrink

Happy President's Day! Hopefully, your company is nice and is following the bank holidays this year, and if you're stuck at work today, hopefully it's a quiet day. In any case, here is some insipration for a Monday afternoon. It's...

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Decluttering | green
Recycle Your Electronics
Posted on Jan 5, 2009 12:35:00 PM  |  By KristinAppenbrink

Did anyone get new electronics for the holidays? I'm guessing that quite a few people will be saying yes. So now you have old electronics just sitting around It's time to think about recycling them—instead of just kicking them to...

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green | Products
Zem's List from ecofabulous
Posted on Dec 22, 2008 12:45:00 PM  |  By KristinAppenbrink

The bloggers over at ecofabulous have recently launched a weekly newsletter, Zem's List, dedicated to the best eco-friendly (but still stylish) products. It's put together by Zem Joaquin, founder of ecofabulous and a former contributor to Domino and House and...

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Greening your gift wrap
Posted on Dec 17, 2008 1:25:00 PM  |  By KristinAppenbrink

Hopefully, you're on your way to having your holiday shopping done, and on to thinking about wrapping. Are you making any changes this year to make your gift wrap greener? Or do you simply recycle wrapping paper and tissue once...

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Great Online Stores | green
Polli: Plastic Fantastic
Posted on Dec 17, 2008 6:53:09 AM  |  By HollyBecker

Have you heard of Polli based in Australia? Founders Tess Lloyd and Maja Rose met nine years ago while studying Industrial Design and now they've launched Polli to create products for home and fashion accessories by hand using mostly acrylic...

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Great Online Stores | green | Products
Felt Products for the Home: FilzFelt
Posted on Dec 10, 2008 4:01:59 AM  |  By HollyBecker

I've been in Germany for the past several months and see gorgeous felt products everywhere from hats to gloves to home accessories and beyond. Very simple yet modern and colorful. While reading Bloesem this morning I noticed her post about...

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DIY suggestions for repurposing a holey sweater
Posted on Dec 8, 2008 1:15:00 PM  |  By KristinAppenbrink

This is my call for help on suggestions for a DIY project. I have a lovely bright purple sweater that has mysteriously come up with some holes. (I don't think it's moths because none of my other sweaters have suffered...

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Cleaning | green
What's Inside from Wired magazine
Posted on Dec 3, 2008 1:15:00 PM  |  By KristinAppenbrink

A co-worker of mine passed along this article from the December issue of Wired. It breaks down and explains the ingredients in a traditional fabric softener. I can't think of a better way to make the case for choosing green...

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Cleaning | green
Odor Eliminators
Posted on Nov 17, 2008 4:05:12 PM  |  By KristinAppenbrink

Re-nest (a.k.a. Apartment Therapy: Green) had a post on an all natural odor eliminating product last week called MultiFresh and it sparked me thinking about other eco options. I normally don't like air fresheners and instead I prefer to try...

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