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Green and Clean: Green Dry-Cleaning in NYC
Try googling “dry cleaners in Manhattan” and you will come up with over 5,000 hits. Of those 5,000, fewer than 1,500 identify themselves as green or organic. This means that over 70% of New York City’s dry cleaners are using chemicals that are not only harmful to the customer and their clothes, but the environment as well. But even the 1,500 [...]
Ten Tips to Clean Living in a Toxic World
It is common knowledge that we are polluting our environment at an alarming rate. But since we are actually one of the species on the planet we are also polluting ourselves. Hundreds of chemicals are inside each of us. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) tested hundreds of people through its bio-monitoring program and found small [...]
What to do with all this Recyclable Stuff?
Does your community offer a home recycling program? Well if the answer is yes, then take advantage of a great opportunity with Recyclebank.com. This innovative site promotes living green in every fashion. Its mission is to take action that will have a positive impact on our planet by trading the actions you make with the actions of others in your [...]
Economy vs. Ecology
Consumers must continually increase their consumption of products to feed the economy so that it can grow and expand, which in return, supports their accustomed lifestyles. A robust economy where everyone can buy whatever they want to make their lives easier is the American Dream– freedom from want, without sacrifice. The flaw in this [...]
Recycling Electronics
We sometimes find ourselves coveting the latest smartphone or laptop. But what about that older model sitting in your pocket or at home? Where does it go? According to the EPA, in 2005 the U.S. generated 1.9 to 2.2. million tons of electronic waste (e-waste), but only 12.5% was recycled. Instead of simply tossing away an older model into the [...]
