Reusable Bags – Not only does using your own bag help save the environment, but they save you money as well. Every paper lunch bag, plastic water bottle and zip-top plastic bag we toss out may as well be cash in the garbage can. Reusable Bags make a great gift – convert a ‘plastic bag user’ this holiday & make them see the light! Check out the Reusable Bag Directory for tons of good small online businesses that sell awesome bags.
Reusable Bottles – Americans drank about 167 bottles of water each in 2006, but only recycled about 23% of those bottles. That amounts to 38 billion water bottles in landfills and $16 billion spent on something we can all get nearly for free at home. Filter and purify tap water from home for pennies. Help your loved ones break the plastic bottle habit w/ a cool stainless steel bottle. Lots of brands and styles to choose from now.
Compostable Trash Bags – May seem like an oddball gift, but introducing your friends to compostable trash bags may just strike up some great conversation. Some bags are necessary, but these bags are 100% biodegradable! Get a big box of compostable trashbags/or leaf bags, and give each friend a few wrapped up in a gift basket that you create.
Natural Cleaning Concentrates Save Fossil Fuels – Keeping with the concept of environmental responsibly, natural cleaning concentrates offer the same safe, powerful cleaners with a reduced shipping load of over 90%. Concentrates save more than CO2; shipping cost for customers and retailers will be reduced by 70%. Our favorite natural cleaner concentrates: Ecodiscoveries
LED lighting – LED lighting can be pricey, but the light per watt than incandescent bulbs, which means big energy savings! LEDS also produce less heat and have an increased lifepsan. If you’re purchasing holiday lights this year, consider LED, as that strand will last considerably longer. Most local ACE stores are now giving $5 credits this year if you return old lighting.
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