Americans exchange some 7 billion greeting cards each year, according to the Greeting Card Association, so one has only to extrapolate to begin to imagine how much paper and ink are involved worldwide. Enter the reusable greeting card, which we’ve now spotted on two different continents.
Minnesota-based Regreet, for example, uses labels and mailing supplies that make it [...]

One good reason to recycle plastic is that there is just so much of it.
Plastics are used to manufacture an incredible number of products we use every day, such as beverage and food containers, trash bags and grocery bags, plastic cups and utensils, children’s toys and diapers, and bottles for everything from mouthwash and shampoo [...]

Going Green Expo, Melbourne, Australia
“Going Green’ has become a mainstream journey for all of us and on the path easy steps can be taken to lighten our footprint and shape the sustainable future.
With consumer demands for more and more of the latest solutions it’s getting easier and easier to realistically achieve. And you can lighten [...]

PeopleTowels is the newest concept in sustainability and the latest in eco-chic fashion.
A Green alternative to paper towels in public facilties, these quick-drying, reusable personal hand towels are made of lightweight, 100% Organic, Fair Trade Cotton. PeopleTowels come in a variety of inspired designs, printed with eco-friendly dyes, to appeal to different tastes [...]

Green Easter Ideas
Easter baskets, wrapped in cellophane with their plastic eggs and grass, have a somewhat disposable nature even while Easter represents so many ideas like resurrection, new life and renewal. Even if you’re not making that many changes to your lifestyle, there are steps you can take toward a more environmentally friendly and responsible [...]

Restaurants are looking beyond today’s special, by growing gardens on site, dealing with eco-conscious farms, installing water filtration systems, recycling grease and more.
When Neal and Amy Knoll Fraser move their restaurant Grace downtown to the rectory of St. Vibiana’s later this year, diners will be hard-pressed to miss the earth-to-table connection.
Fraser intends to plant a [...]

AUSTRALIANS are hoarding obsolete mobile phones that are up to 22 years old with potentially dire consequences for the environment.
Up to 16 million discarded mobiles are stashed in cupboards and drawers across the country according to the report, Australia: A Nation of Hoarders.

Save money and promote healthier living:  Unplug Unused Chargers
Even when they aren’t charging anything, plugged-in cell phone, laptop and other chargers continue to draw electricity. Americans throw away about 8% of our annual electric bills this way, wasting billions of dollars.

I just love the Daily Green’s Newsletter and this article on The Superfood Index
1. Eat Food. Not too Much. Mostly Plants.
Michael Pollan wrote it. Live it.

For years, the technology industry has been “going green.” At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, most businesses have finally gotten there.