e-commerce gone green

Snippet from Earth911.com: 5. DIY lava lamp Now you don’t have to take a trip to that creepy Spencer’s store in the mall to go back to your teenage years. OK, we’ll admit that this design from Simple Earth Media doesn’t have the zing that your old $40 lamp had, but it’s no doubt a [...]

Another Everyday minor step: According to Origins, everyday packaging accounts for about one-third of all landfill waste. Cosmetic containers are usually made from plastic #5, or polypropylene. Similar in chemical make-up to plastic #3, this plastic resin is commonly found in everyday products like yogurt cups and bottle caps, but it is often left out [...]