Here are some ideas and tips to make your Christmas a bit greener. If you have a party in the works, start with some eco-friendly e-invitations, then try these tips to make the party green: Decorations Try to incorporate fresh flowers, LED lights, and all-natural products into your party decorations. Flowers Add fresh flowers [...]
Going green is starting to become big time business for, well, businesses, but also city planners. While citizens have been doing their part since the news of environmental degradation and human caused climate change have become well known phenomena
People often look at cork like it’s some kind of endangered species. Not only is it alive and well, but it is entirely renewable and aids the environment by promoting vegetation. It is just not being produced as much since the wine industry has turned to metal and plastic caps.
So, let’s keep it alive by buying and consuming those wines that still use cork, and then doing some fun things with those corks.
The truth behind biodegradable plastic is hard to find. Cups that biodegrade. Food packaging that is compostable. Bottles that are made from plants or corn. Misinformation swirls around the topic of biodegradable plastics, for consumers and even experts in the industry.
It is based on some very complex, easily misunderstood science that most people really don’t
understand, or even care about. After all, it’s much easier to just jump on something that seems like a
fantastic benefit. Companies tout it and consumers buy it, without ever taking time to really understand it.
No wonder consumers are hard pressed to believe what they read! We all want to do the right thing, and purchase products that are better for the environment, but it can be virtually impossible to understand which ones actually ARE better.
Tom Casey, a biochemist with 30 years of experience in chemical additives, biochemistry, and plastics helps explain …
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