Archive for January, 2009

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Moving? Try A Green Box

Moving means using a lot of cardboard and paper, but Rent-A-Green Box has a new eco-friendly way to haul your stuff.
They’ve got green boxes, made of Recopac — that’s recycled ecological packing solution. The containers are made from recycled plastics and they come in three sizes. 
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A Green Dishwasher

Older dishwashers can use between eight and 15 gallons of water per cycle, while a new Energy Star-rated appliance can save you 13 percent on energy and as much as 1,200 gallons of water a year.
National Geographic’s Green Guide has the how-tos on buying a new energy-efficient dishwasher.
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Students To Think Green At School

USA Today reports that starting Monday, 700 elementary and secondary schools will take part in the first National Green Week as teachers infuse “green” living lessons into their classes.
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Super Bowl Goes Green

Planet Earth will be the first to score on Super Bowl Sunday. That’s because the game is going green.
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Earth Fare Offering Eco-Friendly Containers

BY EARTH FARE
RALEIGH, N.C -Natural foods leader Earth Fare, the healthy supermarket, just got greener.
The Asheville-based chain including its location in the Brierdale Shopping Center introduces eco-friendly to-go food containers made from wheat. The new soup, sandwich, deli and juice containers not only keep foods fresh and tasty, but also reduce the amount of pollution [...]


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Green Builders Host Workshops Thursday in Raleigh

The Triangle’s chapter of Emerging Green Builders is having some workshops Thursday about green building, according to the New Raleigh blog.
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Organic TV Dinners For Kids

EcoStilleto explains there’s a new way to feed your kids with ease. But Plum Organics Kids meals, are not your everyday frozen food.
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Wake Co. Expands Phone Book Recycling

Wake County Environmental Services now offers year-round telephone book recycling. The program expansion will reduce costs and is expected to increase the number of telephone books recycled each year. Telephone book recycling is now available at 11 Wake County Convenience Centers and both Multi-Material Recycling facilities.
“Wake County recycled over 380 tons of phone books last [...]


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DIY Household Cleaners

Healthy cleaners for both you and your wallet that are just as effective – and you can make them yourself.
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NC Company’s Recycled Yarn On TV show

YADKINVILLE, N.C.  (AP) - A product made by a North Carolina textile company will be featured on a program on the Discovery Science Channel.
The show “How It’s Made” will do a segment on recycled yarn, including , which is made from recycled polyester yarn at Unifi’s plant in Yadkinville.
Unifi has been making polyester chips from a [...]