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Staples’ Ink Cartridge Recycling Puts ‘Rewards’ in Your Wallet

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Published Jan. 26, 2009 at 1:32 p.m.

On Feb. 1, Staples, Inc. will become the first national retailer to offer a comprehensive ink and toner recycling program that rewards customers for recycling any brand or type of cartridge, regardless of manufacturer. As a part of their EcoEasy suite of green initiatives, Staples now provides an opportunity for ...

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CARB Delays Decision, Plug-In Hybrid Conversion Startups Dodge a Bullet

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Published Jan. 26, 2009 at 1:27 p.m.

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Plug-in Hybrid Conversion Might Survive in California Last week we wrote about CARB's imminent decision about new regulation that could kill plug-in hybrid conversion companies in California. At the very last minute, CARB decided to delay its ruling and take another look at the implications that its decision would have on plug-in conversion startups.Read on for more details ...

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The 5 Ugliest Eco-Cars: Because Green Isn't Always Pretty

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Published Jan. 26, 2009 at 12:29 p.m.

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Beauty's Only Skin Deep Beauty is very subjective, and what someone will find beautiful someone else will find ugly, or just "meh". There's nothing scientific about it, or even very serious, but here are some eco-cars that we might like in some way or another, but that look like they fell off the ugly tree. Why does this matter? To some it doesn't, but to a mainstream audience, it does more often than not, and if we want greener alternatives to replace dirty ones, they need to be at least as

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Best Buy To Launch E-cycling at All Locations

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Published Jan. 26, 2009 at 3:31 a.m.

Best Buy Co., Inc. is set to bring its electronics recycling program to all of its 1,006 stores on Feb. 15. The program is the latest addition to the initiatives offered by Best Buy called "Greener Together," which provide ways to recycle, reuse or trade-in end-of-life (EOL) electronics. Previously, Best Buy's e-cycling ...

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Eco Errands.

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Published Jan. 25, 2009 at 10:47 a.m.

As the producer of A Greener Toronto , I am in constant search of story ideas ... read more ...

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You've Got to Be Kidding: Organically-Certified 5,000-Year-Old Bottled Water

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Published Jan. 25, 2009 at 8:08 a.m.

In the battle of the bottle versus the tap, tap water clearly wins out as a more environmentally-friendly (and cheaper) choice. Thus it's a little hard to know what to do with this new organically-certified bottled water by Swedish company Malmberg. On the one hand, the company's got their priorities in the right place - they are using organic fruit essences to flavor their lemon and orange waters. When you look into the vast amount of chemically-created flavorings we've all been accustomed to,

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STINGplus Nettle Fabric Wins Sustainability Award

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Published Jan. 25, 2009 at 7:40 a.m.

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Would you buy an office chair upholstered with stinging nettles? What if you knew nettle fibers are stronger than cotton and finer than hemp, and that nettles grow like weeds without the benefits of the tons of pesticides and mass quantities of water required for cotton? What if the natural fire retardant properties of the nettle fabric means your seat covering is free from dangerous brominated fire retardants? What if nettles make the most sustainable fabric ever ? ...

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Five Sensational Eco-Fashion Sales Happening Now!

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Published Jan. 23, 2009 at 6:46 p.m.

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Image credit : Flickr/jbcurioIf there’s one thing an eco-savvy shopper knows—it’s that post-holiday, mid-season quiet periods are the perfect time for scoring the hottest deals on otherwise high-priced items. And for those of us experiencing winter weather at its most brutal, it’s a good time to take stock of what you have, don’t have and need. Whether you’ve shivered your way throughout winter without one warm, decent sweater or skidded over sidewalks without snow-appropriate

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Sleek Home Recycling Center Debuts

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Published Jan. 23, 2009 at 5:34 p.m.

Mode™ Products, a developer of houseware products, recently unveiled the Mode™ All-In-One Recycling Center.Not much larger than a typical trash can, the Center helps streamline your home recycling by sorting, storing, and compacting recyclables all in one system - especially helpful if you're in a community where single-stream recycling is ...

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Children and Vegetarianism

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Published Jan. 23, 2009 at 12:08 p.m.

Raising children on a vegetarian diet is nothing new and is completely safe, but on the whole, our Western culture remains somewhat skeptical about it. If you are just beginning to move your family into a vegetarian diet, you may find some resistance from your extended family and friends. You can gently remind them that all children need the same vitamins and nutrition, and as long as you provide that for them, their diet is up to you ...

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