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The high price of cheap jewelry
From Green Right Now Reports Samples of inexpensive jewelry tested by a consumer group found that more than half of the products contained high levels of either lead, cadmium, arsenic, mercury bromine...
View ArticleExaco Trading 2.4 gallon kitchen compost waste collector
From Amazon.com Making your own compost starts in the kitchen by collecting all your organic waste and adding it to your outdoor composter. As much as 30% of household waste can be composted and should...
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Kitchen composters help recycle your food scraps
From Green Right Now Reports Want to put your kitchens scraps to work? You’ll need to start with a kitchen composter or compost bucket. We’ve found many petite compost crocks or pails that hold a...
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Klean Kanteen comes clean about plastic
From Green Right Now Reports The sleek new "Reflect" Klean Kanteen, the popular maker of stainless steel water bottles, has long plopped a plastic top on its containers. There’s nothing terribly...
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Bambooee — A tree-saving, washable ‘paper’ towel
From Green Right Now Reports A confession, even though we’re mostly using wash rags in our kitchen, those paper towels we’ve tried to banish keep returning for special performances. You too? A solution...
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Quit gobbling up disposables — get your sandwiches into reusables
Green Right Now Reports Does the new school year find you stocking up on zip baggies and cases of plastic water bottles? There’s no need! You can cross those disposables right off the grocery list by...
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Eco-purses: These retreads are no one’s seconds
By Chelsea Steinkamp Special to Green Right Now Calling all fashionistas. With the holiday season approaching, what better way to celebrate than to treat yourself, or an amazing friend, to one of these...
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4 DIY gifts that can be created in less time than you spend driving to the mall
By Chelsea Steinkamp Green Right Now Tis’ the season where children transform into angels for fear of being put on Santa’s naughty list and financial panic ensues in parents. But who said a quality...
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iGozen, an eco-friendly cleaner that pushes the sustainability envelope
From Green Right Now Reports If you’re using a vegetable wash now, listen up. There’s a new one on the market that takes extra steps to be environmentally friendly. iGozen is a wash that you mix...
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How to Avoid GMO Foods
From Green Right Now Reports Genetically modified foods are everywhere, having crept into processed foods as key components, such as corn oil, corn flour, high fructose corn syrup, soybean oil, soy...
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Three garden hoses that won’t leach toxic chemicals
Shopping for garden hoses is becoming complicated, the more we learn about the chemistry of household products. When Healthy Stuff.org tested garden hoses for toxic chemicals, the results were...
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For Mom: It’s the Little Green Things
If mom just got the gardening bug, she’ll need an organic garden guide. Mother’s Day is not especially green. It’s more likely to be dipped in red roses and served with bright yellow potato salad. It...
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An eco-friendly single cup of coffee — and a coffeemaker giveaway
From Green Right Now Reports There are times it makes sense to make a single cup of coffee. The Suncana coffee maker. Like when it’s just you who needs a brew. (Pardon the rhyme.) But those...
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Spotted: Retro specs at American Apparel
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Kelsey My thoughts collide as I find the vintage sunglasses at American Apparel. The stream goes something like this: Cat eyes. Aviators. Lenin glasses. Lennon...
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Nancy’s Gone Green shows us how organic, local and Fair Trade clothing has...
From Green Right Now Reports A silk tunic made in New York City, sold by Nancy’s Gone Green. Nancy’s Gone Green, based in Framingham, Mass., is just one of many eco-friendly clothing boutiques that are...
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Plastic in your lunch box? We will make this one exception
From Green Right Now Reports Give plastic an inch and it seems to take a mile. Look how it’s insinuated itself into the school year shopping. It coats binders and notebook covers, encases pens, glue...
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Best electric and push mowers
The GreenWorks 25022 12 Amp 20-in 3-in-1 Electric Lawn Mower Electric lawn mowers have made big strides in recent years, becoming more powerful and more reliable. Many features and cutting sizes rely...
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Looking for unique holiday gifts? Try these handmade goods from the Philippines
Green Right Now Reports You’re poised to shop this holiday season, why not lend a hand to craftspeople and artisans in the Philippines? It was just over a week ago that thousands were left homeless and...
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Go green on Black Friday
Sure they call it Black Friday, but that’s no reason to lose your green attitude. Here is a list of some of the Black Friday specials we found at retailers who specialize in organic and sustainable...
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Great green gifts that are made in the USA
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Looking for USA-made green gifts? It’s still possible to find them, though it helps to know where to look. US manufacturing has hung on in select areas, keeping a...
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