Keetsa Mattress Store - Keetsa! Blog - Eco-Friendly and Green News » paper http://keetsa.com/blog Keetsa! Blog is about eco-friendly and green stuff. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:17:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Elephant Dung Printing Paper http://keetsa.com/blog/pollution/waste/elephant-dung-printing-paper/ http://keetsa.com/blog/pollution/waste/elephant-dung-printing-paper/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:51:14 +0000 Brian Yalung http://keetsa.com/blog/?p=11763

Pixxlz seems to be offering something new on the table as far as paper use is concerned. One of the important elements in running a printing press is the source of paper. Paper is normally made from trees but it looks like we are now seeing a new batch of paper that are no less made from elephant dung.

There are no toxic chemicals used in the paper-making process, only basic bonding agents such as alum and rosin, along with water soluble salt dyes for coloring. Free of bleach and acids, no alkaline solutions are introduced during manufacturing. These handmade papers are of an ideal pH value for photography preservation: perfect for Pixxlz’ new mini photo books.

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]]> http://keetsa.com/blog/pollution/waste/elephant-dung-printing-paper/feed/ 3 Paperkraft Premium Business Paper http://keetsa.com/blog/green/green-business/paperkraft-premium-business-paper/ http://keetsa.com/blog/green/green-business/paperkraft-premium-business-paper/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:21:06 +0000 Brian Yalung http://keetsa.com/blog/?p=11408 Paper has been a keen element in business and education. We use paper to send out reports and create publications, most of which we are familiar with today to pass on information. Though we have been gearing for a paper-less life, it remains that paper use cannot be totally taken away.

Hence the best way is to find alternative ways of manufacturing paper, recycled or from other elements that can be better for environmental reasons. Such is the intent of Paperkraft in providing premium business paper with its much heralded “Ozone Treated Elemental Chlorine-Free Technology”.

Paperkraft is a superior and environmentally friendly, multipurpose paper for office and home use, which lets you exercise your power to “Go Green”. This unique product is an integral part of ITC’s significant initiatives to augment natural and scare resources and has been launched in line with ITC’s triple bottom line commitment to building economic, environmental and social capital for the nation.

(Source) Money Control

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]]> http://keetsa.com/blog/green/green-business/paperkraft-premium-business-paper/feed/ 0 Lamp Made From Cocktail Umbrellas http://keetsa.com/blog/eco-friendly/lamp-made-from-cocktail-umbrellas/ http://keetsa.com/blog/eco-friendly/lamp-made-from-cocktail-umbrellas/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:00:59 +0000 David Allen http://keetsa.com/blog/?p=11164 This is so cool, from a distance, this lamp would look like a normal lamp, but as you get closer, it becomes apparent that it has been made from cocktail umbrellas like those that some people like to have in their tropical cocktails.

 

 

These are neat because not only are using recycled materials, they actually change appearance when the light is on or off, which effectively means that you are getting two different styles for the price of one.

 

Priced at $85

 

Source [Bright Lights Little City]

 

 

 

 

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]]> http://keetsa.com/blog/eco-friendly/lamp-made-from-cocktail-umbrellas/feed/ 0 Making Green Sense with Paperless Banking http://keetsa.com/blog/eco-friendly/making-green-sense-with-paperless-banking/ http://keetsa.com/blog/eco-friendly/making-green-sense-with-paperless-banking/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:43:46 +0000 Brian Yalung http://keetsa.com/blog/?p=11132

We are at an age where online banking and transactions are a privilege. To many people, it is a benefit that has done away with having to go to the bank or line up for your turn in local banks. But the problem is not all people are aware or are confident about it.

Hence, the Green$ense program launched by Citizens Bank should be something that can refresh our memories on how to maximize the ease and benefits of online banking. The notable thing here is preaching a paperless environment, saving a lot of trees and lowering the growing rate of landfills and trash issues we have to deal with.

The best part of it all is that by signing up with the Green$ense program is that it allows people to earn while they are at it.

Green$ense allows customers to earn up to $120 annually for each electronic transaction they make, including debit transactions, online bill payments and recurring payments. Citizens Bank launched a campaign to promote the program last month with the tagline: “The Environment is like a bank account. Every little bit helps.”

(Source) Brandweek

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]]> http://keetsa.com/blog/eco-friendly/making-green-sense-with-paperless-banking/feed/ 12 Cutting Out The Junk Mail http://keetsa.com/blog/home-and-garden/cutting-out-the-junk-mail/ http://keetsa.com/blog/home-and-garden/cutting-out-the-junk-mail/#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:00:35 +0000 David Allen http://keetsa.com/blog/?p=10828 Most people who are looking to be eco friendly really dislike junk mail, not because it is an intrusion into your home, it is because of the one hundred million trees that are cut down every year jsut to fuel the paper hungry junk mail machine.

 

 

One mail carrier from North Carolina has just been fined $3,000 and made to do five hundred hours of community service, because he did not deliver any junk mail on his round for seven years. Unfortunately, we all do not have these eco friendly mail carriers, so you will have to it yourself, contact the Do Not Mail list for the US or in the UK, there is always the Stop Junk Mail campaign.

 

Source [Inhabitat]

 

 

 

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]]> http://keetsa.com/blog/home-and-garden/cutting-out-the-junk-mail/feed/ 0 Swash Toilet Seats to Replace Toilet Papers http://keetsa.com/blog/green/green-ideas/swash-toilet-seats-to-replace-toilet-papers/ http://keetsa.com/blog/green/green-ideas/swash-toilet-seats-to-replace-toilet-papers/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:15:37 +0000 Brian Yalung http://keetsa.com/blog/?p=9554

Toilet paper needs trees to produce and for sure, consumers are being encouraged to find alternative methods such as perhaps recycled materials in toilet paper for proper hygiene use.

But other than that, here is a great gadget to consider and it takes less than an hour to install on your toilet. It is called the “Swash” toilet seat, an innovative toilet seat that can be used by both men and women with controls specifically made for each. Selling price is $459 and can be checked out here.

the seat is equipped with a small keypad that automates and controls two retractable wands (a gray “posterior” one and a pink one for “feminine areas”) that spray warm filtered water on all your most private places. And … then some. Following that act with a toasty air dryer, the Swash attempts to thoroughly clean up down there without the use of toilet paper.

(Source) Weekly Dig

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]]> http://keetsa.com/blog/green/green-ideas/swash-toilet-seats-to-replace-toilet-papers/feed/ 0 E-Tickets Still Way Off! http://keetsa.com/blog/green/green-events/e-tickets-still-way-off/ http://keetsa.com/blog/green/green-events/e-tickets-still-way-off/#comments Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:17:20 +0000 Brian Yalung http://keetsa.com/blog/?p=7806 Without question, the way that e-tickets are being defined right now (electronic tickets that can be done via sending over a cellular phone) to replace the usual ticketing mediums we have traditionally heard of is something that may take some time to iron out. While it is quite commendable to address the usual ticketing procedures that events make use of for control, using technological devices such as cellular phones seems to be far off from happening.

For one thing, people will always find a way. Loopholes in addressing these methods are certainly something that any geek would try to overcome. Text-messaging is a great recourse but unless you develop a proper medium to avoid fraudulent acts such as fabricating messages to look like authentic e-tickets, it is doubtful to be used soon.

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e-ticket

Paperless tickets are an eco-friendly, new version of the electronic ticket. Soon, tickets will be delivered via cell phones. Several problems regarding this new technology are still being smoothed out.

A panel of executives addressed some of the merits and disadvantages of using hard vs. paperless tickets. While paperless tickets would definitely be the environmentally progressive way to go, hard tickets will never actually disappear forever. Some people without computers and cell phones or those who want a copy of their tickets as a souvenir ensure the continued use of hard tickets for the future.

(Source) Event Ticket Report

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]]> http://keetsa.com/blog/green/green-events/e-tickets-still-way-off/feed/ 0 How to replace those paper towels http://keetsa.com/blog/arts-and-entertainment/diy/how-to-replace-those-paper-towels/ http://keetsa.com/blog/arts-and-entertainment/diy/how-to-replace-those-paper-towels/#comments Tue, 06 May 2008 17:00:23 +0000 David Allen http://keetsa.com/blog/?p=6387 Just imagine how much paper would be saved if all households stopped using them, well if would be great if we could, but there is no alternative. Or is there?

eco towel

Eco Towl is a great new product which will replace all of those disposable paper towls. Some households could use four or rolls of these paper towls every week just to give you an idea of how many rolls of paper towls are used every single week.

Features of EcoTowl™

Replaces throwaway wipes and paper towels

Absorbs more than 10 times its weight in liquid

Durable and washable natural fabric

Use wet or dry for many uses including kitchen and floors, dusting and polishing, and carpet spills

2- 14″ x 10″ towels

Assorted colours

Priced at $7.95 for two towls


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]]> http://keetsa.com/blog/arts-and-entertainment/diy/how-to-replace-those-paper-towels/feed/ 1 Forget plastic bags, go for cardboard http://keetsa.com/blog/eco-friendly/forget-plastic-bags-go-for-cardboard/ http://keetsa.com/blog/eco-friendly/forget-plastic-bags-go-for-cardboard/#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:00:44 +0000 David Allen http://keetsa.com/blog/eco-friendly/forget-plastic-bags-go-for-cardboard/ There has been a revolution going on in the bag industry, what with shopping bags being given the cold shoulder, now it seems that even those very eco friendly cotton bags could have new rival that has claims to being a more eco friendly bag.

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The Brown Paper Bag has been designed by Giles Miller; he uses recycled and sustainably corrugated cardboard with a touch of leather and chrome just to finish it off nicely. But if you are worried about the rain, then fear not for the bag is coated with a water resistant spray which should keep it nice and dry.

Priced at £180 ($360)

Source [Metro]


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]]> http://keetsa.com/blog/eco-friendly/forget-plastic-bags-go-for-cardboard/feed/ 0 Recycled bag notepad http://keetsa.com/blog/recycle/recycled-bag-notepad/ http://keetsa.com/blog/recycle/recycled-bag-notepad/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:00:25 +0000 David Allen http://keetsa.com/blog/recycle/recycled-bag-notepad/ This is great note pad for you to be able to jot down all of those little notes, but should you be worrying about how these pads are made and if they are recyclable or not then worry no more. Because these pads are actually made from recycled paper and the cover is made from old recycled plastic bags.

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The pads are A4 in size and so will cater for most tasks that are asked of it. The only thing about these is that they will have to be split up when finished with otherwise there could be a problem with recycling.

Priced at $30

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]]> http://keetsa.com/blog/recycle/recycled-bag-notepad/feed/ 0 Eco burial at sea http://keetsa.com/blog/eco-friendly/eco-burial-at-sea/ http://keetsa.com/blog/eco-friendly/eco-burial-at-sea/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:00:17 +0000 David Allen http://keetsa.com/blog/eco-friendly/eco-burial-at-sea/ There is much call for eco burials these days, but many still mean being buried in the conventional way in the land, but many people would like to be buried at sea, it offers the opportunity to be remembered wherever there is a coast line.

burial at sea

Lots design of Sweden has come up with this eco friendly pressed paper capsule, made from bio degradable paper and has a special place for loved ones to place messages, it could catch on!

Source [Uber Review]

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]]> http://keetsa.com/blog/eco-friendly/eco-burial-at-sea/feed/ 2 Beads made from newspapers http://keetsa.com/blog/eco-friendly/beads-made-from-newspapers/ http://keetsa.com/blog/eco-friendly/beads-made-from-newspapers/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:00:33 +0000 David Allen http://keetsa.com/blog/eco-friendly/beads-made-from-newspapers/ There must be mountains of newspapers that are around in various places doing nothing and just junking up the place, so what can be done with them?

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Well for one thing these beads for one, at first it sounds like something that would be made a school because it would sound a bit like paper mache, but when you see the finished results they are something a bit better than a school project.

Source [Eco Friend]

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waste building

The University of Sheffield has worked on such a project and come up with a structure that is useful and made from waste materials, they clearly did a great job here, just hope that it did not rain.

Source [Super Use]

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]]> http://keetsa.com/blog/recycle/building-made-from-waste/feed/ 0 How to eco wrap your presents http://keetsa.com/blog/eco-friendly/how-to-eco-wrap-your-presents/ http://keetsa.com/blog/eco-friendly/how-to-eco-wrap-your-presents/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:00:06 +0000 David Allen http://keetsa.com/blog/eco-friendly/how-to-eco-wrap-your-presents/ It’s fantastic how a simple problem can be solved with a bit of mathematics.

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The following equation will mean that you will never have any more wasted wrapping paper or a small present that has a complete sheet of paper covering it. So here’s how: The wrapping paper needs to as long as the side of the present with no more than 2 cm’s over. But the width has to be at least a little more than the width and depth of the gift. Or in other words, a1 = 2 (ab+ac+bc+c2) simple when you know how.

Source [Green Daily]

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