September 11, 2008
To curb costs and also at the request of customers, Wegmans has decided to switch to more eco friendly packaging for its salad bar containers.
As part of the change, the company’s Asian Wokery Bar food containers will switch from pure, bleached paper to 100 percent recycled paper. Shoppers will also be able to choose a similar 100 percent recycled container at the company’s salad and food bars.
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July 12, 2008
In a country where traffic has always been a problem, the good thing about the continued increase of oil in the Philippines is perhaps private and public vehicles which used to throng the streets would rather stay at home or walk. Now that resolves one issue but poses another big problem for people who have to get to places such as the office.
Mass transit has been the alternative the Filipinos use and apparently the issue at hand now is on acc
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May 7, 2008
Palm oil mostly originating from Asia has had its share of controversies connected with the whole eco-friendliness issue today. Apparently, people today look more towards the havoc that it has done rather than what it can do to help make the environment greener.
Palm oil has been blamed for deforestation and for driving species such as the orangutan to the verge of extinction. But if you look a little bit closer, you will find that certain prod
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March 1, 2008
We have heard all across the globe of varying ways to help promote green. A lot of them include using eco-friendly bags for people to use when they shop and do their groceries. One of the notable places that has adopted this is the SM Supermarkets in the Philippines.
Known for being among the successful tycoons in Asia, SM Supermarkets has joined the growing number of corporations adhering towards green standards by introducing the GreenBag for
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February 29, 2008
Sounds like these are not going to be that brilliant but in actual fact these lanterns are really great to look at and will look very special not matter where they are placed. From a distance it is hard to make out that they are made from old aerosol and soda cans, because the colours just look like a normal pattern.
The light is produced by a standard tea light so no power what so ever is required.
Dimensions:
Small lantern: 5.5 x 4.8 x 8 inc
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February 11, 2008
Making this sugar boxes is a labour intensive process, in fact there thirteen steps to making one of these which actually makes you think when you see exactly how much these things cost to buy.
Features:
4 x 4 x 4.25 (in.)
Lacquer ware
Hand Wash Only. No Hot or Wet Fo
Fair trade and Unique
Handcrafted in Vietnam
These are the sort of things that tourists would bring back from the markets!
Priced at $17.95
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January 31, 2008
Sorry to ruin the conclusions if you are in China but apparently the snow storms that you have been encountering are not caused by the climate change phenomena. Well at least this is what Reuters reported in their article is concerned.
While the snow storms have caused problems for China, it all boils down to something else. It is just a freak event of nature that is bound to hit any country at any time like Milenyo which hit the Philippines 2
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November 10, 2007
There are so many designers from Japan who are coming up with some terrific new and exciting ideas which although are eco friendly have not much in potential, I am not sure about this one.
It seems Japan has all of the intention but not much of the putting it into practice sort of idea. The office that is made out of totally recycled materials is just another example, while the concept is fine, but actually putting it into practice is just ano
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October 30, 2007
Investigations into the awful child labour conditions in India have thrown up GAP as one the companies that are using these companies who exploit young workers who can be as young as ten.
They were caught red handed by an investigating team from the Observer newspaper from the UK.
However GAP has denied all knowledge of this practice, and so they feel cannot be directly held responsible for what sub contractors do, but they are not pleased to
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September 24, 2007
You have to see this video, it shows parents asking their 2 year old daughter, Lily, to point out states and countries in a big world map, and she knows where all of them are. It is amazing. I dont know where half of these are. lol.
Check it out below for a free geography lesson.
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September 15, 2007
It is interesting to know exactly where the most polluted places on earth are, maybe we already know some of then, Chernobyl must spring to most people’s minds as being one of them, and actually it is on the list.
In research conducted by the Blacksmith Institute has come up with the top ten of the most polluted places in the world, and these are:
Sumgayit, Azerbaijan
Linfen, China
Tianying, China
Sukinda, India
Vapi, India
La Oroya, Peru
Dzer
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September 12, 2007
Now clearly this would appear to be a total contradiction in terms, I mean how could you possibly have an eco friendly bomb? Yet the Russians have been the first to test the world most powerful vacuum bomb, which of course has the same destructive power as a nuclear bomb but without all nasty radiation stuff.
The Russian military believe that they the worlds most powerful non-nuclear bomb, that will not contaminate the environment, it just evapo
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August 31, 2007
Global warming may be coming back with a vengeance, as it appears that because plants do not drink so much water, means that the rain water and other sources such as under ground water stores will not be depleted as fast.
In the long term the effect of this could be very serious indeed, because if this continues the water levels will build until there is nowhere else for the water to go, this could mean more and more floods.
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August 27, 2007
Clearly China is a different culture and yes they are trying hard, maybe even too hard to gain international recognition for business and for the country itself, yet sometimes there is the occasional slip up where they roll back to the old days.
The mountain range in Laoshou is no different because officials believed that the mountainside looked so ugly after quarrying that in order to make the area green they would just paint it.
The entire sid
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August 25, 2007
It is the dream of most countries to have that ideal green living in their local region and such is something that Jakarta has been working on…realizing the dream. The green city of Jakarta; its got quite a ring to it but unfortunately that is what it will always be. But if reports are indeed true that Jakarta is poised to realize the green city dream, then perhaps another country in the world is joining the ranks of going green themes today.
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Japan is suffering from severe smog caused mainly by the gases fro vehicle exhaust pipes, and there have been smog warnings being given out all over the country. Although there has been no direct accusation of the cause of this awful smog, there are experts who are not so worried about where they are pointing the finger, and it is squarely at China.
It would appear that China is not only being blamed for the smog, but also for many other environ
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August 23, 2007
For a long time paint has been produced by mixing formaldehyde and phenol, of which there could be a possible link to cancer.
But if the results from the Korean research is right, their paint is totally eco friendly, and had some other interesting qualities too, like being chemical, heat and smoke resistant.
The paint is made from cashew nuts, and uses around fifty per cent les energy to produce. It will primarily be use for painting wood, but
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August 15, 2007
Bamboo products are becoming very popular today, especially since we know that it grows like grass and when cut will just grow back in no time at all.
Which makes these items so nice and desirable, because they are green and look really cool.
These wine holders would go in any setting and measure around 12 inches x 4 inches x 10 inches and are hand made in Changmai, Thailand.
The price is $22.95
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August 11, 2007
Beaches are usually known to provide a form of recreation and relaxation for people who seem to be always pushing themselves to work. There are indeed a lot of wonderful beaches to visit all throughout the world today that includes parts of Europe, America and Asia.
Sadly, some of them do not last due to failure and disregard for their upkeep. A lot has to do with the disregard for the value of service and setting that they provide to the custom
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August 10, 2007
It is less than a yea until the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China and the city intends to go green in order to make the city a more pleasurable experience for the athletes, media and visitors. At the moment the city is not the most healthiest place to be, with smog lingering around in the mornings. This has even become an issue with the competitors and in some cases they will not even be turning up to the event until they really have to in order to
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