Comments on: 15 Eco-Friendly New Years Resolution Ideas

By: Suzan Lind

Suzan Lind — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 04:24:10 +0000

The Company Planet Matters makes a variety of BPA-Free Personal Portable water bottles with replaceable Filters that remove up to 99.9% of all contaminants. They also sell in-line filters for camelbacks, water pitchers and more. http://www.planetmatterswater.com

By: Kristen Banker

Kristen Banker — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:53:40 +0000

Thanks for the added tips! And yes Adam, there are tons of stores and online sites that offer 100% recycled note cards. Now that you’re on the look out, you’ll see them all over

By: Mitchell Allen

Mitchell Allen — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:05:17 +0000

This is an excellent, doable list.
Two things on this list bear further comment:
1. the paper reuse in laser printers is not recommended, as the toner will melt onto the drum. You’ll get “newsprint bleed” on your next page. Inkjets and pin printers (ha-ha, yeah, right!) are fine for reusing paper.

2. Even if your phone charger is not connected to your phone, the converter constantly sips electricity if you leave it plugged in. (ever wonder why it’s always warm to the touch?) It may be inconvenient to have that plugged in with all your other electronics, so find an easily-accessed wall outlet. (Hmm? Does anybody make a “brick” with an on/off switch?)

Cheers,

Mitch

By: Adam Snider

Adam Snider — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:33:23 +0000

Great list!

I find it hard to move away from physical, paper greeting cards, as I feel the e-cards are just too impersonal. Physically writing a letter takes effort and shows you care. But, I do (or at least try to do) most of the other things on this list, so maybe it evens out in the end?

I wonder if there is a line of cards made from 100% post-consumer recycled paper that I can buy.

By: pam

pam — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:48:13 +0000

Bagnesia has a new reminder kit that will help you remember your reusable bags when you shop. When you start using these products you’ll never forget them again! You must have bagnesia, a person’s forgetfulness to grab their reusableb bags…
http://www.bagnesia.com

By: micki

micki — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:38:57 +0000

Thanks for the list. I hadn’t thought about the junk mail piece, so I’m going to check out those sites.
The website , http://www.solarroast.com is for a family business that supports the organic, fair trade resolution, and also branches into alternative energy production: uniquely designed and built coffee roasters which use primarily solar energy to produce truly excellent coffee. Hope you’ll check it out. Micki