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- Subject: RESOURCES: Buying Green Products
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- Part of saving the earth involves purchasing products that are
- more environmentally sensitive than the alternatives (esp. the
- more traditional choices). Many of these products can be found
- in local stores, but unfortunately some items can be difficult
- to find except by writing for information or a catalog.
-
- The following is a list of resources for those who want to save
- water, energy or who similarly wish to do the best they can to
- help save the Earth. This information is compiled from
- "50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth" and "The Next
- Step: 50 More Things You Can Do to Save the Earth", both
- available from EarthWorks Press #25, 1400 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley
- CA 94709.
- =========================================
-
- Bleaching coffee filters creates dioxin, a toxic substance
- that pollutes our oceans. Look for reusable cotton filters
- or unbleached filters at your supermarket, or order unbleached
- filters from:
-
- Rockline, Inc.
- PO Box 1007
- Sheboygan, WI 53082
-
- The following company sells 100% nontoxic, biodegradable
- cellulose bags, and recycled paper products ranging
- from stationary to computer paper to envelopes to wrapping
- paper; contact below for their catalog, or for referral materials
- on recycling, packaging or activism:
-
- Earth Care Co.
- Box 3335
- Madison, WI 53704
- (608) 256-5522
-
- Mail order kitchen products available at:
-
- Seventh Generation
- 10 Farrell St.
- South Burlington, VT 05403
- (also string bags for grocery shopping)
-
- Tire efficiency has a direct impact on how much gas your
- car uses. Write below for a $4.00 kit including air pressure
- gauge, tread-depth gauge, four tire valve caps, and a 12-page
- guide for tire consumers:
-
- Tire Industry Safety Council
- PO Box 1801
- Washington, DC 20013
-
- Buy $9 canvas shopping bags from:
-
- Save a Tree
- PO Box 862
- Berkeley, CA 94701
-
- The following three companies have low-flow showerheads
- available (if you can't find them locally):
-
- Ecological Water Products Inc.
- 1341 West Main Road
- Middletown, RI 02840
- (401) 849-4004
-
- Interbath, Inc.
- 427 N. Baldwin Park Boulevard
- City of Industry, CA 91746
- (818) 369-1841
-
- Vanderburgh Enterprises, Inc.
- Box 138
- Southport, CT 06490
- (203) 853-4429
-
-
- Lighting accounts for 1/5 of the electricity used in the
- United States. That's a lot of electricity we could
- save by using more efficient light bulbs. One place to
- order them is:
-
- Rising Sun Enterprises
- PO Box 586
- Snowmass, CO 81654
- ($3 catalog)
-
- To buy recycled paper in bulk quantity:
-
- Conservatree
- 10 Lombard St.
- San Francisco, CA 94111
- (415) 433-1000
-
- Very committed individuals who do a lot of gardening, and
- live in an area plagued by drought, may want to find more
- information about graywater tanks. "50 Simple Things"
- cautions these are NOT for everyone, but may be a valid
- option for some:
-
- Edible Publications
- PO Box 1841
- Santa Rosa, CA 95402
- ($6 for booklet to help you decide whether installing a
- graywater tank in your home is reasonable or practical;
- Californians, add $0.36 tax)
-
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-
- [Note to individuals who use a TDD to communicate over the
- phone: "50 Simple Things" does not provide any info I
- can see on whether any phone numbers provided have a TDD
- available, but I suspect it can be safely assumed all numbers
- listed above are voice numbers. Use your local TDD relay
- service, or write.]
-
-