How to Pack an Eco-Friendly School Lunch

Using reusable containers, instead of single-use disposable brown bags, of course, is a garbage-reducing no-brainer, especially considering that U.S. residents, businesses, and institutions produced more than 245 million tons of trash in 2005 alone, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Just be sure to avoid lead-containing vinyl lunch boxes.

If you want to give your future honors student a real head start, forget the mini-packs of Cheetos and Doritos. Apples, oranges, bananas, and other fruit are heathful, waste-free snackables that come with their own compostable wrapping. For extra credit, instead of throwing out enough plastic zippered baggies to smother a herd of rhinos, consider a reusable option such as the Wrap-n-Mat, which you can easily wipe down or toss into the wash. ::Gaylord Herald

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See Leonardo DiCaprio’s “The 11th Hour”

Leonardo DiCaprio’s “The 11th Hour” is a feature length documentary concerning the environmental crises caused by human actions and their impact on the planet. “The 11th Hour” documents the cumulative impact of these actions upon the planet’s life systems and calls for restorative action through a reshaping of human activity. With the help of over fifty of the world’s most prominent thinkers and activists, including reformer Mikhail Gorbachev, physicist Stephen Hawking, and Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai, “The 11thHour” documents the grave problems facing the planet’s life systems.

The most powerful element of “The 11th Hour” is not the portrait of a planet in crisis, but the hope and solutions the films offers. Scientists and environmental advocates paint a portrait for a radically new and exciting future in which humanity seeks not to dominate the earth’s life systems, but to mimic them and coexist. “The 11th Hour” calls for a future that is both sustainable and healthier.

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Eco Friendly Ipod Cases

Eco-Nique, an online retailer that sells climate neutral ipod cases. In case you’re wondering what are climate neutral ipod cases, essentially they are regular iPod cases but what makes them green is the eco friendly operations of the retailer.

Eco-nique has partnered up with Climate Care to off-set its carbon emissions from all its business operations. It has agreed to off-set the greenhouse gas emissions generated by the manufacturing, freight, transportation, administration, and the production of its iPod cases. In their own words, “offsetting quite simply means paying someone to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere to net off the CO2 generated from our activities”.

They are also is involved in various eco projects around the world. Visit here for more details on what they are involved with. The cases themselves are good looking, made with (not so eco-friendly ) leather, and come in various designs, styles, and price points.

PS: These cases are not available for iPhone or the new iPod Touch



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