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MY Reusable Bag
I wanted to expand on an entry I wrote the other day about reusable bags. I told you that I bought two of the reusable bags from www.reusablebags.com and I just took one of them to the market for the first time. It folded up neatly and I put it in my pocket while I [...]
How Many Plastic Bags Do YOU Use?
Trader Joe’s has a great idea, giving customers the opportunity to buy reusable shopping bags, to conserve paper bags that they will otherwise use. The bags are VERY roomy, sturdy and can be used for other tasks outside of the store. Globally, we use more than 500 billion plastic bags per year. Many end up [...]
Did You Know You Can Recycle Tennis Shoes?
At Biosintos, we believe that one’s overall health not only encompasses your individual health but the health of the world around you. So, whenever we hear of an environmental program that interests us, we like to pass it on. Did you know that every year millions of tennis shoes are thrown away, piling up in [...]
Nice Cans- Recycling Aluminum Cans
Have you ever wondered what happens when you recycle soda, beer or other aluminum cans? In Body + Soul Magazine, I learned just that, and thought I would share it with you: Trucks carry the aluminum cans to a scrap processing plant. Cans pass through large magnets to attract and remove ferrous metals. (Aluminum is [...]
Recycling: Did you Know you Can Recycle Vitamin Bottles?
This is pretty interesting. I take a lot of vitamins, and never even thought about recycling the bottles until I found out this information. Most vitamins come in what is called HDPE bottles. They can be recycled along with all of your other household products, and should be, if you read the statistics: If every [...]
