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Plastic Grocery Bags Check Out and Eco-bags Check In

Plastic Grocery Bags Check Out and Eco-bags Check In

A man by the name of Gordon Dancy introduced plastic grocery bags in 1977. Over, thirty years later, his daughter, has decided to dump the plastic grocery bags and created the ‘MYeco Bag’ system. Ms. Brown is President of Green Waste Solutions, a consulting company that works with federal, state, and local government to...
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Reusable cloth diapers donated to Haiti and Africa

Reusable cloth diapers donated to Haiti and Africa

Happy Heinys, one of the largest manufacturers of reusable cloth diapers, has been working to help those who are less fortunate, by donating cloth diapers to Haiti and Africa. The modern family-owned business offers a range of environmentally safe and economical cloth diapering products. For the last 8 years, Happy Heinys has been...
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Eco-Friendly Children’s Shoes Donated for Haitian Relief

Eco-Friendly Children’s Shoes Donated for Haitian Relief

KidBean.com, an online retailer of organic baby clothing and toys, has teamed up with Soles4Souls® to assist in their efforts to donate 1 million pairs of shoes, along with other relief supplies, to victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. KidBean.com is an online retailer of organic baby clothing, toys and more. Based in...
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Organic Cotton Fraud Unfounded According to Organic Exchange (OE)

Organic Cotton Fraud Unfounded According to Organic Exchange (OE)

According to Organic Exchange (OE), allegations in a recent article in the German edition of the Financial Times that major retailers are knowingly selling as organic cotton genetically modified (GMO) cotton from India are unfounded. The article, published on Friday January 22, 2010, stated “not every product that is labeled as organic cotton is...
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Organic Consumers Association Filed Complaint With The USDA

Organic Consumers Association Filed Complaint With The USDA

This month the Organic Consumer Association and a group of organic personal care companies have filed a complaint with the USDA in an effort to stop Organic fraud. The complaint requests Federal action on deceptive organic labeling and advertising of personal care products. Since many companies are realizing that more consumers are wanting natural...
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Water Tanks Recycled into Kid’s Mini Palaces

Water Tanks Recycled into Kid’s Mini Palaces

Environmental and human rights activist Katell Gélébart, from ART D’ECO, had the opportunity to turn water tanks into adorable play houses for children at the Dune Eco Resort (www.thedunehotel.com), near Pondicherry in South India. Gélébart, took 3 old water tanks and recycled them into mini Palaces for kids. She created doors and windows and...
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