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Go Green for a Brighter Future
The overdeveloped western world has no right to consume more resources and produce more pollution than the rest of the world. We can all pass on a secure, abundant and richer future to our children and grandchildren, if our modern lifestyle was less overindulgent.
The Three Rs: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
When it comes to saving the environment, they’re all part of the package. When it comes to product packaging, consumers often consider the end result--whether it can be reused or recycled. This, however, is only one part of responsible consumerism.
Greening the Haul-idays
Give a gift to the environment

Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas or the African heritage festival Kwanza, traditions no doubt dictate the food you eat, the decorations you display a.
Environmentally Preferable Papers
Three arrows forming a circle: the recycling logo is widely recognizable and important to look for when choosing environmentally friendly product.
Recycling and Waste Control
  • Buy food fresh and cook from scratch.
  • Take reusable shopping bags to the store; keep spares in your car.
  • Buy in large quantities instead of single servings.
  • Buy items in recyclable, refillable containers..
  • Personal Responsibility
    Stories of environmental illness and people with irreparably damaged immune systems are fairly common. Unless society works to change, you can expect to hear even more. Your body is increasingly taxed by the cumulative, damaging effects of pollutants. Unless everyone starts to take preventive measures, society will succumb to environmental illness.
    Food Storage Solutions
    That luscious red tomato, green cucumber, and black-olive salad sprinkled with creamy feta may look appealing in its crystal-clear polystyrene dome, but that doesn’t make it taste any better! We want to invest in environmentally sound practices when it comes to food packaging.
    Electronic Waste
    Dumps in Canada and abroad are piled high with outdated equipment, cables, monitors, and other bulky goods. As if this isn’t bad enough, some of these items contain chemicals, heavy metals, and plastics known to cause big-ticket trouble including cancer, neurological disorders, hormone disruption, and kidney failure.

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