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Traditional dry cleaning of clothes is neither earth-friendly nor human-friendly because it uses a solvent called perchloroethylene, or perc. Perc is such a nasty chemical, it has even been linked to cancer, liver and nervous system damage, infertility, and hormonal disruption.

A safer alternative to perc is carbon dioxide dry cleaning. CO2 dry cleaning is so eco-friendly that it is even endorsed by Greenpeace and the EPA. And on top of all that, Consumer Reports says that CO2 dry cleaning actually cleans clothes better than using solvents like perc.

Of course, it’s best not to dry clean at all, but if you must, go green by using an eco-friendly dry cleaners that uses CO2 instead of perc.

Fleece is not a natural fiber but it is still eco-friendly because it is made from recycled materials like plastic soda bottles. It takes about 25 plastic bottles to make an adult sized fleece garment.

Fleece is the ideal alternative to wool, and is a great cozy layer to wear outdoors or indoors instead of raising the thermostat on those cold days.

Littlearth is this way cool company that makes purses & fashion accessories using recycled license plates, rubber and bottle caps. Founded in 1993, by Rob Brandegee & Ava DeMarco on the the idea to design & produce fashionable, unique and trendsetting purses & belts by reusing and recycling materials that would otherwise be overlooked or thrown away. Nowadays known as…ecofashion. They try to incorporate reused and recycled parts into their products as much as possible, and aim for an average of at least 50% recycled content in their product line.

Littlearth products are made from authentic recycled plates that they get from a large dealer, junkyards, & donations from all over the country, so small nicks & scratches are inherent in the plates. The imperfections are minor though, adding to their history and giving them a little character.

Their bottle caps are a combination of vintage, no longer manufactured caps, new caps and used beer caps collected from bars in Pittsburgh (Littlearth’s home) and other cities.

The company uses used tires that are ground up and reconstituted along with binding materials into rubber sheeting that are about 40% post-consumer recycled for all their purse straps & belts. The material is very soft and supple with a suede-like finish, and with use, it will burnish to a low gloss. The one down side of using this material is that it emits a very faint rubber smell which you may notice when you first take your product out of the box. But for the most part you can not smell the rubber, and over time it fades.

All of Littlearth’s products are way cool and make awesome unique holiday gifts that are green for that perfect someone this season. Check them out…

Great informative video on why you should be using a reusable bag when you go shopping.

Check out this awesome blog that features great green shoes that are animal free & environmentally friendly. They feature shoes suitable for vegans, vegetarians and everyone who prefers an alternative to leather.

For decades there have been only two choices in diapers. Cloth or disposable. Now there is a third option. Flushable.

gDiapers has introduced the first flushable diaper. It puts waste where it belongs, in the toilet and not the landfill.

This new eco-friendly diaper is a cross between cloth and disposable. It has a disposable, flushable insert in a breathable, washable cloth cover.

While traditional diapers can take up to 500 years to decompose in a landfill, this new eco-friendly alternative has no guilt. Flushable gDiapers have no elemental chlorine, no perfumes, no smell, and no garbage. They are so gentle on the planet that you can even garden compost the wet ones, which will take approximately 50 – 150 days to biodegrade.

These new thinking diapers have been available in Australia since 1991 and are now available nationwide at Whole Foods Markets, Wild Oats and independent natural markets.

The Google store has launched its new eco-friendly initiative. The company has everything from organic cotton bags & tees, hemp hoodies, gear made from recycled products, and much more. They also use environmentally sound recycled packaging when shipping each order.