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Can you get a local restaurant or café to stop using disposables? I recently asked the 3000+ people I “know” on Facebook and Twitter if any of them had successfully gotten an establishment to do just that. In respose, a number of people mentioned restaurants near them that promoted reusables, offered biodedegradable to-go containers, and the like — but none said that these restaurants had actually made the change due to anything customers said. So can you get a local restaurant or café to sto

by Pedro Strovalinski LED lamps use diodes to emit light rather than the gas or filament that the older bulbs use. The way they are constructed is usually by a cluster or several LEDs housed in a suitable container. These containers come in many sizes, shapes and types of cap so as to fit into the desired socket. LEDs were first available in the 60s but were not used all that much. By the time the 70s came around however, they were being used in number of appliances, but not as general light

If you are like many conscientious consumers, checking the “best-by” date is a regular part of grocery shopping. Many foods contain preservatives to stabilize their contents for longer storage and shelf life. Other products are prone to colonization by bacteria or molds. So manufacturers stamp dates onto cans and containers to indicate an appropriate timescale for use. However, the flip side of this dating process is that consumers interpret a “best-by” (also called “best-before” or “sell-by”)

Bisphenol A (a.k.a BPA) was created in the 1930's as a synthetic estrogen and is found in Plastic #7, in items such items as microwaveable containers and baby bottles. It stimulates the action of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Last Wednesday, at Oakland's Earth Expo, I asked attendees to fill out green pledge cards vowing to give up some plastic from their lives. Those who pledged were entered in a random drawing for a gift basket, containing all kinds of less-plastic goodies: ChicoBag, reusable water bottle, & bamboo cutlery donated by Whole Foods Oakland; cloth produce bag donated by Green Sangha; LunchBots containers; GlassDharma straw; LaundryTree soapnuts; Ecology Center membership, all donated by those res