Free Reusable Bags at Whole Foods
While “BYOB” – Bring Your Own Bag” – has been adopted in Hong Kong for more than 15 years, New Jersey has just started encouraging shoppers to BYOB.
Whole Foods Markets from New Jersey to Virginia began giving away one free reusable bag per customer yesterday. The bag had already caught my eye, not only because it’s so cheerful and colorful, but also because it’s made from 80% post-consumer waste. Plus, it’s got a washable surface and actually seems more ample inside than the standard paper grocery bag.
San Diego’s first LEED certified restaurant
Other elements of sustainability in this restaurant include:
Ӣ countertops made from 100% recycled detergent bottles
Ӣ bamboo flooring
Ӣ 30% recaptured industrial concrete
Ӣ ceiling panels made from 74% recycled aluminum cans and 24% post industrial metals
Ӣ USG Gypsum Board made from pre-used drywall
Ӣ insulation made from recycled blue jeans
Ӣ ceiling baffles made from recycled composite board
Ӣ low voltage and low heat lighting
Ӣ seat cushions made with soybean oil
Ӣ furniture made from reclaimed wood
Ӣ 100 percent post consumer toilet paper in their bathrooms
New York found Mercury in Tuna Sushi
The New York Times recently tested sushi from 20 different popular stores and restaurants in Manhattan and found extremely high, even dangerous levels of Mercury in the sample pieces they had tested. A regular diet of six pieces a week would exceed the levels considered acceptable by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Does CANON suppport shooting whales with harpoons?
Here at Greenpeace, we support shooting whales… with cameras. But we’re surprised to learn that Canon, the world’s number one digital camera producer, isn’t willing to condemn using harpoons — despite their high-profile advertising and sponsorship programs dedicated to wildlife and endangered species.
