Here are some interesting tips from the Frugal Traveler: On a road trip, always carry a metal water bottle that can be filled using drinking fountains at amusement parks, zoos, etc for free. Also, carry around one of those stainless steel refillable coffee mugs designed for the cup holder in your car. [...]
According to The Environmental Working Group, they are part of the “Dirty Dozen”, a group of vegetables and fruits that contain loads of pesticides. (if you want to see the full list, click on the link). Of course, I just picked up a dozen nectarines the other day at the market! I [...]
According to the “Clean Air Council”, the average American throws out 4.39 lbs of trash a day! I know that I see much more than that just at the “End of the Year Soccer Parties” that I attend with my daugthers. A good way to start would be to bring along reusable containers, [...]
First, you can quit buying those bulky, over-packaged, prefab lunches with names like: Lunch Makers and Lunchables. Whenever I’m in the supermarket with my youngest, she’s always attracted to them. Must be the packaging that catches her eye!
A better alternative for you, the environment and your kids would be to use wrap-n-mats [...]
Just before school starts, we now carry four new child friendly prints of wrap-n-mats. We have creatures (cuddly playful pals, desert ponies and polar friends), as well as machines (colorful helicopters and planes). These in addition to the prints we always carry that include blue, green, gingham and eco designs.
These re-usable sandwich [...]
Shanghai Sinopec Mitsui Chemical Company Limited (SSMC) (Shanghai, China), a joint venture established in 2006 by Mitsui Chemicals Inc. headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. headquartered in Beijing, China announced that it is building a plant for the production of acetone and phenol in Shanghai.
Now, why would these two companies spend [...]
Just when you thought it was safe by tossing out all of your plastic food storage containers, bottles, etc; and buying healthyKitchenware Products to replace them, guess again! According to the EPA, Bisphenol-A (bpa) -”a reproductive, developmental and systemic toxicant” has shown up in cash register receipts! (I always thought that they smelled [...]
The federal government (Canadian, of course) declared bisphenol A a toxin today. This official declaration falls under the Canadian Enviromental Protection Act. Most of the big retailers (Sears Canada, Rexall Pharmacies and Hudson’s Bay Company just to name a few) have fallen in line and started to pull plastic products containing BPA off [...]
hey are back in stock. All four different lunchbots are available now.
The very popular large stainless steel container is back in stock, after a long absence.
This container is ideal for a full lunch meal. It is also great to store grain or other goodies in the kitchen.
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