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You’ll Be Seeing Green - ICU Rectangle Glasses

You’ll Be Seeing Green - ICU Rectangle Glasses

Upgrade: $23 These eclectically stylish these ICU Two-tone full rectangle glasses come in Brown or Black and magnification from 1.25 to 2.50.  Made from 100% reclaimed materials, your conscience will be as clear as your vision. (ok, we have to admit we stole that zinger from ICU, but the idea to steal it was [...]

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Red Hot & Green: Mya Sustainable Lingerie by g9.8

Red Hot & Green: Mya Sustainable Lingerie by g9.8

Upgrade: $55+ This Mya underwear by g9.8 is soft as silk even though it is made of recycled wood fibers from white pine tree pruning.  Plus the company is based in a small village in France and all their products are made locally.  This is a truly sexy greenupgrade!

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Envirosax Graphic Series Reusable Shipping Bags

Envirosax Graphic Series Reusable Shipping Bags

Upgrade: $38 Envirosax graphic series pouches contain 5 uniquely designed reusable bags.  The pouch is small enough to fit in your glove box or medium sized tote, so you’ll always have a chic eco-friendly alternative to disposable shopping bags right at your finger tips.  Pictured above is the Mikado series featuring fun yet simple [...]

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Sunday Funnies - Eco-Friendly Hobos

Sunday Funnies - Eco-Friendly Hobos

From JoyOfTech.com

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Recycled CD Cases: New & Old DIY

Recycled CD Cases: New & Old DIY

Upgrade: $16 (50pk) I used to have a pile of cracked, nasty old plastic jewel CD cases cluttering my car, bedroom, living room, office, basement, shed, garage….you get the point. The Resleeve by Sustainable Group is a green solution to this mess. Constructed of 100% recycled fibers, the Resleeve is great for storing those [...]

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Skating Zen: Arbor Sports Bamboo Pin Skateboard

Skating Zen: Arbor Sports Bamboo Pin Skateboard

Upgrade: $167 The Arbor Sports Bamboo Pin is a classic tapered longboard for tree huggers that love to carve!  It is made from one of today’s most renewable resources, bamboo.  Bamboo is organically fast growing and self-propagating, and doesn’t need harmful cultivation techniques.  Plus it is light, durable, flexible and resistant to compression.  In [...]

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Fleurville Re-Run Messenger Bag

Fleurville Re-Run Messenger Bag

Upgrade: $75 Cute, sporty, comfortable to wear and eco-friendly, what more could you want?  The Fleurville Re-Run Messenger Bag is made out of their special Re-Run fabric.  Its made of recycled plastic bottles, NOT the late 70s actor Fred "Re-run" Berry.  Berry is known for his role on the show "What’s Happening" while Re-Run [...]

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Save $, Time & the environment with Eco-Lawn

Save $, Time & the environment with Eco-Lawn

Upgrade: $30+ Most people don’t consider their lawn seed when trying to make Greener choices, they usually focus on fertilizer, watering practices and mowing.  Well Eco-Lawn addresses the potential hazards posed to mother nature from lawn maintenance at the source… the grass itself.  Eco-Lawn requires less mowing, less water and no fertilizer. 

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LINC - Stylish High Tech Sustainable Cell Phone

LINC - Stylish High Tech Sustainable Cell Phone

Upgrade: $TBD The LINC concept phone by Greener Grass is an iPhone-esque smart phone that is designed with the sustainable "Cradle to Cradle" philosophy.  It boasts all the sexy tech specs you’d expect: touch screen, wifi, bluetooth, 3G, movies, music… but instead of buying it, you lease it, for about a year.  When the [...]

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Noon Solar, Makes Jerry’s Carry-all Look Like a Purse

Noon Solar, Makes Jerry’s Carry-all Look Like a Purse

Upgrade: $412 This stylish "men’s carryall" is a lot more masculine than Jerry Seinfeld’s, so you wont find yourself yelling "It’s not a purse" back at hecklers on the street.  Plus, it charges your gadgets!  The Noon Solar Logan Satchel is made from Bavarian, chrome-free, vegetable tanned and dyed, full-grain cowhide leather and hand [...]

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