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I had always thought those polycarbonate drinking bottles were cool. You know the ones that are clear, but come in all kinds of neat colors.  But there was always something about them that bugged me when I drank out of them after they had been sitting for a while filled with water -- the water tasted terrible and had a chemical smell to it.  But I just wrote it off to the cost of water portability. 

When E3 Living started as a company (Oct 2006), we always had a goal to develop a fundraising program that actually has benefits other than just raising funds. 

Fun Photo Guys co-founder Kevin Slovick has made a commitment to run his San Francisco photography studio in a socially responsible and environmentally-friendly way. But you don't have to run a business to get the value from this terrific 9 Steps To Green Your Business "green" paper.

Click here to read the entire paper and see how easy it can be to make some changes in how you do business (and save money too).

The following article is written by Gary Barker, President of Greenheart Global. The impact of hangers, be they wooden ones hanging up your pants, the wire ones holding your dry-cleaned shirt or the plastic ones holding the blouse from the department store, can often present huge environmental issues.

Ok, let's face it, CFL's have mercury. There is no getting around it. Mercury is needed in order for the bulb to provide light. And mercury is dangerous!

As we continue to grow, we still continue with our mission of supporting sustainable commerce and an eco-friendly lifestyle through our website by providing energy and resource saving goods that save you money and help to protect the environment. It's not always possible to do everything in a sustainable way, but as technologies and materials become available we plan on integrating them into our business. 

This link is courtesy of Co-op American. Some of these you may already be aware of, others might be new. Regardless, we can all use some reminders. Additionally, there are links associated with each one if you want additional information.

21 Things You Didn't Know You Could Recycle.