Green Chocolate for Halloween!

If you're want a more "green" Halloween, try out chocolates that do not include processed sugars, hydrogenated fats, and chemicals, like pesticides. Look for sweets that are made with all natural or organic ingredients. Two companies specializing in natural-ingredient candies are NaturalCandyStore.com and Endangered Species Chocolates. I liked that both of these companies are custom-wrapping mini chocolates and other sweets for Halloween. Another plus, if you buy any of the Endangered Species Chocolates, 10% of the net profits are donated to support species, habitat and humanity.
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Recycle Your Plastic Gift Cards

Now this is true re-gifting! What better a way to give back to the environment than by recycling your plastic gift card after using it? Did you know that 75 million pounds of polyvinyl chloride (PVC, a toxic substance) material from plastic cards enters America’s waste stream every year? Several companies, such as Target, REI, Borders, and Wal-Mart are helping to keep all that PVC out of landfills by providing bioplastic gift cards made with a corn-based material. The bioplastic material will biodegrade in a regular compost bin after 40 days. So, what if your gift card is not biodegradable? Keep your used card, instead of letting the company throw it out. Your family can save up your used cards (gift cards, driver's license cards, bank cards) and mail them to Earthworks, where they create huge PVC sheets to make new cards. That way, if you are not biodegrading, you are at least recyling! The next time we receive a gift card, let's re-gift it back to the environment. It's a little thing we can do, and the little things we do add up to make our world a better, safer place.
source article provided by ecologue

Companies or Individuals Mail Used Cards To:
Earthworks System, LLC * 33200 Bainbridge Road, Suite E * Solon, OH 44139