Articles tagged “PVC”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

New Mom Melissa Joan Hart Goes Green for Her Children By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Jul 3 2008 On a recent episode of Supper Club with Tom Bergeron Melissa Joan Hart discussed what going green means to her as the mother of two young children.Here are a few easy things the newly eco-conscious actress does in her daily life to reduce her burden on the planet: Ditch the paper coffee cups.When Hart hits the coffee... + READ MORE

Ready, Set, Green, Week Three: Oh, Baby! By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jul 1 2008 I may not have any children, but that doesn't mean I never cruise the baby aisle at the toy store: With five of my friends giving birth to daughters last year and my cousin and sister-in-law both scheduled to deliver before the end of 2008, I've blown my baby-gift budget by more than I care to admit. I just can't pass by teeny clothes and bright colored toys that rattle, light up, and make noise. + READ MORE

Get Rid of That Vinyl Shower Curtain By Lloyd Alter IN Food & Health Jun 12 2008 A new study was released by the US-based Center for Health, Environment & Justice (CHEJ) and the Environmental Defence and the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) titled "Volatile Vinyl: The New Shower Curtain?s Chemical Smell." + READ MORE

Find A Green Hospital By Dr. John Whyte IN Food & Health Jun 4 2008 You've probably noticed that many hospitals, especially newer ones, are moving away from the sterile, white walled, functional environments to warmer, inviting spaces that incorporate more color, natural light, comfortable furniture and elements of nature.Reusing Materials: Hospitals should make a concerted effort to... + READ MORE

Support Musicians Doing Good, Green Things By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden May 12 2008 We all count on our favorite musicians for entertainment, but an increasing number of them are using the limelight to trumpet their favorite green causes. Here are just a few of our favorites. + READ MORE

Get to Know Your Recyclable Plastics by Number By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden May 6 2008 We've all seen the little numbers living inside the telltale recycling arrows, and most of us know that they refer to the composition of the containers, which also determines whether or not they can be recycled. Do you know which is which? + READ MORE

Detox Your Home: Keep PVC and Phthalates Out of Your Food By Collin Dunn IN Food & Health Feb 6 2008 We've already covered the dangers of PVC and phthalates in your home and in cling wrap; the same advice goes for the containers you store food in. Many reusable plastic containers are hiding the toxic nasties in their handy, stackable, leftover-friendliness; harder plastics, like polycarbonate, can also contain the... + READ MORE

Green Your Nursery: Don't Let the PBDEs Bite By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Jan 18 2008 Thanks to 1973 U.S. law decreeing that all mattresses must meet requirements for cigarette-ignition, most conventional mattresses are treated with toxic fire-retardant chemicals that pose significant potential health risks. Then again, PBDEs aren't the only thing you need to worry about: The off-gassing of other toxic... + READ MORE

Detox Your Home: Unhand That Cling Wrap By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Jan 15 2008 Cling wrap makes keeping food fresh a cinch, but it could also serve up a boatload of poisons into our chow. Traces of these chemical nasties have been known to migrate into food, an issue consumers became widely aware of in 1998 when Consumer Reports discovered that cheddar cheese packaged in PVC film contained high... + READ MORE

Detox Your Home: Keep it PVC Free By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Dec 27 2007 From shower curtains to sippy cups, products made from polyvinyl chloride, also known as vinyl or PVC, are ubiquitous. Over the decades, dozens of vinyl fabricators have succumbed to the exceedingly rare angiosarcoma of the liver.The dioxin exposure of the average American far exceeds the usual standard for acceptable... + READ MORE

Choose Baby-Safe Bottles, Formula By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Dec 20 2007 Breast milk is the golden standard of infant nutrition, but if your tot will be chugging down pumped breast milk or supplementary formula, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has a laundry list of what to look for when you're shopping for feeding bottles: 1. Use filtered tap water: If your water is fluoridated, use a + READ MORE

Deck Out a Greener Christmas Tree By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Dec 7 2007 This Christmas, instead of getting a El Fake-o tree most likely made from noxious PVC (and shipped from China), or a questionably harvested, pesticide-ridden cut tree that could haul in glad tidings of chlorpyriforus (a suspected neurotoxin, ho ho ho) and other chemicals into your living room, consider a living... + READ MORE