Great Green Goods is participating in Blog Action Day
Today’s earnings will be donated to The Nature Conservancy (www.nature.org)
One day a year we like to remind you (cause we forget too!):
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<td width="425" colspan="2" align="center"><b>Decomposition<br />
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<td width="192" align="center">2-4 Weeks</td>
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<p style="margin-left: 5">Leaves</p>
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<td width="192" align="center">1-3 Months</td>
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<p style="margin-left: 5">Orange Peels</p>
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<td width="192" align="center">6 Months</td>
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<p style="margin-left: 5">Milk Carton</p>
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<td width="192" align="center">5 years</td>
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<p style="margin-left: 5">Plastic Bag</p>
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<td width="192" align="center">10-20 Years</td>
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<p style="margin-left: 5">Plastic Container</p>
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<td width="192" align="center">50-80 Years</td>
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<p style="margin-left: 5">Aluminum Can</p>
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<td width="192" align="center">80 Years</td>
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<p style="margin-left: 5">Tin Can</p>
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<td width="192" align="center">100 Years</td>
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<p style="margin-left: 5">Plastic Soda Bottle</p>
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<td width="192" align="center">450 Years</td>
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<p style="margin-left: 5">Glass Bottle</p>
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<td width="192" align="center">500 Years</td>
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<p style="margin-left: 6">Styrofoam</p>
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<td width="192" align="center">Never</td>
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</table> I got these from: <a href="http://www.slocomhouse.com/recycling.html">www.slocomhouse.com/recycling.html</a>
October 16th, 2007 01:08
Good list, just remember that plastic ‘decomposes’ but never biodegrades…in other words, plastic particles just get smaller and smaller, but it stays plastic…which is why we should avoid using it as much as possible.
Organic matter decomposes and degrades into compost matter…an much more green cycle!
October 27th, 2007 21:51
Thank you for participating in Blog Action Day.
I did not participate.
However, I did write a belated post about an environmental issue that is important to me. I see a lot of people using a product in luxury homes that is very destructive in a number of ways. Check out this post, please:
BRAZILIAN TEAK FLOORS, SLAVE LABOR, AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE RAIN FOREST.
http://www.realestatetwincities.net/brazilian-hardwood-floors-can-you-say-slave-labor/
If this url was too long and got broken in the comment form, you can find it easily at:
http://www.realestatetwincities.net/blog/
Your blog seemed like the right place for sharing this post. Your blog seems focused on getting people to buy eco-friendly products.
Whatever you can do to share this link or help promote awareness of this issue will be greatly appreciated. Normally, I don’t ask for this kind of help, but the issue is that important to me. Most luxury home owners are unaware of the environmental and human cost of these products.
Thank you!