Super-absorbent, all natural and eco-friendly, this doggie robe is made with a special fabric made from bark, stems, and roots. Perfect for drying off a wet dog after swimming, boating or bathing. Keep you dog dry and comfy with a Chammyz robe. Available in lots of fun colors from $29.95 at Chammyz.
Organic cotton pet toy with a squeaker. It is nice to let you dog chew on one of these and know he isn’t swallowing a bunch of chemicals.
$13.95 at Organic Plush Bones by Simply Fido at Chimp Feet
Can we say sturdy in dog language? This eco-friendly collar is made from recycled tire inner tubes. In addition, it is fully lined with silver seatbelt material.
Small: L 13.5″ x W .75″($39.00)
Medium: L 19.5″ x W 1″ ($39.00)
Large: L 24.5″ x W 1.5″ ($45.00) at Greenloop
All cards are blank inside, with sleek white envelopes, printed on acid-free recycled-content paper, with non-toxic inks.
$3.25 each at Mod-Dog
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!):
| Decomposition Rates |
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Paper |
2-4 Weeks |
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Leaves |
1-3 Months |
|
Orange Peels |
6 Months |
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Milk Carton |
5 years |
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Plastic Bag |
10-20 Years |
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Plastic Container |
50-80 Years |
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Aluminum Can |
80 Years |
|
Tin Can |
100 Years |
|
Plastic Soda Bottle |
450 Years |
|
Glass Bottle |
500 Years |
|
Styrofoam |
Never |
I got these from: www.slocomhouse.com/recycling.html
Hemp Rope Toy $12.00 from 3r Living.com
Share some green fun with your pooch with this 12″ rope tug toy made from eco-friendly hemp.
Soda pop-top dog leash, ‘Red, White and Blue’ $34.95 from Novica
Neide Ambrosio, a Brazilian artisan, make artfully designed dog leashs apparently made from recycled Soda pop-top. When I first saw this leash online I worried these might not be as eco-friendly is one might hope, that maybe the tops were bought in bulk rather than found/post-consumer soda tops, the reason I wonder is that it looks so perfect and the sheer volume of so many different and equally wonderful items that she makes and with such a professional marketing that it gives the appearance of a much larger operation than one expects from a single local artisan. But as this article from Inside Bay Area about the increasingly popular Brazilian soda pop top crafts points out there are many co-ops which buy soda pop tops from local street people who scavenge for these tops. Hopefully this artist is getting a fair trade for her marvelous work. Neide Ambrosio provides a background story on the Novica site.
She also offers at Novica a “Shiny Pink” Soda pop-top collar for $28.95
Organic BellyRubs, 10 oz. Box $6.99 from gooddogexpress.com
Certified Organic Dog cookies made from organic rolled oats, organic peanut butter, organic apples, organic bananas; and in our veggie blend: organic carrots, organic peas, and organic pumpkin.
SCRAPYARD CAT found object metal assemblage art $442.00 at etsy.com This is almost as good as Picasso’s bull made from a junked bicycle parts - and a whole lot cheaper! If money is no object then this is a great way to celebrate our feline friends with a one of a kind artwork that puts less trash in the landfill and more cool stuff on our mantle pieces!
