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NO WASTE PAPER PRODUCTS: RECYCLED BY ESSENTIAL – Households work their way through hundreds of toilet rolls and kitchen towel sheets every year, hardly sparing these commodity paper items a thought. But they are worth thinking about because the recycled alternatives don’t only save raw materials – they also save energy and reduce air pollution compared to making new products. In fact, recycled paper production uses 40% to 60% less energy than making new paper from trees, and reduces contribution to air pollution by 95%. Now there’s a thought.

Ecologically-aware, ethical brand Essential has introduced Essential Recycled Toilet Rolls and Essential Recycled 2-Ply Kitchen Towel made from 100% washed recycled, unbleached, undyed materials. The toilet rolls are soft, strong and very ethical: they cost £2.49 for four rolls. The 2-Ply kitchen towel is both strong and absorbent and costs £1.49 for two rolls. Both items have received an Ethical Consumer magazine best buy award and are unbrightened and not tested on animals.

The packaging is made from polymers which contain materials from renewable sources such as GM free potato starch. It is 100% compostable and 100% biodegradable. So now you can clean up your act at home, by opting for these Essential ecological household products. Doing your bit for the environment is as easy as tearing paper! Find the recycled Essential Toilet Rolls and Essential Kitchen Towel at good health food shops and at www.ethicallyessential.coop.

For more information or images, visit www.ethicallyessential.coop or contact: Katherine Selby, PR Workshop, 020 8657 4422, Katherine@prworkshop.co.uk

Gear For My Baby – It is our lifelong commitment to only provide products that secure the protection of our environment for the safety and future of our children. it is our mission is to make a difference in the choices available to parents by offering to you a baby store that provides the best in organic baby clothing lines all made with the best quality organic products and no compromise on the quality, comfort and wellbeing of your child. Our suppliers operate in accordance with a Total Quality Management System to ensure highest quality in the production these organic products, and services offered by our company. Our commitment is purity in all products.

Cleaning Green Maids is a local, family owned maid service in Hinsdale, in the western suburbs of Chicago. We created Cleaning Green Maids due to our own dissatisfaction with other maid services and independent cleaning ladies, we employed in our own home. We were tired of maids who would clean around an object rather than moving it. Maids you had to remind every time to do simple things that should have been second nature to them. If something looked clean to them, they would just skip it altogether. We wanted to feel like our home was sparkling as well, if not better than we could do ourselves. We wanted to feel like we had gotten our monies worth, instead usually we just felt cheated. We tried calling other services but when we would ask about detailed or deep cleaning….they did not want the job. It was then that we realized what was desperately needed in this industry.

I learned to how to clean the “right” way from my Czech grandmother. Polish cleaning ladies are famous for their excellent work, but Czech cleaning ladies are Europe’s best kept secret. I personally think they are the best in the world. I train every maid we employ myself, in the Old World European way my grandmother taught me.

When our son was born in 2004, we naturally took a vested interest in making sure our home was as healthy as possible for him. We started learning about ‘green’ cleaning. We read everything we could about indoor pollution from toxic household chemicals. It was then we realized that we could take our service one step further and offer not only freedom from housework, but freedom from toxic poisons as well. Along with the gift of time, would be the gift of health. We knew that there were many families just like ours who wanted the best for their children too, as well as many people who just wanted to feel better themselves. A wonderful bonus was that the environment would be benefiting right along with it. Thus, Cleaning Green Maids was born. We hope you will allow our family to be of service to your family.

Showroom Finder makes it easy and fun to discover antique, consignment (fashion and furnishings), vintage and resale stores across the United State.

Unlike many websites that simply display a list of store names, phone numbers, and addresses, every store on Showroom Finder features a complete profile about what makes that store unique. In fact, most of our profiles are written in collaboration with the store owners themselves. Photos, store logos, and special announcements round out our store profiles, so you can get a taste of a store before visiting in person.

Unique to Showroom Finder are locally based showrooms featuring thousands of items for sales at our members’ stores, ready to take home. Instead of bidding for something you can’t see or touch, you can drive to one of our members’ stores and take it home the same day.

Showroom Finder is an industry leader. Since its founding in 2003, Showroom Finder has grown to become the leading online directory in the resale and consignment industry.

Solarwyse Ltd. is a Canadian Company started in 2005, based in the colder climates of Northern Alberta. There was a distinct need to prove that alternative power solutions were not only viable in cooler climates, but also a more economical solution. The biggest argument that we hear against solar energy is that you have to give up so many modern conveniences.

Solarwyse has gained the experience on how to maintain a fully modern energy independent rural home, living totally off grid. Buying a solar power system from Solarwyse comes with more than just the components, we are here to supply the knowledge and education to assist you in selecting the right choices from appliance selection, to heating options. We firmly believe that an educated consumer is our most valuable asset.

What do you need to give up? Nothing but the monthly payment to your local utility company. Until your willing to spend less than $1000 a year for heat, water and electricity, then Solarwyse does not have a solution for you. If your interested give us a call, better yet ask for a tour of our off grid home, see for yourself firsthand.

Hornet Mountain Natural Products (http://www.hornetmountain.com ) is an online store that specializes in chemical-free therapeutic skin care, natural makeup and beautiful eco-clothing in organic cotton and hemp. Founded by  Astrid Kihl, a stay-at-home mom and self described “natural health freak”, Hornet Mountain began as a response to her search to find a remedy for her toddler’s chronic eczema. “I  became really intense about my research. I learned so much about natural products during that time”. she says: “Just because a product is ‘naturally marketed’, does not mean the product is natural at all. I discovered that the personal care industry is fraught with deceptive tricks to make the consumer feel comfortable about using toxic chemicals on their skin. I could go on and on about this, but the bottom line is to educate yourself. The Environmental Working Group website ( http://www.ewg.org) is a great place to start .”

“We carry Keys skin care products because they use pharmaceutical-grade essential oils in therapeutic proportions. This means that the healing ingredients are of the highest quality and offer the best performance. Every batch of essential oil purchased by the manufacturer is tested to their ultra high standard for the active ingredient , as well as  for microbiology, to insure that there is no contamination present (hardly anyone in the industry does this!). The list of ingredients (organic  or wild crafted) on every product is under 10. The formulas are based on ancient healing remedies from various sources, like the Lakota Sioux and  Ayurvedic medicine, among others.”

“We got into natural cosmetics because the cosmetics industry is even more toxic than skin care. While in an ideal society, women would feel no need to wear makeup, that is clearly not our current reality, plus it is an ancient tradition. What we are trying to do at Hornet Mountain is minimize harm. Women are becoming more educated, but still products are being deceptively marketed as ‘natural’, and there is more to it than that. MIneral makeup is a step in the right direction, however most brands use titanium as their main ingredient, which raises serious concern. Titanium in itself is not harmful, it is the dioxaine that is used to process it (titanium “dioxide”) that is a known carcinogen. Because titanium always makes a jagged particle, like fiberglass, whether on a macro or nano scale, dioxaine is leaching into your body. And that is not good”.  Hornet Mountain carries a titanium-free mineral makeup line that uses  wild crafted and organic arrowroot powder as its base.

“Because of my past career in apparel manufacturing for the outdoor recreation industry, I have seen an incredible amount of  chemical treatments and processes that are used to make performance fabrics (nylons and polyesters). It is really not sustainable at all, and is toxic to us and therefore, to the planet. Unfortunately, conventional cotton is no different, having the distinction of being the most highly sprayed crop in the world. Working with eco-clothing is such a soul-nourishing change for me.”

Hornet Mountain sells several eco-clothing lines, such as Indigenous Designs, Itsus Eco, Nomads and  Garden Kids. “I avoid wearing synthetic fabrics unless it is necessary, I also make that sure that my kids wear wear organic cotton pj’s to bed. I can’t imagine why anyone would let their kids sleep in sweaty synthetics, and/or fabric that has been treated with toxic flame retardant chemicals. If you are worried you kids’ pj’s will catch on fire, just make sure that they are snug fitting. That is just as effective, and, unlike the flame retardants, it won’t do them any harm. ”

Hornet Mountain can be found at : http://www.hornetmountain.com and on Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Hornet-Mountain-Natural-Products/196100952774?ref=ts