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  • Greenhouse: Party Down, Green-Style

    Summer's over, but party season isn't. Tailgates, fall picnics, and before we know it, holiday entertaining are all upon us. Perhaps if you are a classy Martha Stewart type you use reusable, tasteful china for all your events, but for most of us whose "staff" consists of a few small people with a tendency to drop things, it's disposable partyware all the way. (not to mention that when we stocked up on basic Ikea wineglsses for our last party, guess who dropped and broke one in dramatic fashion first)?

    Of course, about the only thing that feels less green than tossing piles and piles of crap after a party is driving it to the dump in your SUV, so finding a way to lessen the waste is a great idea. Plum Party and Green Party Goods both have corn-based straws, cups and plastic silverware – I have actually used things of this type and they are awesome, completely undistinguishable from the regular petroleum-based stuff.

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  • Greenhouse: Make Bark and Fluffy Green

    Since we've become parents, my husband and I have been trying with mixed success to "tread more lightly on the Earth" as I say in my more pretentious moments.  We have reduced the amount of stuff we buy, we recycle, and we reuse things as much as we can  (who knew that our happy and grateful acceptance of hand-me-down toys and clothes doesn’t mark us as cheap bastards, but as an Earth-friendly family)?
    But there's one area that we haven't "greened" at all – caring for the needy little four-legged beings who inhabited our life before the kids ever arrived. I guess I figured they were automatic resource sinks and didn’t think it was possible to "green your pets" (which conjures images of hair dye and really pissed-off cats, but whatever), but according to this post on Treehugger, it is!

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