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Like Kermit says: Go Green!
                        
41 POUNDS
Sign-up to reduce your junk mail, like catalogs and credit card offers. Junk mail creates an incredible amount of waste and contributes to global warming. More than 1/3 of the fee for using this service is donated to the environmental or community organization of your choice. You can help save the planet and support others that are doing so at the same time!
41pounds.org
CATALOG CHOICE
Catalog Choice is a free service that lets individuals and merchants reduce unwanted mail and choose the way in which merchants contact you. It works by offering the opportunity to: 1) Opt-out of paper catalogs; 2) Subscribe to email news; and 3) Shop with cool digital tools. As a result, the use of paper is greatly minimized. As of August 2009: 1,145,104 people and 982 merchants use Catalog Choice.
CatalogChoice.org
CHICAGO ENERGY CONSULTANTS
Chicago Energy Consultants is a family owned, Chicago based organization that provides energy efficiency and sustainable living services to home and business owners in the Northeast Illinois area. Services offered include: Energy Audits, Home Energy Ratings, Blower Door testing, energy bill benchmarking and analysis, weatherization training, green design consulting, and Infrared imaging. Areas served include Cook, Lake, DuPage and Kane counties. Check out our News, Product and Resource pages for tips and information, as well as energy conserving consumer products. Chicago Energy Consultants; promoting energy efficiency and sustainability, one building at a time!
ChicagoEnergyConsultants.com
THE CIRCLE SALON
The Circle is an environmentally friendly salon with a passion for innovative design and advanced education. We have an expert staff that offers a full range of haircut, chemical, and treatment services, as well as, makeup and waxing.
www.CircleSalon.com
THE DAILY GREEN
The site for all things green, from product recommendations to greening your home and cuisine. Enter your zip code for local air quality reports, farmers markets and recycling centers in your area. Take your daily green a little further and sign up for their newsletter delivered every day - impact-free - to your inbox.
TheDailyGreen.com
DECORATION INNOVATION
Decoration Innovation, Ltd. imports fair trade products from India. Our exquisite hand-woven goods are produced by local artisans, who earn a living wage by learning these crafting trades. Our items range from purses and handbags to laundry hampers and waste baskets.
DecorationInnovation.com
EARTH 911
Find recycling and disposal centers near you for all your household recyclables including batteries, electronics, paint and hazardous waste.
Earth911.org
ECO MOM ALLIANCE
Since Moms make many of the decisions in a household, this Web site offers the "Eco-Mom Challenge." Visitors will learn steps that everyone can take, which help achieve a more sustainable future and help make the planet a better place for all our kids
EcoMomAlliance.org
ECOQUIP, INC.
EcoQuip is your ONE stop Eco-Friendly supplier and distributor. Our focus is on the Environment, Safety and Health. Environment: We supply your certified "Green Solver" cleaner, the ONE chemical that can replace all those hazardous chemicals under your sink. Safety: Grip Master is you Anti-Slip solution for hard floor surfaces. Don’t let slip and falls bring you down. Health: Gen Shield 411 is your Protective Shield against infectious disease. Helping you Save the Environment One Step at a Time!
EcoquipInc.net
five ACCESSORIES
five ACCESSORIES is a socially conscious Chicago Company featuring fairly traded handbags and jewelry from FIVE countries while giving FIVE dollars from each handbag sale to a worthy charity in the locale where the item was handmade.
www.fiveACCESSORIES.com
A FRESH SQUEEZE
A Fresh Squeeze is an online green living publication with a local twist.
Thousands throughout Chicagoland rely on A Fresh Squeeze for a twice-weekly dose of eco-friendly ideas, sustainable advice and green.
www.aFRESHSqueeze.com
GOOD MAGAZINE
This site is a platform to discuss the many ways we can all make this planet a better place to live. There are great articles about everything from music and movies, to the environment and people who have dedicated their lives to doing all things good. When you subscribe to the magazine 100% of your payment goes to the nonprofit of your choice.
www.Good.is
GREEN YOUR...
Your guide to green anything. If you can "green it" you will find it on this Web site. Get the facts about products that don't help our environment and find the ones that do.
Greenyour.com
 IRV & SHELLY'S FRESH PICKS
Irv & Shelly's Fresh Picks offers year-round home delivery in the Chicago area of local and organic produce, meat, dairy, eggs, baked goods and more. We are partnering with sustainable farmers to grow the supply of local food in a way that protects our health and the environment.
FreshPicks.com
 Karyn's Cooked- Conscious Comfort Foods / Karyn's Raw Café and inner Beauty Center
Karyn's is a holistic wellness company based in vegan foods, all natural supplements, detoxification and relaxing therapies. Karyn Calabrese started her business 25 years ago when she healed herself of illness, allergies, and skin conditions. Thousands of people a year visit her stores to look better, feel better, and be part of a healthier world.
KarynRaw.com
 Nature's Cupboard
Nature's Cupboard, a healthy store offering personalized service, vitamins, supplements, herbs and inspiration, has been in Glenview since the late seventies. Certified organic beauty care, environmentally safe cleaning products, macrobiotic food, gluten free food. Offering everyday discounts on vitamins and herbs.
NaturesCup.com
 PLANT IT WATER
Plant It Water is an example of how we can use existing technology to use less oil, pollute less and give back to the environment – all in a carton of on-the-go-water! We put Natural Spring Water in a Tetra Pak carton, and give to 2 non-profits from each sale – one donation goes to Trees for the Future TO PLANT A TREE! The second donation goes to A Single Drop, whose motto is, “Peace through Safe Water access”. They help people in developing countries figure out low impact solutions to get safe water access close to home: filtration systems, rain catchment systems etc.
PlantItWater.com
RENEWABLE CHOICE
We're doing it, our printer is doing it and even Whole Foods Market is doing it…offsetting energy use by purchasing clean wind energy through Renewable Choice Energy. You can contribute to the expansion and growth of wind farms throughout the United States and support the use of alternative forms of clean, renewable energy.
RenewableChoice.com
SKOY ENTERPRISES
Skoy Enterprises has a 100% natural and biodegradable Earth friendly cloth. Our SKOY cloth is a reusable product which can be thrown in your washer and dryer and used over and over again. It is made of a unique blend of natural cotton and cellulose (wood-pulp) from sustainable tree farms. It has an absorption rate of 15x its own weight. One Skoy cloth outlasts 15 rolls of paper towel. This in turn saves landfills, trees, and money. There are currently 2.5 million tons of paper towel in US landfills each year. A SKOY cloth will degrade in a home composting situation within 5 weeks and in a city landfill within 16 weeks. SKOY cloth is a German made product and our factory is the trendsetter in environmental standards.
Our packaging does not include any plastic and it is a simple recyclable band. Skoy comes in a variety of modern colors and designs and is raising eco-awareness fashionably. Call for infromation: 1-800 990 4757
SkoyCloth.com
TRIANGLE PRINTERS INC.
Triangle is a family owned, eco-conscious printing company which has been in business since 1955. Our printing company earned three prestigious eco-certifications that assure clients that their print projects come from managed forests and eco-friendly paper companies. They are the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC©), Sustainable Forest Initiative (SFI®), and Chain of Custody (COC) certifications. Triangle is one of a limited number of companies that is authorized to label your print projects with the FSC© and SFI® trademarks. In addition, we use recycled paper, vegetable oil-based inks which are biodegradable and maintain a proactive in-house recycling program. Triangle makes great efforts to include a wide array of energy-saving, waste-reducing and resource-protecting products, services and initiatives.
TrianglePrinters.com
         
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