Favorite Links
Better World Club
www.betterworldclub.com is dedicated to balancing economic goals with social and environmental responsibility. We support a cleaner environment and alternative modes of transportation. We provide our customers with high quality, good value and environmentally sensitive products and services. We act as an advocate on behalf of the consumer and demonstrate our social and environmental commitment by donating an amount equal to 1% of our annual revenues toward environmental cleanup and advocacy.
CivilizedNation.com
CivilizedNation.com is dedicated to finding and reporting stories of sustainable success from around the world. Our mission is to show REAL, FUNCTIONING ENVIRONMENTALLY-SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS to problems that face us in the 21st century. We believe that by describing SOUND, ECOLOGICALLY COMPATIBLE models of success, no matter how small, people from around the world can learn from that success and build upon it for the benefit of their own organizations, communities, and cities thus leading to a more socially and ecologically responsible world.
Earth 911
Making Every Day Earth Day - No matter where you live across the US, just enter your zip code and you'll find a wealth of information in your local community about recycling information, buying recycled products, household hazardous waste, kids' section, energy conservation, composting, dozens of other resources.
Container-Recycling.org
CRI is a non-profit organization that studies and promotes policies and practices that shift the social and environmental costs associated with manufacturing, recycling, and disposal of container and packaging waste from government and taxpayers to producers and consumers. CRI plays a vital role in educating policy makers, government officials and the general public regarding the social and environmental impacts of the production and disposal of no-deposit, no-return beverage containers and the need for producers to take responsibility for their wasteful packaging.
DEP
Use shredded newspaper for animal bedding.
Dolphin Blue
Provides environmentally responsible office supplies, contributing to a sustainable planet. Every purchase made on products provided by Dolphin Blue creates a sustainable world. We offer all types of office and printing papers, envelopes of all sizes, remanufactured toner cartridges, refurbished laser printers, and many other desktop and office filing supplies.
Eco-Artware
Gifts for him, her, the home and business from eco-friendly materials by 30 innovative craftsmen.
EcoFirms
A non profit eco activists website that aims to connect eco friendly companies, organizations, and individuals operating in US and Canada for the sake of cleaner and safer environment in North America.
E/The Environmental Magazine
A source for news and features on a wide range of environmental topics and green living tips.
Follow Your Bliss
www.followyourblissstore.com
A Unique shopping excursion awaits at Follow Your Bliss! Men and Women's Clothing, Accessories, Jewelry, Yoga clothes, and Spiritual & Ritual Items. Follow Your Bliss provides old-time customer service, with real-time respect to current environmental,cultural, societal, and human sustainability. Organic - Recycled giftwrapping on request.
FREECYCLE
It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills.
GREATGREENGOODS www.greatgreengoods.com - They scour the internet to find the best in eco-friendly products for the green consumer. Their products generally fall under two main categories. Products that help you live lighter on the earth or products made out of recycled or sustainable materials.
GRINDZILLA
www.grindzilla.com - The Grindzilla can efficiently recycle those materials from C&D waste, house renovations/demolitions, pallet disposal, plastic recycling, pallet recycling, tire shredding for TDF and asphalt production and bio-energy as well as many more uses!
POCONO FREECYCLE
The concept behind Freecycle is simple: you have something you no longer need (a couch, a crib, a CD, a computer) and you wish to "recycle" it rather than throw it in the landfill. Or you are looking for a specific item (a couch, a crib, a CD, a computer), and you don't mind getting it for free. Pocono Freecycle is the place where you can post notices about the items you'd like to give away as well as things that you need. The only catch is that it has to be FREE!
POCONO RECORD Slideshow
Data released by the United States Environmental Protection Agency shows that somewhere between 500 billion and a trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year. View the slideshow!
Green Living Now
GreenSense
Resources for Sustainable Living
Easy access to everything you need to live in harmony with the Earth - Learn how people are changing their lives and creating richer, more sustainable communities. Discover green crafts, recipes, simple living, frugality, recycling, wild foods, organic gardening, gentle parenting, self-directed learning, personal growth, meditation, alternative health, and environmental action. Find green, earth-friendly, products of all
kinds, handmade crafts, recycled art and gifts.
Habitat For Humanity
Ask your building contractor to donate excess building materials to organizations like Habitat For Humanity or others instead of landfilling usable construction debris. Please call George Kerrick in Monroe County Habitat for Humanity at 570-476-9846.
Kid-At-Art
The Imagination Factory is an award-winning art and crafts site for kids, parents, and teachers. Visitors learn how to make art using easy to obtain solid waste as a source of free materials.
Langan Art
http://www.langanart.com/gallery_main.php?id=3
Artist Mark Alan Langan uses recycled corrugated cardboard to design artwork which is truly inspiring!
Mustang Alley
A non-profit horse rescue located in eastern TN, dedicated to the safe rescue, rehabilitation and placement of abused, neglected, unwanted & slaughter-bound equines of all kinds.
PRC - Pennsylvania Resources Council
An abundance of information on recycling & preserving our environment.
RecycleBank
www.recyclebank.com
Provides communities with a cost effective and environmentally conscious solution to the rising cost of waste collection.
Simple Living Network
Providing tools and examples for those who are serious about learning to live a more conscious, simple, healthy and restorative lifestyle.
Sustainable Group
Offers recycled binders, cardboard binders, recycled folders and green office supplies.
Tire Playground - Maryland
A total of about 7,000 scrap tires went into these projects. About 1,000 scrap tires were used in the construction of the playgrounds and the equivalent of over 6,000 tires were used as cover material under some play equipment.
Used Cardboard Boxes
This company sells quality used and new cardboard boxes for moving and shipping. An earth-friendly company providing simple and convenient delivery of moving kits, moving boxes and shipping boxes at discounted prices.
Color of Horses
Unique and colorful gifts, jewelry, arts and crafts and wearable art for horse lovers! Always searching for eco-friendly, fair-trade gifts celebrating horses.
Creative Dreamer Cards
www.creativedreamercards.com
Handmade paper flower seed greeting cards. Plant the paper! Handmade paper is made with 100% recycled materials. A fun and unique way to show someone that you are thinking of them.
Online Worldwide Directory Listing -
http://directory.classifieds1000.com/all/poconos
Classified directory for the Poconos:
AgMap
www.agmap.psu.edu
Promoting Pennsylvania Agriculture - helping to connect small local PA Ag business, includes informative Penn State Cooperative Extention Publications.
The Green Bride Guide
www.thegreenbrideguide.com is a comprehensive, easy-to- access resource for couples looking to plan a green wedding. It includes advice, pictures from real green weddings, an interactive look book of eco-friendly products, and more!
Enmassemedia.com Eco Printing Company
www.enmassemedia.com
Environmentally friendly printing company specializing in short run full color printing using 100% post consumer recycled paper. Based in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Earth Smart Games
www.earthsmartgames.com
The toys of tomorrow. Give the gifts of nature that's fun and educational with the Earth Smart Series of board games, card games, trivia games and adventure games. These are the kids games of the future. Environmentally novel games that promote education, stimulate the brain and are fun too.
Green Uses for WASTE
www.greenusesforwaste.co.uk/
A practical guide for green uses for waste. GreenUsesForWaste contains over 60 articles written by our experts who continually update and add new content.
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