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If you print 'em on recycled paper, there's virtually no downside to keeping this info on-hand (except, of course, that your wallet might end up a little bulky).
COCKTAIL FACT
Not-so-haute pockets: Before the 1800s, fashion with pockets was considered low-class - it signaled that you didn't have a servant to carry your stuff for you.
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Wanna make your shopping choices easier than defrosting a meat 'n' cheese turnover?
The Bite
Here's a tip you can prepare in minutes: Just print out and keep eco-pocket guides in your wallet (or, in some cases, text on your phone) to solve conundrums such as which plastics you can easily recycle and which fish you can safely eat. We're still waiting on the guide to the gnarliest microwavable meals.The Benefits
- Not zapping the earth. Keep important eco-info, such as which fruit and veggies pack the fewest pesticides, handy.
- It's healthier than a pizza pocket. Certain pocket guides help you avoid mercury and other nastiness.
Personally Speaking
Jen's loaded - at least according to the size of her wallet, which is stuffed full of pocket guides (except for our Top Five Synthetic Chems to Avoid, which she memorized long ago).Wanna Try?
- Top Five Synthetic Chems to Avoid - our very own guide to which personal care-product ingredients to skip.
- BPA Wallet Card - explains how to use a text service to find alternatives to the toxin BPA as well as a list of BPA-free companies.
- PlasticPicks - helps you remember which plastics to avoid.
- Pocket Seafood Selector - up-to-date list of the most and least sustainable and healthy fish options; also, a fish sustainability info text service.
- Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce - know when to spend your money on organics with this list of the 12 fruits and veggies with the lowest and highest pesticide contamination.
Jul 28,2008
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So if you prefer wallets that’ll fit in your pocket, and yours is already busting at the seams with quarters for laundry and receipts (who, me?), you may not have the space to squeeze in today’s handy-dandy guides. If you also have a cell phone that’s with you 24-7 (alas), just take a few minutes to type the lists you need into your cell phone’s "notes" field, and save. Bonus: You’ll look very busy and important at the grocery store and restaurants when you go to check whether you should choose peach cobbler or a banana split.
Good luck inputting the fun words, like polyethylene terephthalate! (You only have to do it once.)
-Jenifer Morgan…off to muscle in another quarter…
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Posted by: Linda Bacon | July 28, 2008 at 06:21 AM