Hi everyone!
I am currently working on a newsletter for the vet clinic where I work and was looking for quick input. The theme is “Going Green: Eco friendly pet tips” and will cover natural foods, biodegradable litter, composting, and other environmentally friendly products on the market for pet care. Any suggestions on what you do to promote a green pet (cat, dog, fish, pocket pet, horse, anything!) would be greatly appreciated. I just recieved the assignment today and would love to hear from as many of you as possible as soon as possible.
Tell me what you do to go green. Even if it just using recycled materials, I would love to hear and share your suggestions (with your permission - so if you post, it may be published, so by posting here you are giving permission!) with our community, staff, and clientele.
Also - is there one big area of focus you are interested in as pet owners? While the major article will focus on tips in general, I have a secondary and tertiary article to address a particular area of eco friendly pet care in depth. What specific themes would you (as a pet owner) want to know more about? Would you rather read more about natural diets, grooming, waste disposal, specific products.. etc?
Thank you in advanced for all of your ideas and input. If any of you are interested in reading the final product, let me know and I will link you to it (it is posted online as well).
Just as a note so no one gets upset - I will be posting this question under general pet, dogs, and cats to make sure I can recieve a wider range of answers!
KELLEN
what i do is almost easy but pricy…..i buy eco friendly cleaning products (all cleaning products). buyed a t-shirt that my white t is green meaning i want green. with my rebate check i will buy more eco friendly stuff for my house.
buy nothing organic and all natural food and drinks. plan on making my garden organic also grow my own fruits and veggies.
finally when i am not home i turn off my heat and turn off lights and my radio and tv so cut down my rge bill
hopes that is what you looking for
VERN
I am on a search for the best beauty products. I want to know the best moisturizing moisturizer (I live in the desert and my skin is VERY dry. It sucks up a handful of moisturizer rather quickly, on my FACE) I also need to know the best earth/eco friendly shampoo and conditioner that seriously hydrates, and lip balm that can cure the most cracked and dried up lips. 10 points to the person that gets all of these in one question.
carmex does not work for my lips. it makes it worse.
MARLIN
They are both supposed to be “green” and environmentally-friendly, for use on cleaning wooden decks and fences. I wonder if one would be more eco-friendly than the other. Here are the ingredients for each, as taken from pdf documents on the official websites for the 2 products. I hope maybe somebody can tell me something about them. They maybe sound similar???
Krud Kutter COMPOSITION / INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
Active Ingredients:
ethylene glycol monobutyl ether CAS-No.111-76-2
Weight % < 6
SImple Green Deck and Fence Cleaner COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
The only ingredient of Simple Green Deck & Fence with established exposure limits is undiluted 2-butoxyethanol (<6%)
(Butyl Cellosolve; CAS No. 111-76-2: the ACGIH TLV-TWA is 20 ppm (97 mg/m3.)
Thank you for any help in analyzing these.
KAME
Living in a house with 4 young kids, my husband and I always try and set the right example for our young ones. This year, our kids being aged 8, down to 3, we decided to make some family resolutions, or goals if you will. We decided this weekend, since it will be bad weather to go anywhere, to take a few hours out of Saturday or Sunday and sort through everyones clothes, shoes and toys. Everything that is in good shape but will not be used in our house anymore for whatever reason will be given to the Salvation Army. We also decided to support a child from World Vision for $35.00 a month. And finally, we have decided to GO GREEN! I would like to start using eco-friendly cleaning products, and buying more organic foods. Of course we can’t be sure that anything these days is 100% organic but I figure I’m better off buying what they claim to be as ‘organic’ then what is sprayed with preservatives and various other chemicals. My question to you is, what kind of eco- friendly cleaning products should I use. Also, are their any other ideas/tips to share regarding the whole ‘going green’ theme with young children?
Much appreciated, happy new year!
LYNDEL
I like this store and enjoy eating the organic, natural foods it provides as well as its eco-friendly products. Since I am about to turn 17 I desperately need a job. I’m thinking along the lines of cashier or the person who organizes all the food in the shelves or some other low end job.
I really don’t mind this type of work because I seem to already do this at home. Wash the dishes , wash the car, clean my room and the bathroom etc etc. So I wouldn’t mind getting ACTUALLY PAID to do this.
Does anybody know the age to work here? Is this a good grocery store to work in?? Is there bad reputation over this company?? All suggestions appreciated.
NIDIA
the question says it all. i am a veggie, but also realise that “pleather” is not exactly eco friendly, and i am looking for websites that offer creulty free leather, cos that kinda solves the problem. so long as the animal the leather came from wasnt killed, im happy.
TABAN
Ok I really try not to wear ANY animals at all and my thing is about leather like wheter its handbags or shoes ……
What if its vintage leather from like 1970’s etc. or something still wrong ?
I want to be a true vegan and have my morla and ethics match up and yet i dont want to be stuck wearing things that are not attractive if you know what i mean…….
My style is vintage things as apposed to buying new stuff all the time when you can get real cool clothes just the same from vintage stores and what not…….
What if you were say to travel to Europe ( Paris as an example) and you go shopping at there famed vintage stores and see amazing things you love but then notice how there made out of leather and you stop to think ……
What should you do ?
Im trying my best to be as animal friendly as well as eco friendly as possible from vegan friendly products and being as green as possible but i really need to know where vegans stand on vintage leather
thanks i hope that made sense and didnt sound too rambly…….
YEPA
I’m going to get my first tattoo, and I’m trying to figure out the best product to use as aftercare. I’ve heard great things about Tattoo Goo, but I’m also an environmentally-conscious person… and I would LOVE to use something that’s all organic, natural, etc. and produced in an eco-responsible way. Tattoo Goo doesn’t look awful, but Rose Tattoo Aftercare looks even better, IF it lives up to all its claims. Has anyone used it? Are there other eco-friendly products that I should be looking at for my tattoo aftercare? If it matters, it will be in color and on the top of my foot. Thank you!
NIKKI
i try to clean more ‘green’ not just because its good for the environment and all but i don’t like the idea of all the chemicals getting into my families and our animals systems….
any ideas or recipes for uses with lemons, vinegar, borax, baking soda etc.? many thanks!
oh also any ready made products i can purchase at the store that actually work well? i have tried some of the new simple green multi surface stuff that is based on coconut oil, but it seems to leave a slight streaky look on my stove… any other suggestions?
thanks again!
KENDRA
