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To Raise Healthy Children, Reduce Exposure to Toxins

To Raise Healthy Children, Reduce Exposure to Toxins

by on 14. Dec, 2010 in chemicals, drinking water, green living, health, organic, plastic

Nowadays, raising healthy children requires more than keeping them safe from germs. It also requires protecting them from toxic chemicals pervading their everyday environment, from phthalates, BPA, organophosphates and PBDE flame retardants to lead and mercury. For tips on how to reduce your children’s risk, read, print and share my latest This Green Life column [...]

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Daily Trash: How to Reduce It

Daily Trash: How to Reduce It

by on 19. Nov, 2009 in recycling, waste

One day this month when I was on my own (sans family), I weighed all my trash — both garbage and recycling. It amounted to 2.48 pounds and consisted in the main of packaging. At that rate, I’d waste a staggering 10 tons in 25 years. In Trashy Habits, my November issue of This Green [...]

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Which Plastics are Microwavable?

by on 18. Feb, 2009 in chemicals, food, health, plastic

The question of which plastics are microwavable can be answered different ways, depending on what you mean by “microwavable.” If you just want to know whether a plastic container will withstand microwaving without becoming damaged or exposing you to on-the-spot injury (such as a burn), the answer is, follow the instructions on the container. However, [...]

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Reusable Bags Gaining Ground?

by on 25. Nov, 2008 in plastic, shopping

This weekend, I found myself at a supermarket in foreign territory (New Jersey) with an unwonted form of transportation (a car). My husband and I were stocking up on our way back to Manhattan after a visit with my mother. “Paper or plastic?” the young woman at the check-out asked, which triggered a conversation among [...]

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