The Recycle t-shirt features the well known recycle logo and is made from 100% organic cotton with a low impact screenprint. It is available in blue, natural and vintage black.

You can get more details at the Volcom website where you can purchase online or find a local Volcom dealer.

You can also be part of the polution solution by purchasing products from Matix Clothing. They include a rubbish bag with some of their range rather than the usual wax combs, bottle openers and fin keys. Let face it, you probably have enough of them already. I know I do. Their philosophy is that the environment would be a lot cleaner if everyone picked up just one bag of rubbish and ensured things were disposed of properly rather than just throwing them out of cars, leaving them at the beach or other areas where they end up in rivers and waterways and other nasties.

More information on the Matix Clothing range at the Matix Clothing website.

A quick look over the econscious website shows a documented commitment to manufacturing attractive products with the least possible impact on the environment. They are constantly striving to improve their processes rather than stading still. “Doing well by doing good” is a motto they follow.

Wholesale orders are also possible and from a quick bit of research it appears they supply some of the more popular brands with their organic blanks. Don’t worry though, you can still buy in retail quantities and there is no need to order over 1200 at a time unless you want private labeling options.

The Th!nk City is a 100% electric car that meets all the safety standards throughout Europe and North American. No driving around in something that feels about as safe as a scooter. The Th!nk City is a zero local emmissions car with an engine that is about three times more efficient than a traditional combustion engine. With the latter, most of the energy is wasted and only around 20% is actually used. The highly efficient electric engine has a city driving range of about 200 kilometres and can be charged overnight. And let’s not forget just how silent electric cars are when running.

See the full Th!nk product range at the Th!nk website.

Matix Clothing do have some organic clothing and the Sweatleaf t-shirt is an example. Made from 100% organic cotton, it comes in black, white and marine blue. So pick one of these up and rather than being part of the problem, become part of the solution.

More information on the Matix Clothing range at the Matix Clothing website.

The V.Co-Logical initiative by Volcom is their social responsibility program that covers a range of products, support for outside programs and also an inhouse program to reduce waste and utilize sustainable materials. They have also teamed up with One Percent For The Planet where 1% of the sales from the series are donated to environmental causes.

More details of the entire Volcom range can be found at the Volcom website.

Environmentally speaking the benefits are huge. According to the site, there are more than 19 billion paper catalogs delivered each year. Just imagine the lost sforests, carbon emission in producing and delivering them and then the problems of what to do with them once they have been used. Annually it accounts for 53 million trees and around 53 billion gallons of water discharges from the volume of paper required. that’s 81000 Olympic sized pools. The power used in production is roughly the same as the annual power usage of 1.2 million homes. Truly staggering.

Of course they have a strict privacy policy and you can find out all the details at Catalog Choice.

begoodesigns sources excess materials and claims a massive 99% of inputs are excess leather. Rather than seeing this going to waste it is being turned into stylish eco-friendly products. In addition, 100% of their waste is reused. By producing smaller producs such as jewellery they ensure nothing goes in the bin. And what doesn’t go into their products is used as packaging which also means 100% of the packaging is made from excess fabric.

More details at the begoodesigns website.

Better still, the company has a very strong corporate responsibility program. Footwear manufacturers have received a lot of bad publicity and MBT addresses each of these concerns on their website. They support the International Labor Organization’s efforts and have established their own code of conduct covering issues such as forced or convict labour, child labour, remuneration and maximum working hours.

From an environmental perspective, their boxes are made from cardboard and designed such that they don’t require any glues or staples and are fully recyclable. Shoes are shipped with an environmentally firendly picro-pack patch to reduce bacteria and mould. They operate a clean manufacturing facility in Korea, keeps harmful emmissions to a minimum and doesn’t use chemicals with benzene structures. Finally, they use chrome-tanned leather to produce a strong, flexible product using the most energy and water efficient method.

The full range of MBT shoes can be seen on their website.

The makers claim it is just as effective as the synthetic glysophate based herbicides and results appear within a couple of hours. The idea is very simple. The citrus oil stips the plant of its waxy cuticle and it ends up dehydrating. The patented technology affects the plant but doesn’t leave a lasting impact on the soil so you can be planting again within hours. Obviously it affects all plants so overspray should be avoided and protect plants that you don’t wish to kill. Emulsion technology helps you see where has been sprayed.

It is available in a 24oz ready to use spray bottle, or better still, buy the 32oz or 1 gallon concentrate and help reduce the number of containers .

More detals of how Nature’s Avenger Organic Herbicide works at their website.