PVC or vinyl is one of the most hazardous consumer products ever created. The EPA tested vinyl shower curtains and found that one new shower curtain can elevate indoor air toxins for over one month.

In 1999, the American Forest and Paper Association reported that Americans used 10 billion paper shopping bags, the equivalent of 14 million trees. How many trees can you and your family save by using reusable bags?

Conventional cotton farming contributes 1/4 of the world’s pesticide use. Organically grown cotton may cost a little more but it protects our soil and water.

Americans throw away enough office paper each year to build a 12-foot high wall from New York City to San Francisco or about 10,000 sheets per person.

Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for 3 hours.