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    10 life-saving buys (that you'd want anyway)

    By | Shine Food – Thu, Apr 22, 2010 1:20 AM EDT

    1. Lunchskins reusable sandwich bags-
    One easy way to be nice to the earth is to replace your disposables with reusable versions -- grocery bags, lunch bags, plastic cutlery, and sandwich bags! Here's ... more 
    1. Lunchskins reusable sandwich bags-
    One easy way to be nice to the earth is to replace your disposables with reusable versions -- grocery bags, lunch bags, plastic cutlery, and sandwich bags! Here's the statistic that inspired the people at Lunchskins: More than 20 million sandwich bags from school lunches go into landfills in America. EACH DAY. That's simply too sad not to buy one of these cute envelopes. less 
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    I've been reading Shiner comments saying how the best way to be good to the earth is to stop buying so much new stuff. Right on! Most of these replace disposable items most people buy regularly, or they benefit philanthropy. Any that don't fall in those categories, well, only buy 'em if you really need 'em.

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