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This has to be seen to be believed and fortunately I have a video to include so that you know it’s not just a fanciful idea. I used to work at an white-goatoffice where over 600 employees occupied 3 buildings on a corporate campus, regrettably (and as recently as 2006) it was an environment that created an obscene amount of waste paper. We used to have training classes with 60 page staff manuals on paper, I’d attend meetings where in addition to the powerpoint presentation 15 or 20 of us might be watching we would each be handed a twenty page ‘deck’ so we could follow through the presentation from paper on our laps simultaneously! Sadly there were a high number of employees who were very ‘old school’ and emails containing policy or updates just didn’t exist to them unless the clicked their print button, hiked over to the printer and grabbed a paper copy to hide within a draw at their desk. It’s not real unless I can touch it seemed to the mentality.

Within the office they gradually moved to a situation where every 50 feet or so a giant blue paper recycling bin for paper would stand sentinel hoping that a small percentage of the forests destroyed in the name of profit might find their way back to paper mill for reproduction. To be fair some people even asked what these five foot tall plastic receptacles were for, as the months rolled on some people even started adding paper into them. Unfortunately just as many people filled their desk side trash cans on a daily basis with scraps and memos that never needed to be printed in the first place.

I won’t name the company for fear of causing outrage, let’s just say it’s a large and well known company who really should have enforced stricter recycling policy. By the time I left the company, when used to worked later in the evening I would see the cleaning crew come in and empty those recycling bins and would be pleased to see that ‘participation’ rates were beginning to improve. I wish that this product existed 5 years ago as I would have written to our executive board insisting it was considered for our office as well as the dozens of other equally large facilities throughout the world. It’s called White Goat and is named very appropriately.

In short it is a paper shredder designed specifically for large offices that create a significant amount of waste paper. That with water will pulp all waste paper and remarkably turn it into toilet paper. All of this from the same unit! It only takes 40 sheets of A4 paper to make one roll of toilet paper. The manufacturer estimates that ‘running costs’ will equate to about $0.10 per roll of paper. I believe that the company are only accepting pre-orders presently as the product was only recently unveiled at a Japanese ‘eco-trade’ fair late last year.

Watch out for staples!!!

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kristen-stewart-eco-friendly-clothestaylor-lautner-eco-friendly-clothesTeam Jacob or Team Edward?  That’s the typical question for Twilight fans.  The Twilight phenomenon has made its three stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner instantly recognizable celebrities.  Even better, when stars Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner dress in eco-friendly clothes, it’s newsworthy.

That’s right, when celebrities wear something it quickly becomes cool and fashionable.  And what better ambassadors to help guide the younger generation to make green lifestyle choices than stars from the biggest teenage franchise to hit theatres since Harry Potter.

Pictured here with Stewart in an Alternative Eco-Heather Henley Jacket and Lautner in an Alternative Eco-Heather Hoodie, both made with organic cotton and recycled polyester.

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A Greener Way Of Raising Funds

school-fundraiser-colorEco friendly fundraising sustains or enhances the character of a school/committee/organization – its environment, culture aesthetics, heritage and the well being of its residents through environmentally responsible means.

Through hands-on participation in the sale and promotion of our eco-gear, the rewards of eco friendly fundraising can be discovered.  The Planet Forward Students Program encourages student activities that advance environmental responsibility and the sustainability of the planet.  Planet Forward Students is a program that addresses those very issues through eco friendly fundraising.  It’s all about educating, engaging and empowering fundraisers to set a green example in their communities.  It’s time that more institutions align their eco-values with eco friendly fundraising initiatives through the sale of planet conscious, sustainable products.

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Gone are the days of waxy chocolate, unhealthy cookies or eco-villainous wrapping paper.  Welcome to the era of stainless steel, organic cotton, sustainable fabrics and reusable products.  It’s a win-win anyway you look at it.  For more information, contact info(@)planetforward.ca to request our Students Program package.

Good luck and happy Eco Friendly Fundraising!!

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