DENR Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) Director Jonas Leones said nominations were open for the 2015 National Search for Sustainable and
EcoFriendly Schools.
Raj Agarwala, the company focused on reducing the consumption of plastic bags and encourages the use of reusable,
ecofriendly bags.
They have also built an
ecofriendly greenhouse out of plastic bottles and have just finished a switch-off fortnight to save energy.
Johnson Cleaners invested pounds 45,000 into its Bull Street branch as part of a national pounds 6 million programme to convert its entire estate to
ecofriendly "GreenEarth" technology by 2012.
*KIRKBY residents can now get their dry cleaning done the
ecofriendly way, following a pounds 20,0000 investment by Johnson Cleaners, the UK's largest dry cleaning company.
Besides being
ecofriendly, they are also good for your health.
"It can be difficult because sometimes there are things you'd quite like to use, but you have to find an alternative that's
ecofriendly; however it's always worth the extra effort in the end."
Recycled glass jars, from pounds 4 (www.ecotopia.co.uk); Tord Boontje vases, pounds 39 each (www.ecocentric.co.uk); Patchwork cushion cover, pounds 5.99 (www.sharedearth.co.uk); fClay paints, from pounds 22.40 for 2.5L (www.earth bornpaints.co.uk); Patchwork wall hanging, pounds 45, (www.sharedearth.co.uk, 01904 670321); Ultra-soft
ecofriendly towels from pounds 11.50 for a hand towel (www.natural collection.co.uk); Fern armchair pounds 549, (www.marks andspencer.co.uk); Bamboo storage baskets from pounds 4.99, (www.shared earth.co.uk)
NEW YORK -- Being green is a great benefit, but design still reigns important in the tabletop category, which has seen the growth of
ecofriendly products over the past few years.