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As eBay’s Eco Lifestyle Expert, we often hear ecofabulous founder Zem Joaquin spreading the good news of buying vintage or pre-owned. We’ve always known it was eco-friendly to reuse and purchase products that are already in existence rather than using virgin resources, but it’s surprising when you take a closer look and evaluate how good it really is. According to the calculations done by Cooler Inc., commissioned by The eBay Green Team, buying a pre-loved silk dress saves 95% of the CO2 needed to make a new one! Choosing a pre-loved sweater saves the energy equivalent of 68 loads of laundry, and choosing new-to-you leather shoes saves more energy than an average household uses in a day (watch Zem discuss this further in a recent video). But now, The eBay Green Team’s got another green initiative up their organic cotton sleeve: simple green shipping.

The grand prize winner of eBay’s annual Innovation Expo, “simple green shipping,” is a durable box designed to be reused over and over again. Sounds pretty simple, right? Well that’s the idea. Since so many eBay buyer are sellers and vice versa it’s common that eBay users will be receiving product one day and shipping something else out the next. According to the eBay Green Team’s calculations, if a box gets reused at least five times, it will protect nearly 4,000 trees, save 2.4 million gallons of water and conserve enough energy to power 49 homes for a year. That’s a pretty powerful piece of 100% recycled, FSC-certified corrugated cardboard, if you ask us. The bonus? Super cute graphics and space to write a personal message to the next person in the chain, giving each box its own personal life (plus you’ll be able to track the route of each box through a virtual community online).

For more info on this pilot program, visit the FAQ page on eBayGreenTeam.com.

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Here are today’s picks for what’s wow in the world of green

Adapting Roof Solar Panels

40 Billionaires Pledge Half Their Wealth to Charities

From Waste to Gardening Products

Imagine H2O: Global Competition to Find Water business That Saves Energy

SF Hits Waste Reduction Target Two Years Early

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Here are today’s picks for what’s wow in the world of green

Wheat Genome May Help Tackle Food Shortages

Energy Storage Bill Passed

Bill Gates On the Energy War Path

Eco Friendly  Produce Bags

Proposed Vehicle Labels

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Hot summer days can leave us feeling a bit stuffy indoors, with the desire to tear down the walls around us. Thankfully NanaWall allows the freedom to do so in a more civilized (and stylish) manner.

The NanaWall systems are sleek operable glass walls custom designed to showcase amazing views, give homeowners the ability to utilize more space, and are energy efficient by providing natural daylight and ventilation. It may not look like a conventional wall, but it’s as sturdy as any other. NanaWall systems are built to withstand air infiltration, water penetration, forced entry, disturbing acoustics and hurricanes. Bring it on Mother Nature, these walls were built to last.  So next time you get the urge to tear down a wall, harness the flexibility and efficiency of large opening glass walls… just don’t be the girl who runs into the glass at a party.

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No one likes laundry day. But after watching this video with Zem from the MODERN LIVING Showhouse project, you’ll have a whole new take on how fashionable it can be to suds up those sustainable clothes.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Love what you saw in the closet? Check out e-Drop-Off express on eBay to see the pre-owned good currently up for auction. Or maybe you’re in the market for a new stylish, eco-friendly washer and dryer? In any case, everyone should give the cradle-to-cradle certified laundry detergent a try for a few loads – you’ll be impressed to see how so little can go so far!

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Here are today’s picks for what’s wow in the world of green

Thinking About Solar?

Lomborg Sings a New Tune About Climate Change

Banks Wary of Environmental Risks

Cool Adaptable Table

Recycled Retro Lights

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No one likes laundry day. But after watching this video with Zem from the MODERN LIVING Showhouse project, you’ll have a whole new take on how fashionable it can be to suds up those sustainable clothes.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Love what you saw in the closet? Check out e-Drop-Off express on eBay to see the pre-owned good currently up for auction. Or maybe you’re in the market for a new stylish, eco-friendly washer and dryer? In any case, everyone should give the cradle-to-cradle certified laundry detergent a try for a few loads – you’ll be impressed to see how so little can go so far!

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Here are today’s picks for what’s wow in the world of green

Coda’s Electric Sedan

Case of the Solar Charged iPhone 4

P&G to Use “Sugar” Plastic for Beauty Packaging

China Shutting Down Old Coal Plants

(Un)Paving the Way for Urban Farmers

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Move over Ralph, Abercrombie, and Lacoste, there’s a new guy in town. Just as handsome, fashionable, and fitting as the rest, he’s got ecological ethics to boot. Tompkins Point Apparel’s classic American designed polo shirts are made of 100% fair trade organic cotton (certified through TransFair USA’s Fair Trade Certified™ Apparel Program). With a range of colors from traditional navy to bright tangerine, feel good nabbing a couple since 25% of profits are donated directly to the people who make the clothes.

The goal of the apparel line (aside from making you look sharp whether on or off the green) is to ensure that every person that plays a role in producing the clothing has a better life because of Tompkins Point business. Founder Scott Leeder, fondly known as an “enlightened capitalist” is paving the way with this new business model and wants you to experience the fashionable shirts for yourself – so he’s GIVING AWAY 3 shirts to ecofabulous readers this week.

Here’s what you need to do for a chance at snagging one: First, make sure you’re signed up as an ecofabulous subscriber, then head on over to the Tompkins Point Apparel Fan Page on Facebook and add yourself. Then pick out your color and size and wait for an email next week when we draw three lucky winners!

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Here are today’s picks for what’s wow in the world of green

Cruising to Cleaner Coastal Waters

New “Nasty Nine” Toxic Chemicals Added to the Dirty Dozen

5 Ingenious Shipping Container Structures

Help Stop Mountaintop Removal Mining

China Builds Base to Tap Deep-Sea Energy

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