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Eco-Donations

Greening the Dem Convention

July 7, 2008 Eco-Donations

The Democratic National Convention, held in August in Denver, has created strong environmental mandates and standards about food (local and healthy), catering supplies (compostable), transportation, and Democratic Party related consumer goods. (fanny packs, totes, etc) Some good people are on board to help them pull it off, but so far, the press has reported only [...]

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Re-Using Bridesmaid Dresses

January 14, 2008 Eco-Donations

Hmmm – the LA Times Home Section had an article on re-using Bridesmaid dresses. Susan Maxwell, an interior designer quoted in the article, has a number of good suggestions: Turn the dresses into decorative re-uses. Yikes: this quote was a bit offkey. Which wedding dress in the past 10 years is a “…big, ballooning thing, [...]

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