DETOXIFY YOUR HOME
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), indoor air pollution can be five times worse than outdoor air pollutioin.
A somber warning, along with some excellent advice, is given by this SEA-DISC Public Service Announcement video:
One cosmetics company that is heeding the advice from the video is Alba, makers of a broad line of environmentally friendly cosmetics and beauty products. According to Alba:
"Alba is committed to reducing our footprint so that our company helps to preserve and heal the planet, now and for future generations. We recognize the need to be good stewards of all natural resources. We will continuously work to reduce our ecological footprint in everything we do as a business, from the field to the final product.
Our Reduced Footprint
* Office and Warehouse are 100% Solar Powered.
* Comprehensive Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Policy and Practices.
* Recycle Printer Cartridges, Bottles and Cans. Proceeds Donated to Non-Profits.
* Purchase and Use Recycled Office Paper with minimum 35% Post-Consumer Content.
* We Now Use New Leaf (Recycled) Paper for Our Printed Promotional Materials.
As a result, in 2007, we have saved:
...............73 fully grown trees
...............42,942 gallons of water
...............51 million BTU's of energy
...............3,621 pounds of solid waste
...............9,140 pounds of greenhouse gases
...............and counting...
* Organic Acres Farmed Increased as a Result of Our Organic Ingredient Choices.
* Our Products are EU Safe Cosmetics Directive Compliant. More than 1,300 commonly used ingredients are banned in the European Union because they are known or suspected of causing cancer, birth defects or fertility problems. We don't use any of them.
We want to always do business in a way that promotes long-term solutions to environmental problems, maintains the integrity of natural ecosystems, and conserves and improves the quality of air, water, and soil for our children's children. We can and will make a difference."
Alba products are available at ShopToEarth.net/BillS. You may also be interested in finding out more about this eco-friendly business opportunity.
