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The Ritz-Carlton chain of hotels has announced its plan to do away with traditional plastic water bottles and replace them with plant-based versions in their hotels in the U.S. and the Caribbean. The new bottles, manufactured by Prima Bottles , can be decomposed in a commercial composting facility or reprocessed and remade into new bottles, using less fossil fuel and energy. Currently, the hotel chain uses 5 million, 16-oz., water bottles annually. For more information, check out Prima Bottles and Ritz-Carlton Hotels . This article originally appeared on the PSFK website. [via USAToday ] Check out more cool stuff on Celsias:
Ever since the advent of Dial’s antibacterial bar soap in the 1950s, which promised to reduce body odor, the cleaning products industry has been adding antibacterial agents like triclosan to everything from toothpaste to dishwashing soap to cosmetics.
The following was written by David Pettit and originally posted on Switchboard , the official blog of the Natural Resources Defense Council. ”Yesterday, in a decision that increases the risk of another uncontrollable oil well blowout, U.S. District Court Judge Martin Feldman of New Orleans, Louisiana, issued an injunction that halts enforcement of the Obama Administration’s six-month moratorium on new deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
EcoHome recently published a case study of a single family home in foreclosure that was transformed into a super green abode . Philip Beere of Green Street purchased the home for $90,000, put $80,000 into it over 90 days, and quickly sold it for $240,000, showing us the economics of green renovations when done correctly. The house was named NAHB Green Remodel of the Year last month and is the first Emerald level remodel under the National Green Building Standard in the nation, according to EcoHome . It’s located near light rail expansion, so Green Street turned the unattached garage into extra living space. At the same time, concrete from the driveway was cut into modern square pavers and strategically laid throughout the landscape. Green elements include Hunter drip irrigation connected to Solar Sync sensors, Energy Star appliances, zero-VOC interior paints by Dunn-Edwards, efficient windows by Jeld-Wen, concrete flooring stained with EcoProcotes SoyCrete, WaterSense dual-flush toilets, and water-blown Icynene insulation. As a result of the renovations, this home at 150 West Elm received a HERS Rating of 65 and uses about 70% less energy and about 58% less water. [+] Read more about this house in Back on Track by EcoHome . Photo credits: Michael Baxter.Â