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Redeem Gift Cards on Your Cell Phone and Ditch the Plastic
1:50 pm in Business & Politics, gift cards, gifts, Science & Technology, technology by TreeHugger
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I have a few issues with gift cards. First, they're little plastic cards that people rarely ever refill and therefore are basically single-use items. The recycling rate on these is probably very low (though the options for using them in crafts for upcycled items are endless). And finally, there's the issue of all the packaging created just for giving gift cards, from metal tins to elaborate cards and cases, because apparently simply handing someone a gift card it's good enough. GiftRocket is a new service that let...Read the full story on TreeHugger
It seems there is not shortage anymore of books covering eco products and sustainable architecture but when it comes to graphic design related to sustainability, this is the first book of its kind that I have come across. The cover of the book 
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Dads like to pretend they are easy to please: But when it comes to the perfect gift...well sometimes it's the no-fuss men that are the worst, tucking that gift away in a closet forever.
This Father's day, choose one of these green gifts: From classic glassware to modern iPad cases, to chic messengers that double as baby bags, we have just the thing for every dad on your list.
Unlike Monopoly, where the goal is to buy more and more houses, hotels and entire streets, in 
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Do you have a grad about to turn that tassel around, or leaving high school behind for the big wide world?
Toast this accomplishment with one of the 10 earth-conscious gifts in this guide -- from major purchases, like cars and jewelry, to simpler mementos, like stationery and bags -- and help them get started on a green path for the future.
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I'm not an advocate of Hallmark holiday-driven consumerism, but if you're going to be doing some Mother's Day shopping, the dollars might as well go to a worthy place, right?
Enter World of Good, eBay's ethical marketplace. For 
