bamboo

The pressure is on. Who will have the most perfect dress for prom? The average girl will spend up to $500 on her prom dress that will be worn once and then banished to the closet. Go green, save money and reclaim your prom.

Creative ideas for your greener city.

There is no doubt that sustainability has to be achievable for the masses. In order for this world to become sustainable, people of all places and income levels need to have the option of sustainability available to them and that means big box stores need to largely get involved. Quite a few times now we have talk about Wal-Mart and their “green” efforts, but today I bear news about another big box store, Target.

Project Green Label is a young contemporary line made of organic cotton, bamboo and hemp.

So I guess you couldn’t really call this news, because the company is so old, but when was the last time you went to the Simple Shoes’ website, if ever? So give me a bit of a break there. I’ve always known that Simple Shoes was progressively becoming an eco-company, but until today, I really had no idea.

This Massachusetts based company, founded by designers Alanna Mallon and Kate Browning, features adorable t-shirts and lunch bags made from organically grown cotton, among many other green products for your child.

Your waist will look miniscule, your curves will look Dita-esque, and with a pretty pair of flats and your hands casually hanging out of the pockets of this bamboo dress, you'll look like it never occurred to you that seeing you ex-crush, ex-friend, ex-whatever might be awkward. *eco fashion and green style for looking good while you help the earth*

Dell should be releasing a new, more green PC later this year, and it has a very interesting look.

Get the look (but eco-friendly!) with this adorably cape-like jacket (so french!) made with 70% bamboo and 25% organic cotton (ooh la la!) *eco fashion and green style for looking good while you help the earth*

I love this yellow bamboo dress's navy accents and the emphasis on the waist, plus the flirty sleeves and length can't be beat. *eco fashion and green style for looking good while you help the earth*

Beside being the fastest growing woody on the planet bamboo offers a viable replacement for wood. With stalks that can grow to be as large as 60 meters, and playing a critical role in balancing the levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere Bamboo is one tree to be reckon with. Functioning as a critical part of the economy in eastern Asia, and providing homes for over 2.2 billion people worldwide Bamboo has aslo been praised for its uses as an artistic medium.

Method has some really cool new packaging for its Omop starter kit and microfiber pads. The packaging is made from a 50/50 combo of paper and bamboo is compostable and recyclable (mixed paper) in municipal recycling.

                  Why Eco-friendly Families choose Footprint Bamboo

No matter how much I “green” my lifestyle, I can’t get away from the fact that I adore fashion. In all my 23 years, I’m still not able to explain just what it is about clothing that draws me to it, but the passion is undeniably there. With all of the eco-fashion options abound these days, it is clear that I am not the only person clamoring for sustainable style and that’s a damn good thing.

When Calfee, a bike builder from Santa Cruz, California, started making bamboo bicycles about ten years ago, they were a novelty for his friends and relatives. It turns out that bamboo is not only eco-friendly, but also super-strong, non-corrosive, and vibration absorbing. In other words, the perfect material for a bike frame. Now his bamboo bikes are in high demand, and Calfee is finding out how his eco-friendly design could impact life in rural Africa