Illinois Go Green
Here are some products that are either made from Recycled materials or are Environmentally Friendly
Terra Green Ceramics
This company sells tiles that are made from 55% recycled glass.
www.terragreenceramics.com
Eco Top Counter tops
These are made of a blend of recycled wood fibers from demolition sites.
www.kliptech.com
Nature Mill
An electric composter that is 100% recyclable itself, it recycles its weight in waste every 10 days, diverting more than 2 tons of waste from landfills over its life.
www.naturemill.com
Bedrock Industries
Tile made from 100% recycled consumer glass.
www.bedrockindustries.com
Squak Mountain Stone
Counter tops and tiles made from recycled glass, paper, and low-carbon cement.
www.tmi-online.com
Scrapile
Wood furniture made from repurposed wood scraps collected from local waste-stream.
www.scrapile.com
Trex
Decks, fences and more made from recycled plastic and scrap wood, which would otherwise be in a landfill.
www.trex.com
Non-gasoline Lawn Mowers
There are a lot of alternatives to mowing your lawn with a gas powered mower. Some of these models either come with rechargeable batteries or ones that you plug in and cut your lawn. Here are a list of websites that sell non polluting, no gas mowers.
www.blackanddecker.com
www.neutonpower.com
www.remingtonmower.com
Solar Powered Products
This website has a lot of different products that are power by the sun; such as lights, battary chargers, power packs for camping, Generators when power is lost, solar panels for house so you never have to pay for electricity again, plus many more products.
www.solarhome.org
Environmentally Friendly Products as seen on Oprah
This website has a lot of different products for those of you who want to use products that are more environmentally friendly. This website was also promoted on Oprah! They have products such as; cordless battery powered lawn mowers, composters, electric snow blowers, electric wood chopper, recycled plastic garden fences, water collecting barrels and much more, please check the website to find out and go greener at home.
www.composters.com
Staples will Recycle Computers/Laptops
Take your old computer or laptop to any Staples retail store and they will recycle your old computer far a small fee of $10. I know this is not what you want to hear but $10 is a small price to pay to make sure your computer is recycled and not thrown away in a dump site.www.Zazzle.com/illinoisgogreen
Show people you care about the environment and buy products from this website. Anything you could imagine from hats, to shirts, sweatshirts, stamps, ties, girls t-shorts, baby clothes, cups, mugs, buttons and much more. The best part is if you buy something from this site 10% of the purchase price goes to Illinois Go Green. Thank you for shopping and buying!Hymini Hand Held Wind Turbines & mini Solar Panels
This web site sells hand held wind turbines for $50 and hand held solar panels for $25. These devices can power cell phones, PSP, Nintendo DS, and much more. Use these and help save the environment.
Remember I've done research in trying to find companies that are trying to do what is best for the environment, but all buying decisions are up to you, to make on your own. If you feel there is a company that should be on this list please e-mail me and I will do some research to see if they should be on this website.
