EcoMetro

Here's the concept. The US consumes 50 billion plastic bottles a year. 86% of US plastic bottles end up in landfills. Plastic bottles are made from oil and take 1000 years to breakdown. Fleurville, a company "focused on creating compelling solutions for modern parents" and based in Northern...

Here's the concept. The US consumes 50 billion plastic bottles a year. 86% of US plastic bottles end up in landfills. Plastic bottles are made from oil and take 1000 years to breakdown. Fleurville, a company "focused on creating compelling solutions for modern parents" and based in Northern...

Here's the concept. The US consumes 50 billion plastic bottles a year. 86% of US plastic bottles end up in landfills. Plastic bottles are made from oil and take 1000 years to breakdown. Fleurville, a company "focused on creating compelling solutions for modern parents" and based in Northern...

Now, I recently wrote about how there are no recycling programs in the Pacific Northwest that will take used carseats. But what I hadn’t begun to think of was all the environmental impacts that carseats actually have on our planet and our lives. I found this excellent report called The Healthy Carseat...

Previously, I wrote an article about making one's own baby food without the waste and expense of buying those little plastic tubs (or even the jars). I have decided to make it one step easier for you: here are some recipes! For apples, firmer pears, prunes, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, eggplant...

As my little one is quickly approaching the weight limit for his infant carseat, I began to think about these gigantic masses of plastic, foam and fabric that are taking up the entire backseat in my car. Until recently, carseats, if you happened to have one, were made of fabric and metal and could be...

With all the toy recalls of late and a drooling infant screaming in pain as his teeth come in, I have begun my search for a non-toxic, preferably non-plastic, teether. According to an article in Consumer Reports, I am in search of a teether that has... “ ...polyvinyl chloride (PVC), commonly known as...

Over the last year, my husband and I have had the great fortune of participating in our first Northwest Earth Institute discussion group. Over nine months we met with about ten other adults to work through the readings and discussions relating to their course called- Healthy Children, Healthy Planet...

I’ve always been a bit curious about these new gDiapers (Chinook Book coupon $2 off Starter Kit). No one I know uses them, so I decided to give them a trial run. Using my five-month-old bambino as my tester, we picked up a Starter Pack from the local Fred Meyer. Opening the box, you’ll find 2 outer covers...

Review by ecometro blogger Hillary Ryan. Read her blog Baby Greens at Seattle ecometro.com. Eco-Me specialized in 100% do-it-yourself cleaning kits. They carry a line of cleaning kits to help people make their own natural, non-toxic, chemical-free products including: Eco-Me Home, Body, Baby, Dog and...