By Guest Blogger Barbara Ballew, Master Recycler, class of Feb. 1997 China has been the buyer of our post-consumer plastics and other used commodities. They have just announced to the World Health Organization adoption of new environmental regulations, under which they are no longer allowing importation of recycled plastics, etc. from the United States and… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Green Tip
‘Tis the Season For Fleas!
We’re coming up on a time of the year when fleas start to become more active. Here are a few quick tips to stay ahead of fleas (and ticks) effectively without harmful chemicals: Protect your yard Nematodes: When soil temperatures rise above 45 degrees for at least 2 to 3 weeks (spring, summer and fall… Read more »
Green Tip – Why You Should Avoid Farmed Salmon
When we are evaluating a pet food or treat to sell at the store, there is an (ever-expanding) list of ingredients that we will not carry, and farmed salmon is definitely one of them. Some items we don’t like because the ingredients are harmful to the environment, some because practices are inhumane or these animals… Read more »
Green Tips for Portland Holiday Recycling
Holiday Recycling Tips & Why Some Items Can’t Go In: Portland allows us to recycle a lot of things curbside, including plastic plant nursery pots, empty spray oil cans, motor oil (next to bins in a clear milk jug) and food waste. (In fact, in 5 years of curbside composting, we’ve been able to turn… Read more »
Reducing Your Pet’s Carbon Pawprint
By Christine Mallar. When we go grocery shopping, many of us have learned to make choices that are both healthier for the planet and healthier for our bodies. We look for organic, locally grown produce, non toxic cleaners, and paper products made with recycled materials. But how many of us realize that we can apply… Read more »
Recycling Tips for Portland Folks
(and some handy links at the end for everyone!) Happy Earth Day Month!! We’re continuing with green tips this week to help people find simple ways to live more sustainably. Amp up your recycling! Portland helps us recover a lot of our waste at curbside. Curbside composting really has decreased the amount of… Read more »
Green Dog Received Gold Certification for Sustainability
By Green Dog Pet Supply The City of Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability has a certification program to identify Portland’s Greenest businesses. It’s a fairly thorough process, with site visits to verify the information given on a lengthy checklist of possible actions of sustainability. In 2013, 45 actions were required for Gold Level, and… Read more »
A Discussion of Sustainable Choices in Foods for Pets
By Green Dog Pet Supply As a Green store, we of course are dedicated to sustainability, but that can be a real challenge with pet food. The larger a company is, the more difficult and expensive it is for them to source the most sustainable ingredients on a large enough scale to meet national… Read more »
Happy Earth Day! We Celebrated With a Green Upgrade!
By Green Dog Pet Supply When we first opened, one of the things we thought was a no-brainer was looking into LED or other efficient lighting options for the sales floor. As the first environmentally friendly pet supply store in the nation, we wanted to make sure that we did everything we could to design… Read more »
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