Fwd: Blue Skies, Green Picnics

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> Wednesday, May 31, 2006

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> Today's Daily Tip: Blue Skies, Green Picnics

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> What’s in your picnic basket?

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> The Bite:

> The sun shines, flowers bloom, and Biters everywhere

> start to wander

> outside, picnic baskets in hand. Unfortunately,

> disposable plastic

> sporks and their ilk are crowding landfills faster

> than you can say

> “splendor in the grass.” So, here are some tips to

> minimize

> picnic-related garbage.

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> The Benefits:

> - Cut down on trash while saving cash by avoiding

> prepackaged foods

> and switching to reusable utensils.

> - Reusable cloth tablecloths last longer than

> plastic or paper ones,

> and score some serious style points.

> - We have it on good authority that worms enjoy

> picnics as much as the

> rest of us - your picnic leftovers make great

> compost, so pack out

> what you bring in.

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> Personally Speaking

> Jen’s family picnics always included boxed wine.

> Explains a lot.

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> Wanna Try?

> - To-Go Ware Utensil Set - made of organic bamboo,

> so you can dine in

> style ($20/set).

> (http://www.to-goware.com/products.php)

> - Preserve Plateware and Cutlery - festive colors,

> dishwasher safe,

> reusable and recyclable, and made from 100% recycled

> plastic (8

> settings/$13).

> (http://recycline.com/products/preservetbw.html)

> - Bamboo Picnic Basket - complete with compartments

> for wine bottles

> ($100).

> (http://comfortchannel.com/prod.itml/icOid/4268)

> - Bag-E-Wash - dishwasher-friendly contraption

> allowing you to clean

> and reuse plastic baggies ($11).

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(http://www.greenhome.com/products/kitchen/kitchen_drawer/109649/)

> - Chrysanthemum Tablecloth - perk up your picnic

> table with beautiful

> fair-trade tablecloths from India ($34).

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(http://www.tenthousandvillages.com/catalog/product.detail.php?product_id=7381)

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> Bang for the Bite Rating: 4 Apples (out of 5)

> If 10,000 Biters had waste-free picnics instead of

> disposable ones

> this year, they’d keep the weight of 118 queen-sized

> mattresses in

> plastic utensils and baggies out of the waste

> stream.

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> Cocktail Tip

> In 2000, the French celebrated the first Bastille

> Day of the new

> millennium with a 600 mile-long, coast-to-coast

> déjeuner sur l’herbe

> (aka picnic).

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> lots of it. (http://www.hugg.com/)

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