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THE WEEKEND OUTLOOK Friday May 17 1991 Page -Environment- Consumers urged to shop with environment in mind By MIKE HALSALL Green Can Be A Sign of Danger Over the past years Cana dians have managed to shop I themselves into an environmen- tal nightmare Everything was disposable cheap and easy However due to I the growing environmental Isciousness in todays consumer a growing list of green products have invaded the modern I marketplace These products made of recycled or recyclable material or designed for pie usage all say one thing we can shop our way out of this mess Many consumers are ready to pay top dollar to help out the environment Many marketers are very sincere in their efforts to reduce our pollution problem Nonetheless there are a growing number of within their ranks which you the con sumer must be made aware of The following list of green pro ducts has been identified by the Financial Post Magazine as suspect Recyclable Disposable Diapers These are what they say but no facilities exist at present to recy cle them and they still end up in our landfills Environmentally Safer Bat teries Despite reducing the amount of mercury in the bat teries the other materials which make up a battery are still toxic and batteries are not recyclable Invest in a battery recharger and batteries it can save money in the long run Presidents Choice Green Garbage BagB These are biodegradable and broken down by sunlight However these qualities are not as good as they sound Many such products con tain additives to help them break down which once combined with NORTH END NISSAN MARTIN ST 8784137 MILTON ONT ft Auto Glass WINDSHIELD REPAIRS We Handle All Insurance Claims 360 Gualph St err i COUNTRYSIDE BUTCHERING Custom Killing Cutting and Wrapping Government Inspected 4168771194 Wed 8 R Onl TrtursFri 8 Al Custom Sat noon en Trafalgar I WERE YOUR INSURANCE BROKERS WE UNDERSTAND PAUL CARMSTRONG INSURANCE BROKERS LTD 143 MILL ST Hallon Hint Georgetown Ontario the other materials are toxic Presidents Choice Green Cooking Spray Loblnns rightly claims that this product does not contain Chloroflourocarbons CFCs However as a propellant in aerosols has been banned for over 10 they are beating a dead horse Bottled Water As the LIBERTY MUTUAL Due to Fire we have temporarily relocated to QUEEN ST E SUITE BRAMPTON Serving the Brampton and Georgetown community for all your Home Auto Life Insurance needs BRIAN ROSA AND ASSOCIATES Company experienced showed even pure spring waters can be contaminated Buy a water filter and use your own tap water for this will save you money once again Bottled water frequently runs at around per litre compared to mere cents for the same amount here There are more products available than can be listed within this short space All con sumers are urged to be more critical of anything labelled en vironmentally friendly Most of these green products are green and are usually better than their counterparts Merely be wary of those who would use your en vironmental enthusiasm for their own ends Remember you can make a difference and not be taken to the cleaners in doing ru NAKA GREENHOUSES the time to decorate your home and gardens with Beautiful Bedding Plants from NAKA GREENHOUSES Come And Visit Us fl I LARGE TREES OUR SPECIALTY GROWN RIGHT HERE AND FULLY GUARANTEED MAPLE plus Royal Red Crimson King Birch Harlequin Deborah Linden Sugar Norway Locust Cleveland Globe Mt Ash Rubrum Schwedler Oak CRYIN TIME IN THE COUNTRY Weeping Caragana 4 sizes Semi Weeping Cutleaf Caragana Weeping Pussywillow Weeping Elm Weeping Cypress Weeping Mulberry Fruiting Fruitless DUTCH NURSERIES YOUR GARDEN CENTRE GROWERS OF QUALITY NURSERY STOCK if