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Eileen Fisher wants those clothes back when you're done - The Washington Post - 0 views

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    It's back-to-school time, which means the advertisements are everywhere: Buy! Buy! Buy! Pencils and gadgets. Backpacks and sneakers. And, yes, heaps and piles of brand-new clothes. But this year, those ads are running up against another powerful message, resounding from such big brands as Eileen Fisher and Patagonia, along with a growing cadre of smaller thrift and resale shops: Let's make do, reuse, recycle.
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El Paso Zoo launches app to help save the rainforest - Financial and Business News - ME... - 0 views

  • This is an environmental issue, but it is a consumer-driven issue. Palm oil is being produce because consumers are purchasing items with palm oil in them
  • the El Paso Zoo and El Paso Zoological Society have developed a scanning app that allows people to make informed choices about the products they buy."
  • The El Paso Zoo launched a free national smartphone application Thursday that scans the product's bar code on the back of the item to help consumers identify which ones use palm oil.
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  • You go to the app, scan the item's bar code, and then it will tell you which one has palm oil and which one doesn't. It is
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    The El Paso Zoo launched a free national smartphone application Thursday that scans the product's bar code on the back of the item to help consumers identify which ones use palm oil. The El Paso Zoo Palm Oil Guide and Scanner app is currently available in the iTunes App Store for iPhones. An Android version will be available next month.
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