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Dec 5, 2008 4:40 pm US/Eastern

Green Scene: Locals Offer Green Gifts

Reporting
Susan Barnett
PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3) ― In today's Green Scene, you might be thinking of cutting back on waste this holiday.  We found some local businesses who are cashing in on that desire by offering environmentally friendly gifts. CBS 3's Susan Barnett has the story.

To Todd Baylson, the most beautiful gift is the one you never throw away.  So he started The Green Perspective, a gift basket company in Philadelphia.

"It was fun to put together packets that had themes that people were used to, but with green products that were stylish and attractive but still environmentally friendly," said Baylson,

For example, the baby basket features glass baby bottles, an organic cotton onesie, even a pig made from reclaimed wool, and more.  All the gift baskets come with their own green-themed book, and many are wrapped in reusable totes. 

"There's this simple elegance idea, and we'd like people to just reflect on that and hopefully adapt it," said Baylson.

If you prefer to wrap, Caren Levin of Lafayette Hill created a greener paper.

"I was shocked that I couldn't find recycled gift wrap," said Levin. "So I got the idea for Earth Love'N Paper Products."

Levin's gift wrap is 100 percent post-consumer recycled paper, processed chlorine free, and made in the USA.

Even the inks are vegetable ink instead of solvent.  The designs run from Hannukah to Christmas.

"During the winter holidays, four million tons of gift wrap and shopping bags are thrown away," said Levin.

So Levin says, recycle your wrap this year and every year.



RELATED LINKS:

The Green Perspective

Earth Love'N Paper Products 



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