A Greener Google Store
by Jasmin Malik Chua, Jersey City, USA on 10.23.07
Google swag has become a whole lot greener because of a new eco-forward initiative that has the company stocking organic cotton hoodies, bamboo tees, hemp travel organizers, recycled denim pencils, and soy candles—even a baby blanket made from recycled cotton for your future Web 5.0 mogul.
Eschewing plastic polybagging, the store now uses more eco-friendly recycled wraps and stickers for shipping orders. We're still considering launching an intervention over The Goog's blinky pin, though. ::Google Store
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Just bought an organic shirt to support them.
FYI: Microsoft and Y! are just as green.
Y! has a pretty prominent green site, and I even remembered receiving a canvas tote bag for grocery shopping, and a florescent light bulb to be more green.
Microsoft heavily promotes biking to work, with trails right on the campus, a freepass for use on the public bus, a full recycling program at the workspace, and planting several new trees around each year. Plus more.
I love TreeHugger, but they have to realize that other tech companies are just as green or being committed to green.
thats neat but those producs cold be a lot better designed !
I don't think the point of the post was to bring the other tech companies down, but to highlight that Google is doing something green - I don't think it's a slam on other companies, and it's great that you mention Microsoft's and Yahoo's initiatives - I wouldn't have known that much otherwise!
@Adelin:
I just notice that TreeHugger seems to be a bit pro-Google.
They sometimes act like Google is the only tech company that's doing anything significantly green.
I mentioned those examples to show Treehugger readers that, and thanks for noticing.
@quikboy:
Microsoft:
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/10/microsoft_creat.php
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/04/microsoft_solar.php
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/05/free_software_f.php
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/03/windows_live_me.php
Yahoo!:
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/11/yahoo_adds_gree.php
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/10/yahoo_jumps_aboard.php
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/08/yahoo_wants_you.php
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/03/yahoo_big_shot.php
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/05/th-interview-david-filo-yahoo.php
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/04/yahoo_invests_i.php