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A Greener Google Store

by Jasmin Malik Chua, Jersey City, USA on 10.23.07
Fashion & Beauty

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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.

jump to top Jared says:

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.

jump to top quikboy [TypeKey Profile Page] says:

thats neat but those producs cold be a lot better designed !

jump to top mopeddelar says:

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!

jump to top Adelin says:

@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.

jump to top quikboy [TypeKey Profile Page] says:

@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

jump to top Jasmin Chua [TypeKey Profile Page] says:

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