Recycling Wonders

Have you ever wondered what your plastic water bottle is recycled into, or did you just assume it would become another bottle of water? I always thought things were basically recycled into the same thing, but I came across an article that proved me wrong. Check out these surprising connections:
old jeans into home insulation
plastic bottles into shoelaces and diaper bags
newspapers into wallets, combs, and pencils
tires into (more. . .)

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Squeaky Green

Earth

Squeaky Green is an earth-friendly cleaning company that was founded by Jennifer Dettinger. She uses all natural green products in place of harsh traditional cleaners. Here is what she had to say about why she started her company and how it works:
The info I have in my brochure is from the website www.planetgreen.discovery.com:
- 17,000: the number of petrochemicals available for home use, only 30 percent of which (more. . .)

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