nellie's sets laundry straight

Fans of Nellie's will jump with joy (well, about as much as one can muster about laundry) over their new metal tin packaging, replacing a combination of paper and plastic.

According to Nellie's, 'iron and steel are the world's most recycled materials and among the easiest materials to reprocess.' They look pretty cool on the shelf too.

On the burning question of liquid vs. powder, here is their response:

Liquid detergents are made up from at least 50% water. At Nellie's we don't think selling you water and moving water around the planet is a very good idea. The fact is, more cleaning power can be packed into a smaller space using powder.

Not exactly well put - but they have a point.

Almightly Green Packaging for Canada

Instead of a fat plastic box, Universal Canada is releasing Evan Almighty on DVD in a slim cardboard sleeve tomorrow, produced with the use of soy ink, waterless printing and paper products from green-managed forests. If public response is positive, Universal plans to continue production of the space-saving sleeves, which just happen to leave room for more movies on collectors' shelves. Winnipeg Sun>>

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Software Tip

Great tip from the Daily Green on saving resources, not to mention time, by downloading software online instead of buying it - packaged - in store. According to ElectronicsRecycling.org, more than a billion unwanted computer disks are tossed out each year...