Recycled, mold-proof shower curtains - NO PVC
by Tao Oliveto, Carrboro, NC
The curtain I wrote about last week, has arrived from Health Goods. I was first pleased that it was sent in minimal packaging, with NO promotional materials included. The good news just kept on coming when I read the cover sheet (which was printed on recycled paper with vegetable-based ink):
100% RECYCLED polyester fabric
Water-repellent and anti-microbial
Fabric and product made in USA
Requires no shower rod hooks - buttons made from sustainable Tagua nuts
Each full size curtain saves 130,000 BTU’s of energy
It comes in 3 sizes, so I was able to get one for my stall shower without all the extra material. I’ve used it a few times now and it truly is water-repellent and has no smell whatsoever. I’ve been fighting mold on my hemp/cotton curtains for so long, that this is a thrill for me. This curtain will never need to be replaced - it’s heavyweight and obviously durable - what a happy thought!
To order or for more info., go here. Pass it on to your showering friends!
Tags: plastics, recycled, shower curtain
June 23rd, 2008 at 3:08 pm
i have been ordering a ton of stuff online, a lot of hemp clothing, and products and some of the overuse of packaging materials is driving me mad.
i let em know tho.
June 25th, 2008 at 11:55 am
Good Going on the phone call, Tommy! If we all took time to let businesses know what we, as consumers, WANT, it can make a difference.
When it comes to shipping procedures, I’ve been frustrated ordering online, too. In fact, I was raving on this blog about REAL GOODS and made an order of CFLs and some other great green stuff, but then it proceeded to arrive in many separate boxes - because of back-orders, I was told. I asked if they could hold everything until back-orders came in, but it ends up they are too big and computerized to do logical things like that - how sad. Like you, I made another call and went through a couple levels of management to let them know how much this mattered to me.
March 25th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
This is the way things should be, get off what we are on now