9. February 2009 by Tara.

You might not think of desk calendars when you think of going green, but green desk calendars do exist, and I was asked to review one of them found here:

 http://www.greenofficestore.com/details.asp?id=AAGSK117000

What makes this product green? Well, the website states that it is made from recycled materials, 30% post-consumer waste and 30% pre- and post-consumer waste.

This is not any more special than a desk calendar you’d purchase at your local office supply store, but the fact that it’s green and is priced very reasonably makes me lean toward using this product over a similar choice that might not be made from recycled material. The description is accurate…it is a nice-sized calendar for your desk.

I would have preferred to have the weekend days set apart somehow so I wouldn’t think Saturday was Friday. I ended up using a highlighter and making marks on Sat and Sun so I’d keep the weekdays separate. I do appreciate the “look ahead” lines on the right so you can fill in activities for the upcoming month. The boxes are large enough to write several activities in per day and there are lined boxes underneath the current month for notes.

The papers for each month are not bound at the top–they are looseleaf–so no extra glue or cardboard was used there. When I first opened the box, one of the vinyl corners fell off from lack of glue, so I had to reattach that myself.

Another big plus in my book is that the calendar was made in the USA! There aren’t many items that can proudly display that fact anymore, so it’s nice to see in this case.

I am not compensated for my reviews, nor is the link I provide an affiliate link, so I do not receive any monetary compensation for the sale of any products. I am given the product free of charge in exchange for my use and review posted on my blog. Green Office Store is a great company so I’m happy to provide this service for them.

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12. September 2008 by Tara.

Last month I received a sample “green” product from www.GreenOfficeStore.com and promised to review it, which I am glad to do since this was a quality product that I would consider purchasing myself.

Here’s what I reviewed:

http://www.greenofficestore.com/details.asp?id=STOG2430W70

These are biodegradable, 13-gallon EcoDegradable kitchen trash bags made by Stout, the same color and size that I usually purchase from my local grocery store. I get the store’s generic brand because I don’t believe the fancy trash bags are all they’re cracked up to be and I hate the thought of literally throwing my money away!

I would have to say, after testing all four of the bags I received, that the bullet points on their web page are all true. They performed as well as any other garbage bags, they were the same as (or maybe better than) any other standard white kitchen bag, nothing leaked or punctured through, and they seemed to be sturdy enough to hold up to my moderate load of kitchen waste, post-recycling.

As for the price, it’s very reasonable considering that using these bags will be helping the environment if your trash goes to a landfill. They claim to be bags that will biodegrade in approximately 36 months depending on the available oxygen and microbial activity present. They are made of totally recycled content, 100% recycled resins (30% post-consumer).

All in all, I was quite pleased with this product and for anyone who is endeavoring to live a green lifestyle, this would be a very wise purchase.

I am not compensated for my reviews, nor is the link I provide an affiliate link, so I do not receive any monetary compensation for the sale of any products. I am given the product free of charge in exchange for my use and review posted on my blog. Green Office Store is a great company so I’m happy to provide this service for them.

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