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Contact:
Ed Wilson
Mark Oldfield
Don Drysdale
(916) 323-1886 |
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Sacramento – The
California Department of Conservation is
helping holiday shoppers and the
environment this season with its 2004
Green Gift Guide™ (www.greengiftguide.com).
The Green Gift Guide™ is an online guide
designed to help consumers “close the
loop” on recycling by encouraging them
to purchase products made from recycled
materials, including bottles and cans.
“Recycling strengthens California’s
environment and its economy. Buying
recycled products helps promote
recycling, which is a common sense
practice that helps preserve and protect
our environment and our economy for the
future,” said California Secretary for
Resources Mike Chrisman.
Last year an astounding 8.7 billion
bottles and cans went into California’s
landfills. If recycled, these containers
could save natural resources, conserve
energy and be made into unique, top
quality products such as dishware,
clothing, jewelry and pet toys -- just
some of the items featured in the Green
Gift Guide™.
The site features more than 60
individual and national recycled product
retailers including industry leaders
such as LL Bean, Birkenstock and
PETsMart, as well as a variety of small
businesses such as Point Beach Outdoors
and Fire and Light. From fleece products
made from recycled plastic bottles to
decorative dishware made from recycled
glass bottles, these companies offer
items for everyone on your holiday list.
“We are very proud to be able to feature
a unique variety of recycled-material
products in this year’s Green Gift Guide
– and even more pleased to help
consumers find eco-friendly goods all in
one spot,” said Mark Oldfield, spokesman
for the DOC. “Consumers will be
impressed by the beauty and quality of
the products in the Guide, and simply
amazed by the fact that they come from
recycled materials.”
The Green Gift Guide also includes a
variety of eco-friendly tips for holiday
entertaining and decorating. Consumers
will also find creative gift-wrapping
ideas and tips on how to “be green” all
year round.
California is one of 10 states with a
beverage container-recycling program.
The Department of Conservation
administers the California Beverage
Container Recycling and Litter Reduction
Act. The primary goal of the act is to
achieve and maintain high recycling
rates for the billions of aluminum,
glass and plastic beverage containers
sold in California each year.
Consumers pay CRV (California Refund
Value) when they purchase beverages from
a retailer. The deposits are refunded
when empty containers are redeemed
through local recycling centers. Along
with the Green Gift Guide™ (www.greengiftguide.com)
more information on the state's beverage
container recycling program is available
at
www.bottlesandcans.com.
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