While choosing new designs with regard to bathrooms, a number of Us citizens are deciding to "go green" while they're just at it. Here are some interior design tips for achieving ones own environmentally-sound bathroom. First, go organic with your bath linens and bathe curtains. This one is an easy decision and does not cost much to undertake. Organic cotton requires less pesticides and it is usually softer than usual materials. Vinyl or plastic shower curtains can be hugely toxic, cautions Annie N. Bond, author of Property Enlightenment. As a substitute, choose a heavy silk cotton duck curtain, she adds. You can find a number of eco-friendly bath products with Gaiam. Then, choose organic bath products made without chemicals, like those with Aveda, to create a chemical-free zone. There are green cleaning products, like the "Greenworks Cleaner" or "TerraCycle Cleaner. "

As a social consumer, I knew I wanted to do something “good,” and when my career took a turn, I decided to go for it. The concept behind hipcycle is to make eco products affordable, durable and beautiful — create useful, new things from existing materials — items that would appeal to both the green and mainstream consumer. We recently teamed up with Terracycle to offer green cleaning products – in upcycled bottles. We’ve also partnered with Bright Endeavors, a Chicago-based program for new moms. And we are currently raising start-up money to start a new line of business where we will import fair trade products made in Cambodia from reclaimed plastic bags.

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In 2010 proof of the ever burgeoning green movement can be found throughout the stories that made it into the headlines of mainstream media. For instance, there were several stories of various young ladies creating prom dresses out of used gum wrappers and foil beverage pouches. In addition, more and more items made from recycled materials such as t-shirts made from ground up soda bottles began showing up in retail stores. This increase in repurposing materials has caused food and beverage manufacturers like Kraft Foods to stand up and take notice. Proof in point is the company's recent decision to add foil cheese packets to their pre-existing "Terracycle Collection Program."