In the last couple of months I have really started to notice and appreciate green products, and practices/initiatives taken by companies. I thought I would share two of such that I have seen. While in Mont Tremblant I was at a ceramic studio where you paint your own item. When the girl behind the counter gave me my receipt she used a stapler that does not use metal staples, instead it just cut a hole in the paper and loops it around the other paper. I thought this was genius! Not only was it functional (strength wise), but it was so ecological and economical. The practice I noticed was adopted by Aldo, a Montreal based Shoe Manufacturer. In order to reduce plastic bag use they made shoe boxes which include a rope handle. By doing so with the use of nontoxic and recycled resources they are actively helping out the planet.
You can purchase the stapleless stapler here
You can read more about the Aldo shoe boxes here