Greenpeace recommends using tissue and toilet paper containing 100 percent recycled content (and at least 50 percent post-consumer), bleached without toxic chlorine compounds.
Tissue box: If you need to replace a tissue box, pick one made of renewable bamboo ($24; Boomba by Umbra; organize.com).
Choose natural materials and polyvinyl chloride-free plastics instead of plastic shower curtains or tub/shower mats; they often contain PVC plastic, which can release carcinogenic phthalates.
Cameron organic-cotton matelassé shower curtain from Pottery Barn; use with Pottery Barn’s phthalate-free EVA vinyl shower curtain liner (curtain, $99; liner, $12).
Water-saving tip: Collect your warm-up water in a small bucket. A minute’s worth means a couple of gallons for your garden.
Teak tub mat made from off-cuttings reclaimed from furniture manufacturing, from VivaTerra ($69).
Along with opening a window for natural ventilation, station a houseplant sinkside to help filter the air.
According to a NASA report, some of the best air-cleaning houseplants are snake plants (pictured), spider plants, English ivy, and small-leafed rubber plants.
More Home Decoration Tips: If you want to know more about home decoration tips, please refer to Kids Bedding Blog to get more ideas.
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