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An Eco-Friendly Sampler

No products are cost-free to the environment, But these are a little easier on the earth than most --By Hilary Roxe

--A SOLUTION FOR THE OVERTIRED New Jersey sculptor Patrick Palumbo no longer raids junkyards to build his Wildlife Creations tire swings. Companies around the world now send him worn-out tires, helping him fill orders from more than 850 retailers

--E-COMMERCE WITH A GREEN THUMB Point your mouse toward www.garden.com for a virtual gardening store with an environmental bent. Texas-based Garden.com claims that more than half its 16,000 products, like a rodent-repelling spray made from rotten eggs,...

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