Nicole

For all the Russian literature I’ve studied, and the amount of time I devote to Blok, my strongest emotional attachments are to American poets (and the occasional Briton). I know I’ve posted plenty of Roethke here in the past, and truth be told, I should have done an English master’s and written about him. Would have been far easier in several respects.

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Preserve’s motto is, “Nothing wasted. Everything gained.” They trademarked it, so sorry, you can’t steal that one. Anyway, not only do they talk the talk with the above-mentioned cool slogan, they walk the walk. They make 100% recycled products right here in the US of A, so that it requires fewer resources to get them to you. Check out what they make:

• Toothbrush
• Preserve Jr. (kids toothbrush)
  
• Triple Razor
• Double Razor
• Tongue Cleaner
• Flavored Toothpicks
• Plates, Cutlery and Tumblers
• Mixing Bowls
• Colander
• Small Colander
• Plastic Cutting Board
• Paperstone Cutting Board
• Food Storage
• Square Food Storage
• Liquid Measuring Cup
• Dry Measuring Cup

Come on, you know you need that tongue cleaner. Guess what? When you’re done with the products, you can recycle them as #5 plastics (like yogurt containers). Even the toothbrushes, razors, and yes, the tongue cleaner–you send them back to Preserve! And if you can’t recycle #5 plastics in your community–whether Preserve products or not–you can send those in as well. Think of how many toothbrushes and disposable razors you’ve used in your lifetime. Imagine them in a landfill. Now imagine that pile will never get any bigger, because Preserve is going to help you recycle them.

The coolest (I think) think about them though: you can even send your old Brita pitcher filters to them, and they will recycle them into new Preserve products. This was always something that bothered me about filtering water–what to do with that big plastic thing full of sand once the orange line said it was no longer effective. Thank you, Preserve, for taking that off my conscience!