The Recycle TimesRaising a Toast to a Clean Green Planet

The Royal wedding seems a saga that’s building on and on and there seems no escape from tidbits coming out of the mega event. Now look at this one where its alleged that William and Kate have appointed Shane Connolly, London-based florist to oversee floral arrangements at Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace. Connolly is said to have a “sustainable approach to floristry” and in line with that Shane has planned to go ahead with locally sourced plants for the big event and there is quite a long list that makes the count– azaleas, rhododendron, euphorbias, beech, wisteria and lilac.
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Celebrities endorsing the cause of environment conservation can do a world of good to the world! It is heartening to see stars
attach their names to eco-friendly products and causes. The latest being rapper Pharrell Williams, who has collaborated with natural skin care line Kiehl’s to create a environment friendly bag to increase awareness about the approaching World Earth Day.
Created using Bionic Yarn technology, the Limited Edition Eco-Tote is made of fabrics obtained from recycling nine plastic bottles.
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Pamela Anderson, the queen of a of million hearts, gave her fans some more reasons to hold her high as she brought the environmentalist in her through a display of friendly benevolence. The hot Canadian American model-cum-activist pledged 70 acres of endangered rain forests as a birthday gift for her good friend, and celebrated designer Vivienne Westwood’s 70th birthday on the eighth of April.
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We saw the duo teen-sensation Justin Bieber and Ozzy Ozbourne, wearing those futuristic black jumpsuits during the superbowl commercial — now those very suits could be yours, but at a price. To be put up for sale by Bestbuy, the jumpsuits, cost around $30,000 each. If you’re a big fan of either artist and want to donate to a good cause, here’s your chance. You can bid on the items and own the exact suits worn by Ozzy or J.Bieb himself. The proceeds will go towards Sharon Osbourne’s Colon Cancer Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
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We previously reported about Emma Watson and her organic clothing line with People Tree. The tween icon has really pepped things up with the Spring/Summer 2011 collection. The first image of the Harry Potter star’s third (and reportedly final) collaboration for the fair-trade fashion house has been released, showing a short-cropped Watson showing a lot of leg in black shorts while posing with a motorcycle.
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She is young and beautiful, and is among a string of celebrities who have chosen to launch their own eco-friendly fashion labels. Remember we told you about the very vegan initiatives of Golden-Globe winner Natalie Portman, who launched clothes and shoes from exclusively organic materials. This is Emma’s third and final collaboration with the famous green clothing label People Tree, are brand that makes its clothes from organic and fair trade materials.
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Golden Globe winner and acclaimed actress Natalie Portman has yet another reason to smile – her engagement to Black Swan choreographer Benjamin Millepied. The self-proclaimed vegan activist, is sporting an eco-friendly ring these days! Custom-designed by Jamie Wolf the eco-bling is an antique round old-mine cut diamond, surrounded by conflict-free pave diamonds and made by recycled platinum. We’ve seen the dangers of the diamond trade in strife torn regions in Africa as depicted in the award-winning film Blood Diamond.
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