If you’re going to veg out in front of the TV, be a healthy veggie and buy an eco-friendly sofa. When sofa-shopping, look for sofas that are free of polybrominated diphenyl ethers—PBDEs for short. Used in furniture as fire retardants, PBDEs are toxic compounds that disperse in the environment and are absorbed into our bodies and women’s breastmilk, possibly decreasing the IQs of our offspring. And you thought it was just the TV! European countries have already gotten off the couch and instituted bans on PBDEs. Tell retailers you prefer PBDE-free furniture. The couch potatoes in your home will thank you! LISTEN
SOURCE: Grist Magazine, “Ask Umbra”, June 5, 2006.
Environmental Health Perspectives (ehponline.org), “Brominated Flame Retardants: Cause for Concern?”
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if u want to green for real buy less ,u can get a couch on the nearest dumpster close to your house,production and compsumption are the main reason of ecological destruccion.BUY LESS!!
Posted by: paulo | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 11:11 AM
if u want to green for real buy less ,u can get a couch on the nearest dumpster close to your house,production and compsumption are the main reason of ecological destruccion.BUY LESS!!
Posted by: paulo | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 11:13 AM
Also it looks good and soft. I would probably fall asleep on this couch.
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