MacBook sleeves use no synthetic materials
Today is Blog Action Day, and thousands of blogs have committed to writing eco-friendly posts. We're doing our part, too.Check out these MacBook sleeves from Wrappers. They contain no synthetic materials at all (a rarity among laptop sleeves). The interior and exterior are made from cotton, and the whole thing is padded with cotton felt. You have your choice of navy, coffee bean or neutral for the exterior. Plus, you needn't worry about scratches since there are no hard materials used at all.
They cost £20.00 (plus £3.50 p&p - about $28US as of this writing). Pick one up!
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Wonder where you got that figure. 20 GBP is 40.82 USD. Not that I'm bitter or anything.
/frequent traveler to London
these recycled truck tarps look good as well - see: http://www.freitag.ch/
October 15 2007 at 4:20 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replymaloo's 100% wool felt are more ecologically sustainable - see: http://www.redmaloo.com/
October 15 2007 at 4:17 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI may be missing something, but doesn't this product create a potential for static electricity?
October 15 2007 at 3:28 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI'm glad a couple of readers noted that cotton is not necessarily earth friendly. In fact, most cotton used for fabric is quite the opposite.
# It takes 1/3 pound of agricultural chemicals to produce one cotton t-shirt.
# 25% of the world's insecticides are used in cotton production.
# Many of the pesticides used are known human carcinogens.
# Toxic runoff pollutes water and kills wildlife.
# Over 60% of American grown cotton is genetically engineered. It is developed to survive huge amounts of toxic herbicides and some even exudes its own insecticides.
I'm pretty happy with my AppleSac.
It's not quite as swanky as the Wrappers, but they're a bit less money, and are fantastically well-made (and I do indeed like the way they look)
Mine actually came with a handwritten note apologizing for a delay in processing the order, as they ran out of burlap (to give you an idea of how small of an operation it must be..).
Funny thing is that because of the delay, they bumped me up to faster shipping, and I received it a few days earlier than I would have otherwise. They seem like all around cool guys.
http://www.applesac.com/
Patagonia makes perfectly acceptable synthetics... like their synchilla vest made FROM recycled materials (not new) and IS recyclable (super new). http://patagonia.com/recycle
like the other poster say just cuz it's not synthetic doesn't mean it's good. There is a larger, sustainable idea of reusing what we have rather than making new.
Eco-friendly? Not so fast.....
Where was the cotton raised? Were any pesticides and/or herbicides used on the cotton plants? Is the cotton "fair-trade" cotton? Is the stitching of natural fiber? Are the sleeves manufactured by a worker friendly factory using fair employment work rules and work pay? Is the factory producing the sleeves in an environmentally certified Green facility? Are fabric dyes tested & free of lead contaminants? Wouldn't it make more sense to use recycled materials than use precious natural resources?
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I applaud the "green" attitude of the product and company, but there is no better notebok sleeve made on this earth than the Booq Vyper. Not yet anyway.
I Have one too, I love it.
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