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Sweet Apples and Roses Eco-Fail
Tuesday, 28 Jul, 2009 – 11:38 | View Comments
Sweet Apples and Roses Eco-Fail

While most boys seem to prefer Lysol and Axe, there were two boys who decided that the best way to hide their 19-year-old male scent was to plug in a “sweet apples and roses” …

Axe War Eco-Fail
Tuesday, 28 Jul, 2009 – 11:36 | View Comments
Axe War Eco-Fail

The boys on my hall like to play together. Boys will be boys: they would wrestle, fake sword fight, and, recently, have “Axe” wars. Meaning, they would each take their own bottle …

Axe Eco-fail
Tuesday, 28 Jul, 2009 – 11:35 | View Comments
Axe Eco-fail

Whoever invented Axe is the devil. I had to walk through the boys’ side of the hall to get to my room all last year, and each time I entered the hallway, I was bombarded …

Lysol Air Freshener Eco-Fail
Tuesday, 28 Jul, 2009 – 11:29 | View Comments
Lysol Air Freshener Eco-Fail

Some boys seem to think that the best method of removing their male scent from their room is to close all the windows and the door and plaster the room with Lysol. Side …

Smell Masking Eco-Fail
Tuesday, 28 Jul, 2009 – 11:28 | View Comments
Smell Masking Eco-Fail

This year, some of the boys on my floor in college were big pot smokers. Every time they would come inside after smoking, they would take off their jackets, pull out a can …

Voice Lesson Eco-Fail
Tuesday, 28 Jul, 2009 – 11:27 | View Comments
Voice Lesson Eco-Fail

My voice teacher (strangely enough) likes air fresheners and scented candles. A lot. Usually the smell is quite profuse, but this time she had just plugged in a new flower-scented air freshener – right …

Ovary-Frying Eco-Fail
Tuesday, 28 Jul, 2009 – 11:25 | View Comments
Ovary-Frying Eco-Fail

Last year, I was a freshman in college. After a couple of weeks, I finally found the absolute perfect place for my mini fridge – under my bed, of course! (Where else is …

BPA-Loaded Dental Work — Eco-Fail
Wednesday, 22 Jul, 2009 – 16:39 | View Comments
BPA-Loaded Dental Work — Eco-Fail

I had bonding done on my teeth, felt awful, got the Material Safety Data Sheet on the materials and see it contains BPA. Unless you don’t read the papers, bisphenol A (BPA), you’ve learned the …

Mason Jars for Freezing – Eco-Win
Sunday, 19 Jul, 2009 – 7:17 | View Comments
Mason Jars for Freezing – Eco-Win

Plastic food storage no more. I just bought two cases of mason jars, one quarts and the other pints. They have wide mouths making it easy to put the food in and take out. Made …

Fuming About Pesticide Aisles — Eco-Fail
Saturday, 18 Jul, 2009 – 13:49 | View Comments
Fuming About Pesticide Aisles — Eco-Fail

I went to Home Depot to buy a garbage can. I chose Home Depot instead of Lowe’s, which is closer, because of all the aisles of pesticides. I wanted to avoid the smell. Mistake. Home …