Being Green:
Being Green:
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Los Angeles Party Designs is proud in it's process of being green. Our process has been in use for years. Over our 26 years in business we continually use our design studio/ warehouse as an effective starting point. Below is a list of “ways” Los Angeles Party Designs limits our carbon foot print:
1. Modification of existing inventory thus not having to purchase new for each event.
2. A conscience effort of using paints, fabric and other items, which are not toxic to our environment.
3. Recycling, paper, glass and other items.
4. When asked to provide throwaway food containers purchasing items that are made with cornstarch and other materials which as non-pollutant.
5. Staying Educated on the topic. Reading articles, research and applying those, which are poignant to our events.
6. Using drought resistant plants in table designs when appropriate. These to do not need pesticides and have low maintenance. (Protea's, Succulent's, Ornamental grasses, Thistle, Sedum, Cactus, Yarrow, Columbine, Allium and many others.)
7. Gifting back to our communities is HUGE. We support our clients efforts in donating items that they have purchased back into the community. Often times these are items that schools, the arts, children and those less fortunate can enjoy or put to good use.
Please take a few seconds to read the article below for more tips on how to make eco-friendly choices for your events and in your everyday life.
Magnum Force
The American Association of Wine Economists estimates global greenhouse gas emissions from wine production and distribution to be 5,336,600 tons—roughly the same amount that one million passenger vehicles would emit in a year.
What Can You Do?
The good news is that because shipping wine typically involves moving lots of heavy glass filled with some less-heavy wine, the bigger the bottle, the smaller the carbon impact per ounce. On dinner outings with large groups of people, order a 1.5 liter (L) magnum that holds eight glasses rather than two .75 L bottles. Heller Estate's 2002 Organic Cachagua Cabernet Sauvignon ($45/1.5 L) is lovely and affordable for large dinner parties. For a splurge, try their 1997 Organic Signature Release Cabernet Sauvignon ($200/1.5 L) with flavors of ripe berry fruits, jammy cassis and dark chocolate. And if you're really thirsty, you can pick up a 1995 Cabernet Sauvignon in a three-liter bottle for $260 (www.hellerestate.com). The more, the merrier...
Courtesy of National Geographic http://www.thegreenguide.com
