Learn to be an effective shopper!! August 30, 2007

Everyone knows how important it is to recycle. Why let our old cans, bottles, and paper block landfills when we can turn them into new cans, bottles, and paper, and save resources in the process?

Toting our recyclables to the restrain for collection is only the first part. We also need to purchase products made from the materials we recycled which we call closing the loop.

To be an effective shopper, it’s helpful to know the terms companies use to define the kinds of recycled materials they’re using in their products and packaging. Understanding these terms will help you make the best choice and the biggest difference.

Virgin Materials

Virgin materials are created from things found in nature such as virgin paper is made from trees. These kinds of materials take the biggest bite out of the environment because they consume natural resources, and need large amounts of energy and water to turn themselves into usable commodities.

Pre-Consumer

Pre-consumer recycled materials are made from things that have been recycled at the point of manufacture rather than by consumers. For example, paper mills will take the scraps and roll-ends that are left over after a batch of paper is made and simply toss them back into the pulp machine. This type of recycling has been going on for as long as there have been factories.

Post-Consumer

Post-consumer materials are obtained from things people have actually used in their daily lives and then recycled at the home or office. Once your recyclables are collected, they’re taken to a processing center, sorted by type, and sent to manufacturers that use them in place of virgin materials.

The higher the percentage of post-consumer content a product contains, the more preferable it is.

Next time when you are shopping, look for and select products made with the highest amount of post-consumer content. If no post-consumer options are available within a particular product category, look for products with the highest amount of pre-consumer content. These aren’t as earth-friendly as post-consumer products, but they’re still better than products made from virgin materials, which you’ll have to use if no recycled content alternatives can be found.

If you really have to purchase products made from or packaged in virgin materials, look for those made out of materials your local recycling program accepts. It’s a way your purchase still can make a contribution to recycling and an important difference in the world.

A fan of Attapinya August 12, 2007

**Tara Christiansen**, my dear friend and a fan of my works. She and I become friends because God wants it.

It was one of amazing moments in my life of how we were getting to know each other. We was at the coffee shop, sat at the different table which not too far from each other, then I felt the beautiful energy from her directly toward me. Sound’s weird, isn’t it? I was so surprised with this energy movement, then with not doubt I got up and excused myself to tell her what was happening. Can you imagine how she should response to my approach? To make it short, it worked out great since she tuned into the energy right away. The conversation that day was on top of the world since I could share deep messages with her and she didn’t make a weird face J because she knew them as well.

I am honored to her support and feel very fortunate with the progress within Attapinya.

Tara still wears Attapinya, one of the first designs, necklace. It is such a good reminder to see how far we accomplish.

Attapinya Designs Accessorize Socially Responsible Consumers August 9, 2007

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Attapinya Designs, a privately-owned web based boutique, introduces one of a kind exquisite yoga accessories and bags handcrafted by a team of artisans in Thailand. Since its inception in 2004, Aphinya Deley, Founder and Chief Designer, has transformed her love of nature and Yoga into a socially responsible line of Yoga jewelry and bags whose production enhances the lifestyle of not just the yogi consumer, but the artisans themselves. An ardent supporter of the Fair Trade Federation social movement, Attapinya adheres to high business standards and environmental principles that benefit low-income artisans and laborers in developing countries in order to create economic self-sufficiency.

 

Not just socially and economically responsible, Attapinya accessories also represent spiritual growth and the fusion of nature, yoga, and cultural diversity inspired by Deley’s travels as a former professional Thai dancer and her avid passion for the spiritual practice of Yoga. Intricately crafted bracelets, necklaces, and earrings adorned with global symbols including om, peace, and infinity, in 18K gold, turquoise, black garnet, citrine, and pearl add an inspiration for harmonious living to consumers from a variety of backgrounds. Each piece represents a personal statement or mantra and the website promotes a personal shopping experience that guides consumers to determine what is the right piece for them.

 

For the Yogi and Yogini enthusiasts, Attapinya’s luxurious yoga bags are woven in bold colors of silk or cotton and adorned with traditional Thai patterns, symbols, and alphabet characters. Another testament to honoring individual style, Attapinya’s yoga bags are one of a kind and handcrafted by skilled artisans one at a time making each product individually unique.

 

Attapinya’s designs are fashioned by a five-person team that creates luxurious and intricate prints for the boutique’s line of yoga bags and jewelry that includes bracelets, earrings, necklaces and pendants. Attapinya’s design team includes Worapan, yoga bag designer and her jewelry designers including: Boodsara, Karunee Tengprasert and Wirawan Keereepetch. The close nit team pulls from their background to create products that are built upon the company’s mission of creating high quality and beautifully handcrafted products. Available exclusively online, Attapinya bags and accessories can be purchased directly from the website, www.attapinya.com.

For more information on Attapinya, plese visit www.attapinya.com. For media inquiries, please contact Brosseau PR at (480) 247-8090.