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"&amp;amp;#8230;dry-clean clothes? Probably not good for you, definitely bad for the environment. Fact: 85 percent of cleaners use a chemical called Perc that may be linked to cancer and reproductive damage, though there isn&amp;amp;#8217;t conclusive research. But it does pollute the air, and all that plastic wrapping takes lots of energy to produce. To protect yourself and the planet, you could &amp;amp;#8220;wet clean&amp;amp;#8221; (for locations, go to earth911.org, click on &amp;amp;#8220;green shopping tips&amp;amp;#8221; and &amp;amp;#8220;innovative technologies,&amp;amp;#8221; then enter your zip code) or &amp;amp;#8220;carbon-dioxide clean&amp;amp;#8221; (visit findco2.com for places). You can also ask to skip the plastic. If not, take clothes out of it and air for an hour, outside if possible. &amp;amp;#8230;microwave in plastic? It could be harmful to you and the environment. If a container&amp;amp;#8217;s not labeled &amp;amp;#8220;microwave safe,&amp;amp;#8221; check the bottom. See a number 3, 6 or 7? Don&amp;amp;#8217;t heat food in it; it has toxins that may seep into your meal, and it&amp;amp;#8217;s also less likely to be recyclable. &amp;amp;#8230;cook in Teflon pans? May be bad for you, definitely bad for the environment. Nonstick cookware is made with a substance that&amp;amp;#8217;s a probable carcinogen. But the biggest threat, experts say, is all the air and water pollution caused by the factories that make the chemical. So copper or aluminum are the more eco-friendly options, but there&amp;amp;#8217;s no reason to ditch anything unless it&amp;amp;#8217;s scratched."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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