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Recently I had to get some covers for my patio furniture because my chaises and chairs were getting all yucky. I found these great eco-friendly covers from Empire Patio Covers. They are PVC and vinyl-free. Also, all of their coatings are dioxin free. 

Their products are very reasonably priced as well.

I also found this awesome company, the Billboard Tarp Warehouse. I got one for 62 bucks...not too bad! And we cut it and made several tarps. These tarps are super cool because they are recycled billboards! Since starting the company, they have saved millions of pounds of waste from going into landfills. They call this "Up-Cycling”, which is the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of better quality or a higher environmental value. These tarps have so many uses too – check out their site to see everything you can do with the tarps.
 
I love that I am able to reuse something – and to fill a need with something that already exists by giving it a second life.
 
I didn’t end up buying any of the Empire tarps, but they seem like a good, more eco-friendly way to go than buying regular patio furniture covers.
 
Check them out!

 

 

 

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We have plastic chairs made out of recycled soda and water bottles, so they don't really need a cover, but these are great for furniture that does!

We really should have covers for our out door furniture but haven't gotten around to getting them.  That is a wonderful idea about the tarp and you can cut it to fit.  Thanks Alicia.

  • tali
  • Jul 9, 2010
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wow so cool. Someday down the line maybe Ill have me some patio furniture but for now tis a dream...haha! Alicia, I love how every chance you get to make a greener choice you just go for it! So awesome and inspiring.  Thank you!

I love that vegans are normally eco-friendly too. What a great group! :) Thank you Alicia for letting like-minded people have a place to visit and post.

Thanks Alicia for posting about of covers!!! We were so exited to see that others out there appreciate eco-friendly products as much as we do.  We're all huge fans of you here at EmpirePatioCovers.com, so we're thrilled you mentioned us.  We would like to extend an offer to the visitors of your blog-10% off all covers.  Use coupon code "tenoff" in the cart.  And for a special thank you for your post, we'd like to send you some covers on us.  Just let us know what you would like us to cover and we'll send you covers from our eco-friendly line. You can contact me, Tara at ext. 174 if you have any questions.   Thanks again for the post!


--The team at EmpirePatioCovers.com.

Great post.  The Empire Patio Covers seem cheaper (in price, not quality :)) than some of the icky non environmentally friendly covers I've seen.  We usually store most of our furniture in our garage during the cold Chicago winters, but that takes up valuable space so I'm definitely going to look into buying the Empire covers. 

This is great!  Also, we would LOVE to feature Alicia and the Kind Life at the Women In Green Forum - the nation's only conference focused on women in environmental careers.  How do we get in touch with you? 

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I have been on the look out for chair covers for barstools that live on the deck in my yard. Thank you so much for posting this company's info. I am headed there now to purchase the covers! I love that they are eco-friendly and resonably priced! And that the company offered a discount to those of us who read your blogs and website!

jackie

vegan for 18 months and always learning something new!

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