Welcome to your Friday Finds... here I will share with you a new product or service that I think is helpful, practical and a good use of organization!!! I am not one to push products on people, unless I really think they are worth sharing and I stand behind them!

A friend of mine came over last weekend and brought me flowers with this amazing vase. Never having seen this before, I was intrigued by what it was all about... so of course, what did I do... check the web.

Vazu makes these amazing colorful vases that are made of plastic. When they are not in use, they fold up flat and can be stored in a drawer.

They retail anywhere from $4.99-$9.99.

What I was really drawn to was their Green Statement, it reads:

The Vazu™ is an environmentally preferred product compared to a traditional glass vase, due to a far lower full lifecycle impact on the environment and human health (in terms of energy and natural resource usage, as well as carbon emissions).

Materials:

The Vazu™ material (thin layers of polyethylene and polyester) takes much less energy to produce than glass.  Common glass has a melting point temperature of 2700 degrees (F), and a working point temperature of 2000 degrees (F).  Polyethylene has a melting point of 220-260 degrees (F) and polyester has a melting point of 490 degrees (F). *Figures from Wikipedia May 29, 2008

Further, much of the common glass used today is manufactured in developing countries with limited environmental law standards and enforcement.  The Vazu™ is manufactured in a country known for strong and enforced environmental standards.

How cool is that. You can check out their website to find a retailer (we have one here in Hood River apparently) or you can shop online! Great holiday gift idea!