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Against the grain

 You don’t have to play hippie folk rock to use Wheatware’s biodegradable products. Opt for their guitar picks, which will rock out just as much as their plastic counterparts but break down in your trash or composter in 90 days. This California-based company provided swag for goodie bags at past Grammy shows, and you can pick up their pieces locally at Greenward (1764 Mass Ave, Cambridge, 617.395.1338). Wheatware’s tree-free line of products runs the gamut from totally necessary (flatware that provides an alternative to plastic forks for your take-out lunch) to a little nutty (eco yo-yo, anyone?). The company’s stock is constructed from a stash of the country’s estimated 50 billion bushels of surplus wheat, putting America’s amber waves of grain to excellent use.

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Take a Sigg

Here’s a fact to choke on: bottled water is an enormous part of the global problem of plastic waste that plagues our landfills and our oceans. In 2005, in this country alone, approximately 52 billion plastic bottles were not recycled, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council. A huge portion of this wasted plastic ends up in oceans, creating gigantic, floating garbage patches. Makes you want to go for a swim, doesn’t it? And we have our plastic-water-bottle-toting selves to blame. About 80 percent of plastic waste products, says the NRDC, are water bottles. So with these statistics in mind, I set out to find an earth-friendly — and pocket-sized — alternative. The stainless steel Sigg vintage oval bottle ($27.99) is small enough to fit in your purse or shove into a coat pocket, and compact enough to sneak into a movie theater. In fact, it bears a striking resemblance to a pocket flask. These eco-conscious bottles might not be just for water carrying. Just sayin’. Pick up your own at Greenward (1764 Mass Ave, Cambridge, 617.395.1338).