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		<title>Four Efficient Holiday Stockings</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reusing the stocking you stored away last year&#8217;s the greenest option, of course. But if you lost yours in a natural disaster or bad break up&#8211;or got a new pet&#8211;here are four efficient options to pick from. Upcycled Handmade Stockings at Etsy Etsy, the e-marketplace for all things handmade, is the go-to spot for cute [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2506" title="Organic Christmas Stocking" src="http://metaefficient.zippykidcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/organic-christmas-stocking.jpg" alt="Organic Christmas Stocking" width="485" height="308" /></p>
<p>Reusing the stocking you stored away last year&#8217;s the greenest option, of course. But if you lost yours in a natural disaster or bad break up&#8211;or got a new pet&#8211;here are four efficient options to pick from.<span id="more-2490"></span></p>
<h3>Upcycled Handmade Stockings at Etsy</h3>
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<p>Etsy, the e-marketplace for all things handmade, is the go-to spot for cute eco-friendly stockings at reasonable prices. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5073739&amp;section_id=5621978">Rikrak</a> (above) and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5201880&amp;section_id=5791117">Katiepatatey</a> create gorgeous festive stockings out of ecospun felt, which is made out of 100% post-consumer recycled plastic bottles. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18316599">WoolyWooly</a> felts old sweaters into new holiday stockings, while <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5808640&amp;section_id=5445914">XoElle</a> uses vintage fabrics. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16749848">Sesewsuckurtoe</a>&#8216;s even made a stocking out of repurposed pinstriped wool pants. Prices range from $7 &#8211; $32.</p>
<h3>Amenity Trail Stocking</h3>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2506" title="Organic Christmas Stocking" src="http://metaefficient.zippykidcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/organic-christmas-stocking.jpg" alt="Organic Christmas Stocking" width="485" height="308" /></p>
<p>Made of a hemp-and-organic cotton blend fabric, <a href="http://www.amenityhome.com/e-store/prod_thumbs.asp?parent=0&amp;pcid=7311144571571&amp;cid=731124347273">Amenity&#8217;s Trail Stockings</a> are sewn and hand printed in Los Angeles with water-based, eco-friendly inks in cocoa, gold, silver, or moss color. The classy stockings cost $55 each at <a href="http://www.amenityhome.com/e-store/prod_thumbs.asp?parent=0&amp;pcid=7311144571571&amp;cid=731124347273">Amenity</a>.</p>
<h3>TerraCycle Eco-Friendly Christmas Stockings</h3>
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<p>Pick between upcycled juice pouches or cookie wrappers for your <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Navigation?storeId=10051&amp;categoryID=3612&amp;langId=-1&amp;catalogId=10053&amp;cm_sp=THD_Marketing-_-Holiday2008-_-Earth_Friendly-_-TerraCycle_Decor">Terracycle Eco-Friendly Christmas Stocking</a>. Made by Terracycle, the eco worm-poop fertilizer company that&#8217;s now branching out into office and household products, these stockings cost just $19.99 a pair at <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Navigation?storeId=10051&amp;categoryID=3612&amp;langId=-1&amp;catalogId=10053&amp;cm_sp=THD_Marketing-_-Holiday2008-_-Earth_Friendly-_-TerraCycle_Decor">Home Depot</a>.</p>
<h3>Dog and Cat Holiday Stockings</h3>
<p>Pampered pets can get their own stockings, hand-crafted by artisans in Nepal who boil, beat, and roll natural sheared wool to create the fair trade felt products. As a bonus, each stocking comes with a toy in the front pocket: A felt bone for the doggie, and a moue for the kittie. Get yours at <a href="http://www.globalexchangestore.org/animalstockings2.html">Global Exchange</a> for $28.</p>
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