Our self-service deli is also open, with daily salad bar selections, prepared sandwiches and hot soups. Stop in for a quick lunch or dinner, meets friends and family, or take home selections for a family meal. Indoor and outdoor seating areas are available for visiting.
The work of collecting, sorting and
processing recycled materials only benefits the environment if those
materials are manufactured into new products. But that won't happen
unless there is a market for those goods. Luckily right here in
Southern Indiana we have a co-op which stocks
many products that use postconsumer recycled content.
Post-consumer recycled content is the by
product of items collected in commercial and
residential recycling programs and turned into something new - like a
cereal box. Many of the brands at the coop use post-consumer recycled
content as their main source of packaging. Nature's Path Cereal, for
example, makes all of it's cereal boxes from recycled cardboard.
Burt's Bee's uses a lot of recycled plastic in it's products now, and they plan to have 100% of packaging made from post-consumer recycled plastics by the year 2020.
In addition to a nice selection of
recycled paper
products, the co-op also carries recycled aluminum foil, plastic trash
bags, and even toothbrushes made from recycled plastic. Many companies
proudly list the amount of post-consumer recycled product on their
labels. So next time you are shopping take a look at products and see
how much post-consumer recycled content is used by the company.
Lost River Co-op has brought innovative "green" products right to us and kept our recycled goods out of the graveyard. It's just one more reason to shop the Co-op!
Don't forget to check out our monthly member specials and sale items, then visit our Recipes page for great seasonal menu ideas.