Ready for a Scare? You Should See What’s in Your Carpet.
Now that the weather is cooling it’s almost time to turn on the heat, shut up the house and cosy up. If your family is like mine, cold weather means living room floor time. It’s spreading out the Halloween candy and sorting it into Awesome, Meh, Yucky, and Mom’s...
Dry Skin: The Equal Opportunity Affliction
Fortunately, there’s something natural that really helps. When I was a little girl, I remember my mother used to have raw, red patches around her thumbnails. Whenever she held my hand or brushed my hair or hugged me before bed, I’d notice. When I asked one day what it...
Why We Love Our Four-Footed Fur Friends So Much
It’s More Than Just How Cute They Are Wagging their whole bodies and barking, their eyes wide open, even--dare I say it--smiling to see me, these two girls welcome me. They’re not even my dogs; I’m house sitting, but Stella and Kook couldn’t care less about irrelevant...
Trumpets and Confetti! We Now Carry EarthBreeze™!
Here's a beefy money-saving offer to celebrate! Exciting news! Pro-Tek™ now carries EarthBreeze™! I’ve had the honor of being Pro-Tek™’s blog writer for two years, and the commitment this company has to a healthy planet is like no other company...
The Five Biggest Threats to Our Environment and What You Can Do About Them
Your actions can make a big difference when we all work together. When I was a child I was fascinated by monarch butterflies, with their orange wings demarcated with black lines like tiny stained glass windows. They seemed magical to me. As I type this, serenaded by...
How Are We Doing? We want to know.
How does Pro-Tek work for you? Here's your chance to tell us all about it. Your reviews help others say yes to eco-friendly Pro-Tek! It's another way for you to support the health of Mother Earth. Speak Your Mind
Here’s One Environmental Battle We are Winning
The perfect example of what happens when we work together. Planting trees. Buying paper products made of recycled paper. Replacing paper products with bamboo. It's working! In some countries, the effects of deforestation have been cut in half from the simple efforts...
The #1 Cause of the Deadliest Threat to Our Environment
Here's what you can do about it. Experts agree the number one deadliest threat to our environment is carbon emissions, creating unprecedented climate change--even more quickly than we initially believed. Carbon emissions have increased by over 40% in the last thirty...
When Spots Are Good
Spots are usually something we get rid of here at Pro-Tek™, but when it comes to giraffes, spots are something to celebrate. Pro-Tek™ Pro-Environment Products is excited to honor World Giraffe Day on June 21--the longest day of the year for the longest...
Plastic Production Has Increased by 2000%
Why doesn't it recycle? Since 1964 plastic production has been steadily increasing while recyclability is drastically reducing. Where does all that excess plastic go? Landfills and waterways, where it breaks down into hazardous waste, poisoning marine life humans rely...
90% of Plastic isn’t Recyclable
Where does it go? Straight into the trash. Households across America are careful to put plastic in a recycle bin thinking it will be recycled, but the reality is, only about 9% of it ever sees life again as another bottle or yogurt cup. Most plastic is too...
Fun Fact
The use of single-use plastic packaging, which is largely not recyclable, has grown from 120,000 tons in 1960 to 12.7 million tons in 2006. U.S. EPA, 2006. 2006 MSW Characterization Data Tables