I’ve been looking for an eco-friendly case or sleeve for the new MacBook and decided to get an act2 GreenSmart Laptop Sleeve by Shoreline. It was a choice between that and something handmade from Etsy, specifically one of these Felt Safe sleeves by Manoeuvre.

I decided to go with the GreenSmart sleeves after reading a review of another product by Shoreline at Sustainablog and, well, because I like ‘em. (Though a nagging voice in the back of my head keeps saying that it may be the less “green” option of the two.) Their site says that the outer and inner fabric is made from 100% post-consumer PET water and soda bottles (six to eight 16oz plastic bottles), with the padding made from 100% recycled industrial material (what exactly does that mean anyway?). And at $24.99 each, it was hard to pass up.

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