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The
Concept:
Green
Pieces are a series of four 500 piece jigsaw puzzles that can
actually grow wild flowers.
The
Titles:
"Ameri-Cans" is a picture of an American
Eagle that has been made with 3,500 aluminum cans. This is the
same number discarded in the U.S. every single second.
"I
Need a Hug" is a picture of a Panda made from 2,000
pictures of logging operations. It points out that there are less
than 2,000 Pandas left in the world because of de-forestation.
"Tiger
in Your Tank" is a picture of a tiger that is
composed of thousands of small shots of gas guzzling vehicles. It
illustrates that there are thousands of species that soon will
become extinct because of global warming.
"Crude
Awakening" is a picture of marine life made from
smaller pictures of 3,000 oil drilling operations. It points out
that if 3,000 oil wells were pumped directly into the seas for
three hours, it still would not match the amount that is spilled
into our oceans each year.
Wild
Flowers:
The
back of each puzzle has been laminated with a special material
that contains the seeds of various wild flower species. By
planting the puzzle or the pieces in a pot or the backyard... and
watering them... wild flowers will bloom. This will more than
offset the small amount of carbon emitted by the manufacture of
the puzzle.
Some
of the wild flower species are :
Catchfly
 Corn Poppy
Creeping Thyme  English
Daisy
Foxglove
 Golden Yarrow
Monkey Flower 
Showy Evening Primrose
Snap Dragons 
Tussock-Bell Flower
White Yarrow 
Red Yarrow
Eco-Friendly
Specifications:
Paper
Labels: 100% Recycled 70 Pound Label Stock
Chip
Board: 100% Recycled Blue Board
Inks:
100% Organic Soy Printer's Inks
Packaging:
Self-sealing box with no plastic wrap
Seeded
Material: Recycled paper with USDA approved calendared
seed content
Conversions
& Final Assembly:
Within 120 miles of Chicago, Illinois, USA
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