Much like two potential Nobel Prize winners in physics working half a world away from each other and somehow discovering the same thing at the same time, this year saw the publication of local NGO Messzelato's Green Map (in booklet form), and the Association of Conscious Consumers' (TVE) on-line Green Map. Both have their advantages. Messzelato's booklet is small and easy to fit in your pocket while travelling about the city. In addition, it offers information about green businesses and locations outside of the capital. The map is free and in English. The Green Map is available at among other locations, both the Csengery u. and Lazar u. Treehugger Dan's Bookstore Cafe

TVE's on-line version is easily updated and expandable, not just by the editors, but by anyone that wishes to contribute information. You can not only access this English and Hungarian map on-line, but you can subscribe
by RSS. The advantage of this interactive and smart map is that you can see the big picture. Most information available in the phonebook or other websites categorises info by district - which is not always the most
convenient because what you find may not actually be the closest possibility. But on this map you can see, for example, that the closest recycling center, Fair Trade shop or shoe repair is actually just across
the street from you in another district.

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