Honorable Mention: A Sustainable, Earth Friendly Pet Company   Armed with a patch kit and dreading the task of fixing a year’s worth of punctured tubes I had earned from many miles of bike commuting, I thought to myself, dog leashes! These would make great dog leashes. Little did I know that this little project on my home sewing machine would set the course of my life for the next seven years and beyond. I had always dreamed of being an entrepreneur but beyond that I wanted to do something that would make a difference. Every year over 1 million tubes are thrown into the landfill. Tubes unlike tires are not recyclable and are a big waste product of the cycling industry. With support from my husband and friends, in 2009 Cycle Dog started with a mission of re-claiming tubes and [...]