Tag: Recycling - Page 12
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5 Little Designs That Make Life Nicer, Fresh from the Valencia Design Week (Photos)
Different themes seemed to be embedded in the Valencia Design Week. After spotting 6 great wooden flat-pack designs, I also found these little
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From Nautical to Domestic: Old African Boats Recycled Into Bold Furniture
Photos: Artlantique Fishing is a traditional way of life and sustenance for many people around the world, including the west coast of Africa. The distinctively colourful wooden fishing boats are a visual mainstay along the coast, each one of a kind and
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One-of-a-Kind Birdhouses Made from Scrap Metal
Most people would look at an old copper fireplace coal bin -- if they bothered to notice it at all -- and see something ready for the junk heap. Brian Carlisle saw a birdhouse.
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Lativan Festival Boasts Zany Recycled Milk Carton Boat Race (Video)
Old milk cartons are often re-used for crafts, bird-feeders and other useful things, but a nutty festival in Lativa is taking it to a whole other level, where boats are made entirely of recycled milk cartons, and pitched against one
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Recycle Old CDs with Murfie, Buy Used Music for Cheap
Do you have music guilt? Music glut? Rows and rows of old CDs that haven't been played in years? If you're like a lot of people, you rip a CD to your mp3 player or smartphone as soon as you buy it. That's if you buy the CD at
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Is Tennis' US Open The Greenest Big Sporting Event In The Nation?
I don't know if the United States Tennis Association puts on the greenest major sporting even in the country, of even if you could define that, but the US Open, held over the first two weeks of September at the Billie Jean King National
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Diaper (or Nappy) Composting Reaches the UK
The Brit in me bristles to use the term "diaper", but if I said "nappy", I suspect many would have no clue what I am talking about. But, whatever you call them, disposable
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Artist Transforms Dumpster Into Deluxe One-Room Home (Video)
Screengrab from Youtube video by Kim AronsonLuxury living in a dumpster with hardwood floors & amenitiesIn difficult economic times, many people are redefining their personal view of what "home" entails. Often, that redefinition means living with less,
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Composting Toilets: Whose Is the Fairest of Them All?
Despite prejudices, many of us know that composting toilets are often a remarkably pleasant place to do your business. From portable composting toilets for festivals, complete with potted plants and reading materials, to the affordable Lovable Loo that
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Anheuser-Busch InBev Recycles Water for Public Housing in China
Anheuser-Busch InBev, the largest brewer in the world, says that it has been recycling water since March at its flagship factory in China to support local public housing,
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Recycled-Grease Biodiesel in the United Arab Emirates
From developing Masdar, a much talked about clean-energy city, to lesser initiatives like solar-powered public bathrooms, the United Arab Emirates has made some not-insignificant strides to move into a clean energy future. The BBC reports that one
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Hack a Digital Camera Into a Kids' Toy with Sugru
I'm in love with Sugru. This putty-like substance can help you fix or hack practically anything, and I've been in love with it since spotting it at Maker Faire in 2009. It's like the DIYer's or maker's magic wand, upcycling,
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The Bacon Candle: Your Life May Depend On It
It's The End Of The World As We Know It. What are you going to do? Your flashlight batteries are dead. Hell, your candle wax is even running low. All you have left to eat is bacon. Well, at least there are worse ways
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Freegans Are Changing the Way We Think (Video)
From Meet The Freegans to DIVE! The Movie, we've posted plenty of material about dumpster diving and the art of living off trash. Yet almost inevitably, when we do, the response from some readers is utter disgust.
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Coca Cola and Nestle Show Signs of Support for Improved Recycling Laws (Updated)
Of the 224 billion beverage containers sold in the U.S. every year, only about 29 percent are recycled. Companies have been blamed in the past for not doing more to increase that rate—but that may now be changing,
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Sandals Made From Computer Parts Are For the Geek Fashionista
Steven Rodrig is at it again. Last spring he created that awesome pair of high heels out of circuit boards, which we all ogled at either through appreciation or confusion. And this summer, he's created a rather amazing pair of
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Which Composting Method is Best for You? Infographic Helps You Decide
From worm composting to building a DIY compost tumbler, TreeHugger is not short on information on different methods of composting. But how does each method stack up against the other? That was the question that inspired a
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Extreme Recycling: The Bottle Houses of Prince Edward Island
Bottle buildings are what Bernard Rudolfsky called Architecture without Architects, where ordinary people build extraordinary things. At Cap-Egmont in Prince Edward Island, where he was a lighthouse-keeper, Edouard
