Tag: Recycling - Page 8

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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

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  A Colorful Art Exhibit Inflates Garbage Bags to Teach About Recycling

  When teaching people how to recycle properly, it can be hard to keep things interesting. Most cities settle for colorful graphics, distribute instructions to residents, and leave it at that. But

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  What Spitballs Teach Us About Recycling, and Why it Matters

  Lloyd once famously declared that recycling is bullsh*t. But this was more to make the case for waste reduction and reuse, than to argue against recycling as a better alternative to

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  DIVE! The Dumpster Diving Movie Comes to DVD (With Minimal Packaging)

  Image credit: DIVE! DIVE!, the documentary about living off America's trash has been making the rounds of the film festivals for some time now. It's even sparked a huge campaign to get Trader Joe's to stop wasting food. Now the show is coming to a

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  North Face Steps Up To Responsibly Manage an Invisible Waste Stream

  If you're like a lot of people these days, you know that avoiding plastic use is a good idea. You ditch the single serving water bottles for a good steel one. You choose paper rather than plastic. But did

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  Watching The Dismantling Of Everything Green In Toronto

  When Rob Ford was running for Mayor of Toronto, he complained about the "gravy train" of waste, and promised that he would balance the budget without any service cutbacks. Now he is Mayor, and the first report is in from KPMG,

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  Astronauts Drink Their Urine in DIY Energy Drink

  Unlike most boys, I've never really wanted to be an astronaut. And this latest piece of news just confirms my misgivings. The internet is full of stories that astronauts on the current shuttle mission will be testing a

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  Fred Pearce On Peak Phosphorus: It's Time For Pee-Cycling

  We have noted before that we are near Peak Phosphorus. Fred Pearce writes at Environment360 that it is A Critical Resource Misused and Now Running Low. It is also, like oil, sourced in countries that are

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  New Composting Facility Dedicated to Dirty Diapers

  I've written before about composting dirty diapers, and Mike got very excited about the news that mushrooms could break down diapers in 2 months, but given that end-of-life disposal options

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  The History of the Bathroom Part 1: Before the Flush

  Victor Hugo wrote in Les Miserables that "the history of men is reflected in the history of sewers."... The sewer is the conscience of the city. Everything there converges and confronts everything else. "