Tag: Zero Waste
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World's First 'Edible' Cookbook That you Read, Prepare and Eat (Photos)
No bookshelves in the kitchen? No problem. Edible cookbook's pages are made from pasta. You're meant to read, prepare and eat the book.
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Poo-Powered Tuk Tuk Hits the Denver Zoo
The motorized tuk tuk is part of a system that will convert more than 90 percent of the zoo's waste—1.5 million pounds annually—into energy.
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Family Gets 75% of Its Food from the Dumpster. Eats Incredibly Well. (Video)
People are too obsessed with cleanliness, says one dumpster diving father. His family eats mostly from the garden or the dumpster. And they've been putting on weight.
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How to Tell Which Egg is Freshest, and What You Should Do With the Old One (Video)
Which eggs in your fridge are the freshest? This simple trick will sort the new from the old, and tell you what to do with the older ones.
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Loomstate Reveals a Student-Designed, Zero-Waste Anorak
Loomstate unveils their first zero-waste garment: a limited edition, 100% wool anorak designed by Parsons graduate Andria Crescioni.
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Zero Waste Structure Efficiently Transforms Flat Material Using Computational Design (Video)
Computer-aided design efficiently converts flat wooden panels into a zero-waste structure that requires no additional formwork.
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International Airport Building Huge Worm Composting Facility
Worm composting is not just for gardeners anymore. Charlotte/Douglas Airport in NC is adding a 2-ton-a-day worm composter to its recycling center.
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UK Shoppers Throw Out 10% of Their Weekly Shop Uneaten
British shoppers could save £50 a month if they served sensible portion sizes and learned to store their food safely.
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Green School by James Cameron's Wife Suzy Amis Opens in California
Highlights include chairs made from Coca-cola bottles and a ban on plastic.
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There's No Such Thing As Waste: A (Surprisingly) Awesome Permaculture Song
A catchy ditty about the joys of freeganism proves that permaculture-inspired music doesn't have to suck.
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The Two Sides of the Food Crisis: Want & Waste (Infographic)
Whenever we talk about the Global food crisis, a lot of time is spent on how we can possibly grow enough food to feed a growing population. But there is another side too—how can we get the food we do grow to mouths that will actually eat it? The
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How to Stop an Avocado from Browning (Video)
There really is no end to the snippets of useful information that you can learn from CHOW Tips. Having learned about what to do with leftover potato chips, what to do with wilted lettuce, and even what to do with corn husks, cobs,
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What to Do With Corn Husks and Cobs (Video)
Summer may be over, and with it the best of the corn season. But I still had to post this thrifty recipe tip from CHOW. Having already shared their tips on what to do with leftover potato chips and what to do with wilted lettuce, we
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Two Containers Transform Grubby Gas Station Into Sleek Community Center
This 1960's style broken down concrete-and-metal gas service station was just another byproduct of our car-centric culture. Built in Portland's Northeast neighborhood, it languished, unloved and unused, a sad brownfield, for
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What to Do With Leftover Potato Chips (Video)
We already know what to do with wilted lettuce thanks to CHOW tips. But what about leftover potato chips? It turns out that there are creative culinary uses for those crumbly bits of greasy goodness at the bottom of the bag too.
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Compost Shuttle Pioneer Hauls Trash on His Back Seat
When I posted about a compost shuttle start-up that was seeking funding to expand, there was some speculation as to the carbon footprint of services like this. Of course the least impact would be to build a DIY worm bin or similar backyard solution
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Brits Get Good Money For Recycling Phones. Many Don't Bother.
Oh dear, recent news has not been kind to the people of my homeland. Not only are many of my fellow Brits too lazy to insulate or switch energy suppliers. According to one cell phone recycling program, their too lazy to recycle
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No Impact Week is Sept 18-25 - Go On A Weekly Carbon & Waste Cleanse With YES! Magazine
In case you weren't aware, next week starts No Impact Week--which not so coincidentally is at the same time as Climate Week NYC and ends with 350.org's Moving Planet event on Saturday the 24th. So join YES! Magazine and the No Impact Project in going
