Tag: Zero Waste - Page 8
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DIY Build and Repair Culture Makes for Healthier Planet, Happier People
Photo via Treehugger editor Meaghan O'Neill, shown here busy being a DIY badass on her roof. She's tearing apart a chimney with such gusto that she broke the sledge hammer. The reason for ripping out the chimney was to make room for a pellet stove and a
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6 Awesome Moleskine Hacks
It's easy to hit gadget overload, which is why there's still a hearty demand for moleskine notebooks, those top-notch quality pads that are in practically every bookstore and art shop worth their salt. For anyone who has a secret
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Artist Turns Cigarette Butts Collected by Street Cleaners into Woven Rug
One way to collect the medium for your next project is to simply find it on the street, as many artists using reclaimed object do. But an even easier way is to get other people already doing the work to hand over to you what they
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Wasted Food: Trashing the Idea of Throwaway Food
On some basic moral level, there is very little more repugnant than wasting good food. Having written about massive on-site composting, freeganism and even jet fuel made from food waste, it would be fair to say that I am
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Story Of Stuff Pinpoints the Problems With Possessions (Book Review)
The viral video phenomenon The Story of Stuff has made a big impact on audiences worldwide. Since its release in 2007, it's been
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Might Bags-In-A-Bottle Be the Future of Packaging?
Some weeks ago we were sent a media release describing what was considered a "first-of-its-kind bottle." The Ecologic Brands hybrid milk bottle is biodegradable, compostable and recyclable. We say hybrid because it is really two
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David De Rothschild and Crew Unveil the Finished Plastiki
We've been following the progress of the Plastiki for over a year now. In case you've forgotten, it's the pet project of eco-adventurer David de Rothschild and it's a huge boat made from recycled plastic bottles. The vessel has
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Google Map Turns Envelope Into Directions to Party
A key element of party invitations is including in the envelope directions on how to get to the location. But what if the envelope is the directions? We love this idea for an envelope that unfolds into a Google map that not only
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The Hidden Life of Garbage Revealed in Minidocumentary (Video)
Around 23% of the solid waste going to US landfills could be composted. Only around 11% of electronics are recycled...the rest heading to landfill. Except, there is no "away" - MIT has
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Free For Free. Yoink Costs Next To Nothing to Find Free Stuff
Yoink is new software that gives a triple scoop of that tasty treat: Free. It is a free iPhone application, which provides a free service geographically linking people who want to give away free stuff with those who want it.
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Could Minnesota Start a Take-Back Trend for Pills?
I will never forget years ago having to go through my grandmother's medicine cabinet and emptying bottle after bottle after bottle of various medications. We had piles of them that we were told by hospice couldn't be
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The Money-Free Man Goes Dumpster Diving
Whenever we write about the money-free adventures of Mark Boyle, and his efforts to promote what he calls a Freeconomy community, responses are inevitably split between those who find it an inspiring example of at least
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Dial Reusable Color for Street Art
A lot of people groan when the concept of graffiti comes up, the word "vandalism" lurking unsaid. It is true that many mono- or bichromatic tags are little better than dog piss in the hierarchy of artistic endeavors, and people who
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Top Stories from Tonic: Global Soap, Good Riddance Day, Zhu Zhu Game and More!
Can you think of any better way to recycle hotel soaps than sending them over to refugee camps that could really use them? Neither could we. "Helping Ugandans Find Refuge in Global Soap."
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One Magazine Uses Possibly The Greenest Method to Go Digital
Well, for now anyway. National Geographic has put every single one of its issues onto one external hard drive. It's 120 years of National Geographic magazine issues (1888 to 2008) in digital format -
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12 One-Year Personal Stunts We Can't Stop Talking About
Call them New Year's resolutions on steroids: The past few years have seen a variety of people publicly pledge to spend 365 days living a more environmentally friendly life, whether by eating locally or giving up money altogether.
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New York Subway Train Filled With Apples Is Emptied Onto Platform, Illustrates Food Waste (Video)
Every day, New York City residents waste 270,000 pounds of food. Want to know what that looks like? Here's an unforgettable way to imagine it - fill up a subway train with the equivalent amount of apples, and release it onto the
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Redefinding Resource: A Refreshing Exercise in Imagination (Video)
When I wrote about volunteerism as the cheap oil of permaculture an anonymous commenter suggested that we greenies "rejoice in the scarsity" of everything, except Government. I've always found this to be
