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Recycling & Reuse

The Absurdity of Umbrellas

September 24, 2009

A 2008 finalist in Vimeo’s Intelligent Use of Water Contest, Rainwater Harvesting is a beautiful clip from India’s Centre for Science and Environment that suddenly makes umbrellas seem ridiculous (at least [...]

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The New DIY: Dumps Inspire You

September 22, 2009

For this D.I.Y. project, don’t trek into Home Depot for your supplies, stay outside the store and look in their dumpster! (the “new” DIY = Dumps Inspire You!)
Katie Jackson (whatkatiedid.typepad.com) [...]

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Its High Time We Soaked Pot

August 4, 2009

Dry times. Our regionally-inappropriate potted plants are screaming for moisture and we’re darn tired of constantly dragging around that watering can and hose, splashing, spilling and transpirating all that good [...]

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Awesome Trash for the Wardrobe Stash

July 20, 2009

I’d like to see Jennifer Aniston and her “Smartwater” go green on the red carpet in this. That way, she could look trashy in a positive way (and smarter, too!) [...]

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The Arranged Marriage of Trash and Treasure

June 29, 2009

We were smitten when we posted Rod Pujante’s handcrafted blooms last year made from discarded water bottles and just KNEW that some discerning green-style setters would see the high-trashion potential.
Frances Baszta, [...]

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Soak Up The View From This Fab Garden Bench

June 18, 2009

Some people can look at things cast off and thrown aside and imagine something new and wonderful. Katie’s artistic eye and creative vision gave new life to an old tub as [...]

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Please, Give It A Second Thought

June 4, 2009

This double-taker was spotted at my local drugstore. Propel declares their product is now delivered with 33% less plastic. The proud declaration is displayed on a big, colorful hunk of…. plastic. [...]

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Feed Me Your PETs

May 28, 2009

Here’s a refuse container that’s happy to assist you with recycling your refuse, doing it’s dirty job with a determined smile. Made me smile, too.
(Spotted and photographed by Virginia Leonard, Thirsty in [...]

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Beware the Ecological Inspector

April 18, 2009

Please recycle your recyclables in the recycled container? All these -cycles are leaving me tongue-tied! Nice shot from laraine on Flickr, who snapped this photo in a large park in [...]

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How about Sewranee Springs? Effluessence?

March 16, 2009

Yea, marketing! With a strategic sleight of hand, we can plaster a new name over something less pleasant and magically change everyones’ perceptions! Los Angeles is on to this trick, [...]

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