recycle

The Good Bike project is awesome. Based in Toronto, its mission is to turn abandoned bikes into public works of art. According to Treehugger, The Good Bike began when a local woman spray painted a left bike and planted greenery in its front basket. The fact that the city ticketed… Read the rest

Since 1998, Richart Sowa has been collecting the trash he finds lying along the shores of Mexico and putting it to good use. From the items, says mattermore, such as “plastic bottles to bamboo and plywood,” he once made a two-story home and three floating islands. But when those were… Read the rest

Designers at NJU Studio have come up with what we believe is a fantastic idea for upcycling that old stack of magazines into an awesome stool and room decoration. The Hockenheimer stool comes as a DIY tool of sorts–you can play with the colors of the magazine spines, switch them… Read the rest

The “Rinse Project” –an effort to encourage winemakers to actually reuse old wine bottles, rather than simply recycling them,is being pioneered by Cowhorn Winery of southern Oregon.
According to Barbara Steele, co-owner of Cowhorn Winery, as much as 90 percent of wine bottles end up in landfills… and, surprisingly, on… Read the rest

With a population of about 23 million, the island of Taiwan consumes an estimated 4.5 billion plastic bottles annually. So it’s a damn good thing the island is figuring out new ways to put old plastic bottles to new use.
According to the cabinet’s Environmental Protection Administration, Taiwan has about… Read the rest

What do you do with your outdoor and recreational “accessories” when they’re all worn out? For example–Where does your old wetsuit end up? What about your hiking shoes? And what happened to that battered skateboard deck that got so much use once upon a time? If old items such as… Read the rest

Lightweight and nutritious, energy bars may be the perfect trail food, but does the luxury of having the ideal snack warrant contributing to landfill waste? It’s the ultimate leave-no-trace hiker’s dilemma. Back in March of 2009 we ran a story titled The Energy Bar Wrapper Dilemma, which discusses the frustrating… Read the rest

This year, getting a gold (or silver or bronze) at the Olympics comes with a little bit more than ever before. That’s because this year’s medals were made with a tiny portion of recycled electronic waste. Although small in size, the amount of recycled waste used is extremely significant in… Read the rest

If you’re feeling guilty about your pooch’s negative impact on the environment, consider offsetting Fido’s carbon paw print by getting him a recycled rope leash from Krebs Recycle. The leash is actually not much more than a climbing rope in its (almost) original form — the ropes are taken from… Read the rest

The eco-apparel company Atayne wants your help launching its first-ever cycling jersey, made from 100 percent recycled polyester. But how, exactly, can you help? By voting for your favorite of three jersey designs, pictured below. In return, you’ll be entered in a drawing to win a brand-spanking-new Atayne cycling jersey… Read the rest