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Does the paper waste generated by day-to-day operations in your office drive you mad? Would the never-ending deluge of TPS reports you and your colleagues have to fill out look better in the toilet than on your boss’s desk? Well, if you have $100,000 and an inkling for irony then… Read the rest
A few nights ago, I broke down and bought a giant piece of triple chocolate cake to-go (for myself) because it looked so damn good. When I got home, I had one thing to feel guilty about — eating a giant piece of triple… Read the rest chocolate cake. When I was done,
A couple of weeks ago, we showed you mosaics made entirely of junk mail, so it feels right to bring you some trashier art now. British artist Jane Perkins began her career by creating broaches from broken bits of pieces that might otherwise be considered trash. “It all started because… Read the rest
I’m a terrible environmentalist for saying this — I’ve never even considered recycling something as inane as my plastic toothbrush. It’s ironic, considering that, like every other “dedicated” recycler in the world, I carefully unhinge and break down used cereal boxes, and decapitate every yogurt container for the sake of… Read the rest
Donate your used cellphone to victims of the Haiti earthquake by going here, and you’ll find it’s easier than sending your rent check out. With ReCellular’s Phones for Haiti program, you can actually donate to Haiti relief efforts without spending any money (and you’ll inadvertently recycle an otherwise landfill-bound phone).… Read the rest
Even if you shamefully forget to take your reusable bag to the grocery store, there are quite a few creative ways you can recycle a single-use plastic bag. Bangalore, India takes their recycling technique to another level. In order to keep plastic bags out of landfills and the ocean, Indian… Read the rest
In a rural Guatemalan village, Portland native Laura Kutner saw two problems: the high volume of plastic trash and classrooms without walls. Taking to heart the old saying, “kill two birds with one stone,” Kutner got to work.
With the help of 900 community volunteers, Kutner collected over 4,000 plastic… Read the rest
I drink water. My pets drink water. My plants drink water. The list of water-based necessities goes on and on and on. And, inevitably, the amount of water gushing out of our faucets goes on and on and… you get it. But water is not… Read the rest an abundant resource and it
The above earrings once belonged to a computer, where they served as the surface acoustic wave dual-port resonators. Now, they’re most likely being worn by someone, somewhere in the world. The company Periwinkle Dzyns is making a statement and… Read the rest saving the environment one pair of earrings at a time, by
