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I’d choose paper bags for my groceries, but since plastic bags are offered for free in shops and said to be not that bad for the environment, it’s hard to resist them. What is more eco-friendly: plastic or paper shopping bags?
A: Neither.
We have been conditioned to believe that paper bags are eco-friendly.
Paper is made from [...]
When I lived in the US we separated our newspapers, cans and some plastic bottles and put them into a container to be collected by a truck once a week. In Sweden we divided glass (both dark and light), metal, plastic, paper, batteries and light bulbs in a special structure in front of my apartment [...]
Last week, I gave you a list of green home improvements you can do around your home for free. Many news articles will lead you to believe that you need to spend thousands of dollars on renewable energy devices, renovations, and new appliances that you may not really need (or can afford). So, I gave [...]
Sometimes people create amazing things from recyclable materials. These creations can range from artwork to the latest green gadget. This week, I am going to tell you about 3 awesome things made from recycled products.
Australia’s Printer Cartridge Bike Path
The problem with regular paved roads is they always seem to need maintenance. Every time you turn [...]
Around the world, there are many people who follow (and perhaps sometimes even yell) the anti-plastic bag mantra: Ban the plastic bag! Well, it would seem that mantra is becoming a reality in California.
Recently, the state Assembly voted 41 to 27 to pass a bill that will ban single-use plastic grocery bags, making it the [...]
Do you love to live green? Do you have anger issues? Do you have pent up frustrations that you need to unleash on someone or something? If you’ve answered yes to all these questions, then check this out.
Macro-Sea has come up with an awesome new concept, dubbed Glassphemy! It’s a “visceral and psychological recycling center”. [...]
How do disillusioned, arty Manhattanites recycle without getting bored out of their ultra-hip, urban skulls? They smash it up.
New York artist David Belt has created a project called ‘Glassphemy!’ where patrons can at once recycle and purge their violent impulses by spectacularly smashing glass bottles into a massive Plexiglas structure. The bottle throwers are lifted [...]
Recycling has become a fairly common daily routine and social practice.
You’ll see recycling bins at airports, amusement parks, shopping centers, and tourist destinations. You may have a recycling station at your place of work, or there might be one at your kids’ school. You do it, your neighbors do it, even celebrities and government [...]
Over the years, we’ve heard horror stories of people finding medical syringes washed up on beaches, in the ocean, and other unusual places. They’ve posed a threat to the environment and general safety for quite some time. Luckily, one company has come up with a way to recycle syringes and put them to good use.
Sharps [...]
Last week, IBM announced a new requirement for all of its suppliers: they must install management systems that will track and report environmental data.
The new requirement includes 28,000 suppliers throughout more than 90 countries. It also includes the suppliers’ subcontractors—if the subcontractors’ products or services end up as a significant part of IBM’s supply [...]
Recycling is a great thing to do. It’s also a very simple thing to do. Most people will separate their glass, plastic, paper, aluminum, and other materials accordingly and simply be done with it. Others will take those recyclable items and create works of art, products or even buildings out of them. While recycling is [...]
When it comes to plastic, many people are divided on the issue. Some absolutely refuse to buy or use any plastic products. Others have no problem with plastic, as long as it’s disposed of properly (reused or recycled). Given issues such as the Pacific Garbage Patch and the more recent Atlantic Garbage Patch, I don’t [...]
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Am I blind because I do not see?
Africa. . . a land of enormous beauty, of warm people, of colorful traditions, of enormous diversity, and of devastating poverty. [...]
I came across this video on DigInfo’s Youtube Channel. It’s shot during the 2009 Eco-Products exhibition. It’s about a quiet spectacular machine that is supposed to make toilet paper from recycled, shredded paper. The machine is called White Goat (!?) and has all it needs to recycle paper right within itself. You simply put shredded [...]
According to a CNN Eco Solutions report bioplastics are booming. Even the 215,000 square foot (20,000 sq meter) carpet that politicians, activists and scientists trounced upon at the Copenhagen climate summit was made from corn. Carpets are ‘reusable’ however. Disposable packaging – containers, shopping bags, bottles and plastic wrap – is not reusable and in [...]
It would seem that the state of North Carolina has taken a great step in the world of recycling. Apparently, they are now banning plastic bottles from landfills.
The good news is 95% of North Carolina residents have access to recycling centers and all this mandatory recycling has provided over 14,000 people with jobs. There has [...]
Across the internet, you’ll find a world of information on environmental news, how to live green, how to calculate your carbon footprint, tips on saving energy, and so forth. More sites, programs, widgets and applications come out every single day. Obviously, you can’t keep track of them all. How do you decide which ones are [...]
Recycling can seem like a lot of work to some, especially if you’re a little kid. There’s cleaning, sorting and separating, hauling (sometimes rather heavy containers), and so forth.
Thankfully, the people at Ooomy Design came up with a solution for this: Recycly waste receptacles. These recycle bins encourage kids to recycle by making it a [...]
The holidays have come and gone, stores are already stocking shelves for Valentine’s Day, and many of you are probably wondering what on earth to do with that Christmas tree or all those decorations that may have lost their luster.
Luckily for you, some people have thought ahead on the matter. Earth911 offers suggestions on how [...]
Many of Brazil’s ultra-poor survive by recycling in the cities or farming in the Amazon in underground economies that both harm and help local and global ecology. A similar dichotomy is reflected in Brazil’s legitimate energy and farming markets.
‘If the desecration of the rainforest is Brazil’s carbon footprint, it is ethanol and hydro that ensure [...]
The harmful effect of continued use of plastic water bottles has alarmed many consumers. This controversy has led KOR to create a durable, fashionable, high quality and BPA-free water vessel as a safer alternative. Their limited edition ‘Thirst for Giving’ water bottles are reusable and environment friendly.
Part of the proceeds from the sale of each [...]
Last Sunday was America Recycles Day. Did you do your part?
My family and I did; however, it seems as if we were alone in our efforts once again. Those of you who read the last article I wrote about recycling and cleaning up may remember we had quite the mess on our hands. Unfortunately, a [...]
Yet another display has been created to raise awareness on trees and their usage, or rather, the waste of them. Lukas Koh—a Korean designer—created T-issue (Tree Issue) to raise such awareness about sustainability, in a most simple way. By using a tissue box made from 100% recycled paper and the graphic of a tree, Koh [...]
According to an October 5th article in the London Times, bottle caps aren’t all that recyclable. Admittedly, I’ve never really known what to do with bottle caps, metal jar lids, and other little bits and bobs that perhaps don’t strictly fit into one of the paper/plastic/glass/metal categories. Where I live in the U.K. all the [...]
Reduce, reuse, recycle has always been the mantra of most environmental advocates. With the massive plastic pollution crisis we are facing, gradual reduction in single-use disposable plastics will fail to have any kind of impact unless it is implemented along with container laws and other provisions.
An eye-opening film series called “Is Plastic Washed Up?” sponsored [...]
I am sure many of you have heard of biodegradable materials over the years. You know that materials that can biodegrade at a quicker pace are much safer for the environment, and sometimes can even be rather useful (such as in composting). You probably also know that there are items that do not biodegrade so [...]
Halloween just past last weekend. How many of you have some form of pumpkin decorating your house; maybe a jack-o-lantern? I’ll bet some of you wonder if there are better ways of disposing of poor, old jack once he goes rotten, year after year, rather than throwing him in the trash (unless you are in [...]
This past week, there has been a huge amount of new and improved eco inventions or products being put to the test. Creations range from toys to electronics to shelters. Here is a list of some that I’ve found to be the most fascinating or useful.
The Foldable Eco-Shelter
Have you ever been worried about what might [...]
A new environmental trend in North American establishments seeks to do away with trash all together. The concept is called ‘zero waste’ and it’s catching on in schools, restaurants, parks and businesses. Though the zero waste concept may sound like an idealistic goal, it signifies just how serious some people and organizations are starting to [...]
I used to hear that recycling was bunk; that it was at best in an initial or transitional phase, but currently an inefficient use of energy and resources, and even potentially polluting. Critics called it a massive, coordinated publicity stunt devised to placate the public and convince us that we’re doing something good when we’re [...]
