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Stop the Presses

Francine Hardaway, May 12th, 2008

An article in the San Jose Mercury News tells us that it takes a gallon of oil just to make a toner cartridge. That wouldn't be so bad if we didn't discard 8 empty cartridges a second in the U.S. And if it didn't take 450 years for one to decompose. What are people doing about it? Some choose to mail ... read more

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Tagged basics, ideas, inkjetcartridge, mercury, noteworthy, recycle

Published in Electronics


Green Modular Home Uses Recycled Materials

Francine Hardaway, May 12th, 2008

There's a new exhibit at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. It's a "smart home," which uses recycled materials and an open, sunny floor plan with an emphasis on using the outdoors as added living space. The contemporary, loft-style, sustainable green home -- the mkSolaire -- was designed by Michelle Kaufmann Designs, based in Oakland, Calif, and uses recycled and ... read more

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Tagged basics, concrete, greenbuilding, gypsumdrywall, ideas, noteworthy, recycle, reduce, stone, windows, wood

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