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Building With Shipping Containers

Lori Brown, July 20th, 2009

Recycling resources through reuse has become increasingly popular in the world of architecture and sustainable design. Surfing the Web, you can find buildings constructed of everything from bottles to kitchen sinks. Though the latter is a bit ambitious, and probably less practical than the average person desires, there are many well-built examples of homes constructed of recycled materials out ... read more

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Tagged basics, buildingwith, ferrousmetal, ideas, noteworthy

Published in Metal


LCD Screens Recycled Into Medicine (Seriously)

Amanda Wills, July 20th, 2009

Here’s a new one: LCD display screens serve as more than just an entertainment outlet. A chemical in the screens can be used to manufacture medicine pills and bandages. Seem impossible, let alone, sanitary? The process is actually quite interesting. According to EurekAlert, researchers from the University of York have found a way to recover polyvinyl-alcohol (PVA), the main ingredient ... read more

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Tagged basics, ideas, medical, noteworthy, television

Published in Electronics


Businesses Score With Trophy Recycling Programs

Trey Granger, July 20th, 2009

A new program by Lamb Awards & Engraving is now allowing consumers to mail in old medals, plaques and trophies, providing a landfill alternative for these products when you're cleaning out the garage or a child's room. This program is just one of many throughout the country. The challenge with recycling trophies is that most of the modern awards are ... read more

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Tagged basics, clearglass, ideas, newspaper, noteworthy, productstewardship, reuse, wood

Published in Metal


Real Readers: Almost Zero Waste

Lori Brown, July 20th, 2009

Real Readers is an Earth911.com series featuring the stories of real people making a difference in the world. Are you or someone you know going above and beyond to do something for the Earth? Tell us about it! Warehouse manager and avid recycler Marvin Hill believes that success comes in the cans and not the cannots. This belief  has led ... read more

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Published in Plastic


Making Recycling Work at Home

Michelle Talsma Everson, July 20th, 2009

Recycling. It’s one of those easy green habits you know you should be doing at home without a second thought. But, like many habits, recycling is something you have to practice and get used to, especially if your community doesn’t automatically offer easy-access recycling services. The best way to make recycling easier is to organize your at-home recycling efforts. Recycling can ... read more

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Tagged basics, curbside, ideas, noteworthy, recycle, reuse

Published in Household


Future of Plastic Recycling

Amanda Wills, July 20th, 2009

You’ve got a plastic cup from Starbucks in your hand. It’s empty, and you’re ready to throw it into your recycling bin – so what comes first? You turn over the cup to see the chasing arrow symbol with #5 in the center, signifying the type of resin that makes up your cup. Now, imagine a world where these numbered resin codes ... read more

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Tagged basics, curbside, ideas, milkandjuicecartons, noteworthy, number1plasticPETE, number2plasticHDPE, number3plastic, number4plasticLDPE, number5plasticPolypropylene, number6plasticpolystyrene, number7plastic, packaging, recycle

Published in Plastic


The HHW Dilemma: Lots of Waste, Nobody to Collect

Steve Uydess, July 20th, 2009

There was probably a time in our lives, not too long ago, when we gave little thought to the ingredients in many of our household products. The one thing we wanted, whether it was our paint, pesticides, oven cleaners or our drain cleaners, was for the products to work. Perhaps there was an assumption that because we bought these items in ... read more

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Tagged aerosolcan, agriculturalusedmotoroil, antifreeze, basics, batteries, brakefluid, carfluids, degreasers, fungicides, herbicides, hhw, householdcleaners, ideas, noteworthy, paint, paintthinners, pesticidecontainer, solvents, waterquality

Published in Hazardous


8 Ways to Green Your Hygiene

Marie Look, July 20th, 2009

This story is part of Earth911’s “Green Eight” series, where we showcase eight ways to green your life in various areas. One of the easiest steps to take toward more eco-conscious living is greening up those tasks you do every single day, such as your hygiene habits. By incorporating these eight simple tips into your everyday health practices, not only will ... read more

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Tagged basics, bath, cardboard, fertilizers, ideas, kitchen, noteworthy, packaging, pesticides, recycle, shower, toilet

Published in Household


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