Tag Archives: recycling
Recycled paper crafts: Origami at its best!
Origami is a unique sculptural art that allows artists to delicately replicate their imaginations into tactile paper forms. For some it is like playing a symphony; it allows composition and performance as an expression of ingenuity. Unlike the rest of us, who use paper only for scribbling; for papercraft artists every sheet of it brings forth a whole...
German Post Offices Plan to Cash in on e-Waste
Mobile telephones and personal computing devices have taken a lot of business out of the post office. Personal letters and corporate mailings now largely have been replaced by digital-age communications.
But the post office may get the last laugh. In Germany, the post office plans to make a good business by collecting old mobile phones, household electronic...
New Bridge in Wales Made from Recycled Plastic Waste
European engineers have completed a 90-foot bridge over the River Tweed in Wales that is made completely from recycled plastic, the first thermoplastic bridge to be built outside the U.S. The bridge,which consists of 50 tons of recycled high-density polyethylene materials that would have otherwise been buried in landfills, is able to support vehicles...
Recycling Your Coffee Grounds
A nice filter coffee … mmm.. I don’t think there’s anything that tastes better ..except maybe for pizza. If I was ever doing anything else for a living, I think I would like to work in a shop that sells coffee beans ..or pizza .
One of the great things about filter coffee is not only the better taste compared to instant, but the grounds...
Tucson Padres Honored by Arizona Recycling Coalition
Minor league baseball team the Tucson Padres were recently recognized by the Arizona Recycling Coalition as having the best recycling program in Arizona in the Entertainment and Sports category.
Working with the City of Tucson Environmental Services Department, the team set up large recycling containers at all home games. Their initial goal was to...
Why the Defense Department is Way Ahead of Congress on Clean Energy
It should come as no surprise that fossil fuel companies are trying to discredit their biggest competitors: the clean energy industry. Together with their allies in Congress, they are trying to use the failure of one solar company to paint the entire renewable sector as a dangerous risk.
The people actually in charge of keeping this country safe,...
8 Things You Didn’t Know you Could Recycle
I have a large, shameful pile of junk in my basement that has been growing out of control for three years. I try not to look at it when I pass it, because when I do, I inevitably feel that flush of guilt: “Why haven’t I recycled this stuff already?” But for many items, from packing peanuts to old scraps of carpet, it’s not as easy as putting...
Margaret Atwood’s New Book is Made of Straw Paper
Margaret Atwood, writer and Canada’s National Treasure, is issuing a limited edition of her latest book on straw paper. The paper is made solely of straw leftover after the grain harvest. Her new book, In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination, will be the first in North America to be printed on this energy saving paper.
The book, In Other...
4 FREE Recycling iPhone Apps
If you don’t know where the nearest recycling facility is, or you’re not up-to-date with the latest in green news and information, have no fear. If you’re one of the millions of people who own an iPhone then you probably know what I’m going to say next: there’s an app for that.
For absolutely FREE you can download the following 4 apps to...
Dell’s Investment in Sustainable Packaging Earns a Certified Recyclable Rating
At SXSW Eco, many innovative companies and NGOs have come together to discuss ideas for environmental protection. Local computer behemoth Dell was on hand to discuss their new packaging strategy.
Oliver Campbell was an engineer with no experience in packaging, but that didn’t stop him from joining Dell’s packaging team. As he put it, “I didn’t...
