Vatican updates its talking points for the 21st century, tells people if they don't recycle, they're going to hell picked by doggylives 2 years ago

This is one place where it ends up, anyway. picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago

Why were people throwing gum on the sidewalk? And why wasn't there a place to dispose of it in an environmentally responsible way?

Introducing... The Envyrobubble! picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

Working with a Maine-based environmental organization called Reverb, which also helps to “green” the tours of artists Barenaked Ladies invited “greening coordinators” to gather up broken and used strings from the stage after gigs to be recycled into jewelry. picked by suebe 3 years ago

According to the description - "Reduce, reuse, recycle. The Twist & Spout garden pourer fits most common recyclable soda and water bottles so you can reduce waste by reusing throw away bottles and then finally recycling them when you're done... So reuse those old bottles and go green!"

My point?

Why do you need a new piece of plastic to use old soda bottles to water your plants? picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

Christmas manages to be super consumeristic eating up tons of resources, help it be just a little green, if at all possible. picked by Muppetmaker 2 years ago

A cheap system to recycle human waste into bio-gas and fertiliser may allow 2.6 billion people in the world access to toilets and reduce global warming, an Indian environmental expert says. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

And use the parts to make these creative (and vaguely nerdy) accessories. Too bad I don't have a computer that I can get rid of at this time. picked by kirbykirst 2 years ago

If you're like the most of us, what you do to your junk is just throw them in one bin. Of course, there are also these people that segregate plastics from this and that.
And then, there's upcycling

My favorite is the bird feeder. picked by pandorarin 8 months ago

Seventh and eighth grade students in Canada collected more than 12,000 used batteries to recycle only to have local authorities refuse to pick them up. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

They’ve rounded up thirty things people mistakenly try to compost or recycle. In the case of composting, we chose items generally avoided by experienced compost gurus. For recycling, we’ve picked things prohibited by most municipal sytems, or of limited use to commercial recyclers. Ready? To the bins! picked by mattgup 4 months ago

Download the program, run it, and it will tell you where all your deleted files are, and if they can be restored. Great if you've accidentally deleted a file from the Recycle Bin.

Windows users only. picked by TheStep 3 years ago

Terracycle, a NJ based company that got its start selling worm poop, has built alliances with major companies to recycle packaging into useful items.

I own a purse and cellphone case made out of recycled candy wrappers from a different vendor. picked by suebe 1 year ago

The Freecycle Network is made up of 4,521 groups with 5,324,000 members across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. picked by doggylives 1 year ago

...as hair bands. picked by mandolinorange 2 years ago

No mercury, lead or plastic in the machine. Wood panels impregnated with *seeds* so that when you throw the thing away, it'll grow new trees! picked by henkspaan 1 year ago

It began with a line of plastic bags ghosting the surface, followed by an ugly tangle of junk: nets and ropes and bottles, motor-oil jugs and cracked bath toys, a mangled tarp. Tires. A traffic cone. Moore could not believe his eyes. Out here in this desolate place, the water was a stew of plastic crap. It was as though someone had taken the pristine seascape of his youth and swapped it for a lan... read full post picked by psycmoe 1 year ago

Keep up with times and make your own cloth bags. picked by gammerus 2 years ago

To make your own brown paper bag recipe cards follow these easy step by step instructions. Make a set of blank cards to give as a housewarming or wedding gift. picked by DaftGretel 10 months ago

City Commissioner Sam Adams is pushing a plan to impose a fee on grocery bags. Paper or plastic.
Adams, who hopes to have the fee in place before he takes over as mayor next year, said he has yet to decide how much to charge. But he's discussing that the City Council vote for a fee ranging anywhere from a nickel to 20 cents per bag. picked by muppet 1 year ago