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Football-Themed Fan Can Recycling Containers

Brian Yalung — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:12:49 +0000

Coca Cola continues its recycling program efforts by now purchasing football-themed recycling containers from Fan Cans. Initially, they had purchased baseball-themed recycling containers as part of their “Give it Back” campaign but perhaps since it is football season, these new recycling containers fit the sporting mood of the season.

Fan Cans can be produced with team and sponsor logos in any color, making it easier for teams, sponsors, and sports facilities to “go green” in an impactful and fun way. The 45-gallon waste receptacles and recycling bins utilize up to 50% post-consumer and industrial plastic, are highly-durable for expanded service life, and are 100% recyclable at the end of their life cycle.

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Football-Themed Fan Can Recycling Containers

Eco-friendly Paper Jewelry

Brian Yalung — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:52:08 +0000

Christmas is all about being unique for some folks and for the coming Holidays, some people have resorted to custom-made gifts such as this one which is made of recycled paper. These hand-made creations take the form of jewelry, customized for the occasion and made by Blackberry Winter. Should you want eco-friendy gifts in the form of customized paper-based jewelry creations, you have until November 23 to make sure you have them in time for Christmas. All other orders, such as birthday presents and anniversary gifts can still be taken after this date.

You can check them out here.

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Eco-friendly Paper Jewelry

Eco-Friendly Booze Bags

Brian Yalung — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:41:43 +0000

Don’t look now but the liquor industry is starting to go green, taking its cue from the tote bags which are being used by shoppers today. Saskatchewan liquor stores take first crack, turning to these reusable bags which can hold up to six wine bottles. They will cost $0.97 each starting Sunday but will be free once they hit the market on Friday only.

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Eco-Friendly Booze Bags

Eat Your Hart Out – With These Eco Cushions

Missy — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:06:17 +0000

Colorful, vibrant and eco friendly – these Hart cushions are just what the fashion doctors ordered.

Lovely cushions made from recycled plastic bottles. These cushions are anything but boring, they’re beautifully designed and come in several bold colors and or custom prints.

The artist behind Hart Designs is Annie Hart, a Londoner who has a passion for art and design. Her work is gorgeous and each piece is eco from the outer cover to the filling and even the packing it arrives in.

To view her entire eco cushion collection, visit Hart Designs.com

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Eat Your Hart Out – With These Eco Cushions

HP Debuts New Eco friendly Printer, P2055d

Missy — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:01:45 +0000

Hewlett Packard just announced the debut of a new eco friendly printer to their roster.

The p2055d is an Energy Star-qualified printer that has built-in paper and energy conservation features.

HP specifically mentioned that the models come with instant-on technology, which can provide users with energy savings of up to 50 percent when compared against machines that still employ traditional fusing technology

And in addition to the paper conservation functions mentioned above, there is also a feature on the HP p2055d called n-up printing which allows for the printing of multiples pages on a single paper. Pretty neat.

This GREEN printer is aimed at small businesses and home based entrepreneurs.

For more information, visit the HP website.

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HP Debuts New Eco friendly Printer, P2055d

How to Recycle Dance Revolution Pad into a Handbag!

max — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:20:59 +0000

I am sure a lot of households still have these old PS2 dance revolution pads sitting and lying somewhere waiting for its crucifiction. Well, don’t let that happen and learn how to recycle them into retro-classic handbags. These won’t compete against brand name handbags out there but hey, at least you will be doing the environment a lot of good plus you will be more unique than others.

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How to Recycle Dance Revolution Pad into a Handbag!

Plastic Bags Turned into Chinese Eco Kites

Brian Yalung — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:20:33 +0000

Fun can be a vague word but if you put your wits together, you may be surprised at how you can turn used plastic bags into something useful. Like this idea which really didn’t take much thought, turning plastic bags into kites is something that anyone can really do. But for this retired engineer, Han Fushan, all it needed was some art to turn plastic bags into colorful looking kites.

Han’s plastic kites have made him into something of a local celebrity, and he is very proud of his cheap and environmentally friendly creations, which cost less than $0.15 to make.

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Plastic Bags Turned into Chinese Eco Kites

Cadbury Announces Recycled Cardboard Packaging

Brian Yalung — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:00:19 +0000

For the Christmas season, chocolate maker Cadbury is going green by offering recycled cardboards which will replace the usual round metal tins for roses and chocolates. This new move is part of their “Purple goes Green” strategy which includes a pledge to cut packaging for seasonal products by 25% in 2010. So if you are looking for those tin cans, forget it. Recycled cardboards are now in their place!

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Cadbury Announces Recycled Cardboard Packaging

Sprint Unveils Eco-friendly Packaging

Brian Yalung — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:24:06 +0000

Eco-friendly packaging is all over the news today and apparently Sprint is following the trend. Being a popular spot for mobile phones and gadgets, the need for eco-friendly packaging should be something that will place Sprint into the record books. Actually they have been named the 15th Most Green Telecom Company and are bound to be ranked higher in the future.

Beginning this month, Sprint will ship out these packages to all retail and online stores. The packages have become about 20 to 40 percent smaller, which will save 647 tons of waste each year; it will also help Sprint save 35% on packaging and shipping costs, to the tune of around $2.1 annually.

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Sprint Unveils Eco-friendly Packaging

EcoBox Express Growing in Demand and Need

Brian Yalung — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:40:00 +0000

Old boxes still have some use and this can really be made into a business with all the right intentions. And one company that has taken that route is EcoBox, providing customers with used but efficient storing options with free shipping to boot. EcoBox buys used moving boxes from homeowners who have just completed their move. The company will purchase used boxes from individuals at their store locations or EcoBox will pickup the used boxes at the customer’s home for added convenience.

Not a bad idea to surrender and make some cash out of old boxes, a lot of which are sure to be kept in your homes. Rather than throw them away, this is one consideration you can use, similar to recycling for a cause or other use.

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EcoBox Express Growing in Demand and Need

Guffly Adds “Top Guffs” To Its Daily Roster

Missy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:33:26 +0000

We told you about Guffly a few months back and how they have a new eco friendly product listed daily on their website. It’s like Woot!, but green.

Well they have recently announced that they’re adding a TOP GUFFS section, as demand for their items has increased and they want to satisfy customers looking for more than just the daily offerings.

The Top Guffs currently include customer favorites like the Buckle Up Tote made from reclaimed seatbelt scraps into a functional and stylish purse, Lego My Recycled Cuff Links made from the favorite childhood toy, and a Recycled Circuit Board Business Card Case that is made from discarded circuit boards. Each of the products is clearly labeled with what makes it eco-friendly, a label earned only after the team has researched the product to prevent greenwashing.

So in addition to the Daily Guff, now you can also enjoy their “Top Guffs” section, with lots of cool unique eco friendly gift products.

Unfortunately their site seems to be down at the moment though, it seems they’re getting loads of traffic. But bookmark the site and visit again in abit, you won’t be disappointed.

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Guffly Adds “Top Guffs” To Its Daily Roster

What Fun! Eco Tech Gear Made From Reclaimed Motherboards

Missy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:05:52 +0000

Don we now our eco friendly geeky tech gear. What geek can resist reclaimed toys and gadgets made from motherboards?

Not many. At MotherboardGifts.com, their specialization is in one-a-kind gifts all made from upcycled pc motherboards and other similar materials.

Lovely gift ideas for the eco geeky prince or princess in your world.

Everything on the site is made from recycled computer motherboards, everything. Have a look, surely you will find something for your list.

via Crafting A Green World

Check out a few of their awesomely geeky eco gift products below:

Circuit Board Dog Tags

Heart Shaped Circuit Board Pendant

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What Fun! Eco Tech Gear Made From Reclaimed Motherboards

Adorable Recycled Wool Pillow From FeltWerker

Missy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:38:50 +0000

Lovely philosophy from FeltWerker on why she uses and chooses recycled wool felt over virgin felt wool.

Feltwerker says she is drawn to recycled wool sweaters because:

Working with recycled sweaters is very inspiring, the colors are so vibrant the texture so nubby and of course repurposed. My goal is to produce functional objects that bring out a soulful response to ooh and ahh and caress. A frequent comment to my flower pins is ‘they look like candy!’

Resale shops are my favorite place to shop and where I find fabulous sweaters for felting.

Sometimes I feel like I am drowning in felt! My goal is to use all of the scraps that I create. It’s definitely a challenge. Help me out by buying scraps. You’ll love them!

As an animal lover, when you use recycled wool, less animals have to go through (what they go through) for the use of their wool. And as an environmentally friendly option, reclaimed wool is easier on the planet when you think of the energy saved by not creating virgin wool.

The cute pillow pictured above is one of FeltWerker’s creations and it features recycled felt wool from a gently used sweater and wool inside to make it nice and plump to lay on. It’s quite adorable and from the looks of it, seems to be well crafted as well.

For more such lovely pieces, visit FeltWerker on Etsy.

via Crafting a Green World and FeltWerker on Etsy

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Adorable Recycled Wool Pillow From FeltWerker

Big Head Papercraft Halloween Costume

Brian Yalung — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:02:31 +0000

Halloween may be over but you know that a lot of recycled outfits were out in the market during that stretch. Among them included this Big Head Papercraft portrait which used 370 individual paper triangles to make. To come up with something like this requires some talent and geekiness. And for the sake of finding out how the person behind it was able to come out with this costume:

The first step was to model his face in 3D Studio Max. After overlaying a wireframe, he added textures in Mudbox 2010 and Photoshop CS3, before using software called Pepakura to break the model up into printable sections.

So next season, try something like this. It is bound to be a hit for the Halloween Season having a life-sized bobble head made of paper triangles.

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Big Head Papercraft Halloween Costume

Detroit Lions Recycle Used Gear To Benefit High Schoolers

Missy — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:34:53 +0000

The Detroit Lions football team take on high school players with an arsenal of recycled gear.

Each year they donate x number of shoes, cleats and other used football equipment that otherwise would end up in a local landfill. But with the help of their community affairs coordinator Chad Walker they collect countless used gear by placing it in a HUGE box located centrally in their locker room.

When this box fills up, the recycled gear heads to Detroit area high schools and charities. Where countless boys and young men take advantage of the gently used equipment and cleats.

The Detroit Lions have been doing this for approximately seven years and as you can imagine – the goods go toward fulfilling the dreams of the next generation of players. Here’s hoping for another seven years.

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Detroit Lions Recycle Used Gear To Benefit High Schoolers

Denim Donations Being Accepted At Pine Ridge Mall In Chubbuck

Missy — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:45:46 +0000

If you live in the Chubbuck area you still have time to donate your old denim at the Pine Ridge Mall.

Feel free to bring in any old pair of jeans, in any condition and they will get recycled into insulation and used in Habitat For Humanity homes.

They note that the jeans literally can be in any condition – torn, worn or scorned – the jeans will be accepted. But you better hurry, as the deadline to drop off your old denim is tomorrow, Tuesday November 3rd.

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Denim Donations Being Accepted At Pine Ridge Mall In Chubbuck

Mural Art Made From Recycled Marble Tiles

Missy — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:08:29 +0000

(**not the mural mentioned in article)

In El Paso, Texas students and faculty erect a mural made from recycled marble tiles.

University of New Mexico at Albuquerque students and artist Roberto Salas wanted to create art that showed “there are a bunch of ways to be an artist”. Loosely translated, this means that cool art can be made using upcycled materials.

The 200 foot long wall mural was completed in a week and finished just a few days ago, all made using reclaimed marble tiles.

**I could not find a pic of the mural in question, the one above is a mural from another university project.

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Mural Art Made From Recycled Marble Tiles

2010 US Census Questionnaire Paper To Be Recycled

Missy — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:47:25 +0000

The government has announced that it will recycle 600 million US Census questionnaires.

This is the first year that the US Census has begun a recycling effort, no doubt with Obama behind the White House, this initiative will go as planned and reach its goal.

What is the goal? To send the questionnaires to the national recycling plant in Indiana and sell the material to contractors. The proceeds will then go towards federal childcare facilities all over the country.

With 600 million questionnaires, this effort should raise quite abit of money.

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2010 US Census Questionnaire Paper To Be Recycled

2010 Olympic Medals to be Made of Old PC Parts

Brian Yalung — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:27:22 +0000

For the coming 2010 Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games, all winners will receive medals made from something recycled such as an old circuit board. Vancouver metals giant Teck Resources is producing and supplying the medals along with the Royal Canadian Mint. Apparently this is one answer to that question in mind on where the old computer and busted gadgets are going. Scraps! But these are not hideous scraps, rather they are something that most people treasure, a crowning achievement for their participation in competitions. I guess the saying is true that you garbage will come back to you, but in a different and more recipient way eh?

(Source) CNet

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2010 Olympic Medals to be Made of Old PC Parts

Flat-Pack “Eco” Speakers

Brian Yalung — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:25:57 +0000

With so many eco speakers coming out, here is something that may sound the same but is actually different. These Flat-Pack Eco Speakers are made from 100% recycled materials which includes drivers and the housings. They cost only $15 but apparently are sold out. They should be great for people looking at innovative designs to deliver audio on a certain extent, maybe for portable media players.

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Flat-Pack “Eco” Speakers

Recycled Leather Bag – Timberland TRAIDremade

max — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:28:08 +0000

Check out this new design for a leather bag made from recycled leather from Timberland called TRAIDremade. Seems like a great move on Timberland to push their green efforts.

Recycled fashion label TRAIDremade has designed four exclusive handmade bags for Timberland made from reclaimed leather jackets, denim, and reconditioned Timberland shirts and jackets.

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Recycled Leather Bag – Timberland TRAIDremade

Recycled Cassette Tape Ties

Brian Yalung — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:11:00 +0000

Cassette tapes are passé and for sure you would be told that they can be recycled to something else. Apparently here is a new output once they are recycled, ties. And they are not just plain wearable ties, they are playable as well. They are designed by Alyce Santoro and Julio Cesar. They are made from 50% colored thread and 50% recorded audio cassette tapes.

The Sonic Fabric Neckties are available from Supermarket in black, dark brown and grey and retail for $90. Check out the video.

(Source) Oh Gizmo

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Recycled Cassette Tape Ties

Conestoga College Turns to Busch Recycling Containers

Brian Yalung — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:55:17 +0000

In an effort to do their part and contribute to the waste management control needs today, Conestoga College is embarking on a “Multi-Recyclers” program led by integrating Busch Systems Recycling Containers which are all custom-designed for academic and apartment recycling. Each classroom has been equipped with these containers in order to easily separate waste and recycling.

The program hopes to establish alternative recycling options for the school and will be employing recycling bins comprised of 35% recycled content that stack easily, in order to simplify separation and collection. This recycling container is ideal for academic environments as a result of its space efficient design, sturdy stacking, easy to clean design and effective collection of over 22 liters (per bin), of sorted recyclables and waste.

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Conestoga College Turns to Busch Recycling Containers

Eco-friendly Trade-in Deals at Home Depot

Brian Yalung — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:13:02 +0000

Home Depot has announced a special deal for some home stuff such as power drills and old Christmas light where customers can trade-in their old ones for more eco-friendly items as part of their Eco Options Program. For example, busted power drills can be traded in for lithium-ion powered drills and old Christmas lights can be exchanged for $3 coupons on new LED holiday lights.

Home Depot is marketing the trade-ins as part of its Eco Options program, which markets tools and appliances, for example, that are more energy efficient. The company now sells more than $3 billion in Eco Options products annually.

(Source) Examiner

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Eco-friendly Trade-in Deals at Home Depot

Fish Lips Eco-Wrapping Paper

Brian Yalung — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:13:59 +0000

Here is something green and unique for all you people out there who are preparing for the coming Christmas season. Gift wrapping is sure to be another burden for most and while many could care less on the type and design of wrapping paper that they have, check out these new eco-wrapping papers called Fish Lips from Kimi Chronis. Chronis is the owner and designer of Fish Lips Paper Designs.

All of their gift wraps are designed, printed and packaged in the USA on 100% DE-INKED recycled paper (with a minimum of 50% PCW) using non-toxic soy inks. The paper stock is a 71 lb satin finish which is luxurious and thick. No sticker type labels are on the rolls to make sure that the packaging remains 100% recyclable.

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Fish Lips Eco-Wrapping Paper

O2 Announces Online Phone Recycling

Brian Yalung — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:13:37 +0000

Called O2 recycle, O2 provides a new online service to help people in properly getting rid of old gadgets and get some monetary value as well. Among the gadgets that O2 will be considering include the likes of MP3 players, digital cameras, GPS devices and other consumer electronics. All you have to do is drop by their site, enter the details of your device, get an estimated value, print off a receipt while a pre-paid postage bag is sent to them to put the phone and receipt in and send back.

Once the package arrives and is found in good working order, O2 will send a text confirming the receipt of the goods and the net value will be deposited onto the customer’s account. For every device O2 will donate £1 to the “It’s Your Community” charity while the products are sold on to global markets by Redeem.

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O2 Announces Online Phone Recycling

Ever-Green Eco-friendly Bathroom Tissues

Brian Yalung — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:23:24 +0000

Tissue paper is another of those consumer products that have issues as far as eco-friendly awareness is concerned. However, there have been efforts to bring eco-friendly tissue paper, mostly made of recycled materials and one such brand is being brought about by Ever-Green. Their new tissue paper is made from 100% recycled fiber and packaged in recyclable cartons. They are available in 12 roll packages and two-ply bathroom variants.

(Source) CS News

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Ever-Green Eco-friendly Bathroom Tissues

How to Recycle Old Light Bulbs into Flower Vases!

max — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:28:31 +0000

Here’s a really cool DIY by Giannina of Giannyl.com who shows you how to recycle and re-make old light bulbs into flower vases. Not only is this creative and a great idea for our ever-polluted world, this can be good for your environment plus add some unique flower vases into your home.

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Foot Operated Can Crusher

Brian Yalung — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:39:56 +0000

Perhaps most of you have seen how we can help in the can recycling measures done today. Well one thing common is to make them flat. Some would do the standard way, step on it. However for harder aluminum cans, that may not be so easy. If you want to something handy to use, check out this Foot Operated Can Crusher. The Can Crusher is a simple but effective portable device; just place your empty can on the crusher shelf and press down using foot pressure alone. The crusher is suitable for aluminium cans and steel cans.

Price: £12.72

Also available at Amazon for $19.98 here

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Foot Operated Can Crusher

ABC Fine Wine Takes Cork Recycling To New Heights

Missy — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:28:45 +0000

In Tampa Florida a fine wine store is designing one of the largest cork recycling initiatives in the state. Why cork? Cork is a natural product that can be recycled into many things, such as floor and wall tiles, car engine gaskets, and even fishing rod handles.

Companies such as TerraCycle and Yemm & Hart seek out recycled cork to create these products and then sell the products to large retailers like Target, and other office supply stores or direct online via their website.

ABC Fine Wine & Spirits has set up drop off boxes in each of their 1,500 locations across the state of Florida so that anyone can come in and drop off their wine corks. And many have done just that, but in large quantities. As mentioned on their cork recycling page, a guest delivered approximately 1,400 corks to their Winter Park store on September 22nd, 2009. That’s a whole lotta corks.

In addition to keeping the corks out of landfils, ABC donates .02 per cork to several charities they work with. A rep from ABC mentioned that it may not seem like alot, “but if ABC stores collect just ten corks each day in each store, that’s more than $10,000 a year in donations”.

So with the help of consumers who bring back their used corks, to Terra Cycle who processes the corks and turns them into upcycled beautiful things, ABC is hoping to make a BIG difference in Florida…and beyond.

For more information and to find out how you can help, visit ABC Fine Wine.

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ABC Fine Wine Takes Cork Recycling To New Heights

Excellent Example Of A Local Shoe Recycling Event

Missy — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:19:50 +0000

Are you wanting to create a local shoe recycling event in your town and need inspiration? Look to the Moms and Tots initiative in Morristown, New Jersey.

Amanda Powers a member of the group and a mom decided to create a local shoe recycling event in her hometown to entice other moms to bring out and donate old gymshoes. Where do the gymshoes go? They go to the Nike Reuse-a-Shoe program and there they get turned into awesome playgrounds and basketball courts. Through the event everyone (not just moms) are encouraged to bring in a pair (or two) of shoes that either no longer fit or simply have seen better days.

Once Nike receives the donations, their process is pretty cool. They ship to one of their two processing locations, one in Oregon and one in Belgium, where the shoes are sorted and processed into three types of raw material: rubber from the outsole, foam from the midsole and fabric fibers from the upper. That stuff then goes on to be integrated into courts, fields, and playgrounds.

The Moms and Tots group set up the recycling drive as an event and has proven to be a great idea in Morristown. So it might work well in your neck of the woods as well.

For more information on the Nike Reuse-A-Shoe recycling program head on over to their website.

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Excellent Example Of A Local Shoe Recycling Event

Got Old Floppy Disks? Send Them To Disk-Art

Missy — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:47:47 +0000

If you have old 3.5 floppy disks lying around that you no longer use (and why would you?) send them in to Disk-Art.

As their name suggests, they create art from discarded and recycled disks. Everything from exclusive wall art to photo frames and single disk fun stuff.

The guys and gals from Disk-Art want to breathe new life into your old floppies, so round them up and send them off.

For complete details, visit Disk-Art.

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Got Old Floppy Disks? Send Them To Disk-Art

Amazing Sculptures Made From Recycled Steel

Missy — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:12:32 +0000

On Broadway in New York City several amazing sculptures made from recycled steel will make their stunning debut.

Artist Carol Eisner is the visionary behind the sculptures, she’s been creating and designing them for many years. One interesting feature of the exhibit is that each ginormous art piece has a call in number wherein those admiring the art can call in and hear a detailed description of the pieces and if they wish, leave a comment.

The nine recycled steel sculptures which are beautifully twisted and curved are scattered around Broadway and are sure to create an impression in the open air art world.

To view some of the pieces online and to find out where on Broadway they’re located, visit the Susan Eley Fine Art website.

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Amazing Sculptures Made From Recycled Steel

Old Tin Cans Become a Fashion Accessory

Brian Yalung — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:42:29 +0000

With the right connections and aid, some people just need some push to properly get noticed. And for Melissa Hartzel, one lucky African local got a big shot in the arm from his craft, turning old aluminum cans into fashion accessories and hence being paid for it. Handbags and baseball caps were made out of old tin and aluminum and as you can see, they are fine work from recycled efforts. And Old Tin Cans LTD has been making sure that they get their due.

So far, her Web site has sold more than 500 of their items, including tin can bags, hats, vases, and fruit bowls, and purses made from old records and license plates, to customers around the United Kingdom and in Israel, Switzerland, and the United States. At least Hartzel lent a helping hand to these people who really have some neat ideas in mind eh?

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Old Tin Cans Become a Fashion Accessory

Recycled Circuit Board Coasters

Brian Yalung — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:48:31 +0000

Here is something you can use or give as a gift without sacrificing your green intentions. These recycled circuit board coasters are made from recycled boards packed in a cork to keep them from slipping. These should be great for use in the dining table or if you have guests whom you will be serving drinks. They come in varying designs, depending on the type of circuit board that is available.

Price: £1.99 (Single); £7.15(Set of 4)

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CD Dimensions New Recycled CD/DVD Sleeves

Brian Yalung — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:34:18 +0000

CD Dimensions provides people with a lot of CDs another eco-friendly packaging option with these new recycled CD or DVD sleeves. They are made from post consumer waste paper pulps which take the design of standard paper-based sleeves with clear windows which we normally see from packaged CD installers today. Printed in green on the back of the CD sleeve is “Made from 100% recycled post-consumer fiber” which should cap off the green efforts of these functional CD sleeves.

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Get Hip With Recycled Cereal Box Business Cards

Missy — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:06:51 +0000

How cool are these business cards made from genuine recycled cereal box cardboard?

The video does a nice job of showcasing the quality of these business cards from USB. They are manually printed via Letterpress, cut via guillotine paper cutter and each comes in either the Wheaties, Cheerios or Fruit Loops variety cereal box. Next time you’re low on your set, try these and see what reaction you get from your peeps.

Surely at the very least, these eco hip business cards will be conversation starters. And what leads to business better than a conversation rooted in interest and surprise.

Get hip and check out the recycled cereal box business cards from USB.

via USB Cards and video via You Tube and This Is Green

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First The Samsung Reclaim, Now The Samsung Blue Earth

Missy — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:20:48 +0000

In a continuing line of eco friendly phones from Samsung, we now have the new Samsung Blue Earth.

This tablet style touchscreen phone is the latest GREEN model from Samsung, and it features a screen made from recycled water bottles, a neat solar panel on the back which Samsung claims can get about 15 minutes of talk time after an hour in the sun, and cool extra features as well besides the eco stuff, such as GPS capability and an impressive 3mp camera.

The Samsung Blue Earth is not available in the US, but might very well be if other similar GREEN Samsung devices sell well. Currently the Samsumg Reclaim is their only US marketed eco friendly phone, which we wrote about a few weeks ago.

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Chair Stools Made From Recycled Milk Jugs

Missy — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:28:25 +0000

In Australia a design team by the name of Design By Them have conceptualized seats made using recycled milk jugs.

A flat sheet of recycled material is what these seats are made of. Folded and then hand assembled to form the chair like seat, the small chair is sturdy, UV and water resistant.

The UV and water-resistant stackable stool is the product of Australia-based DesignByThem. Sarah Gibson and Nicholas Karlovasitis, the creative minds behind DesignByThem, collaborated on the design and plan to add a table and shelving to the eco-friendly product line.

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Congressional Record Now Printed On Recycled Paper

Missy — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:29:18 +0000

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Did you know that the daily Congressional Record is now printed on recycled paper?

According to house speaker Nancy Pelosi an average of 1.4 million pounds of greenhouse gases each year are now avoided by printing the massive Congressional Record on recycled sheets of paper, versus virgin paper. And massive is putting it mildly. Every single day that Congress is in session, 4,100 copies of the statements are printed out. Wowza!

As the writer of the article I’m sourcing so cleverly put it, “why in this digital age do we even have a PRINTED version of the Congressional Record?” He goes on to answer because Congress needs to keep (for posterity reasons) physical proof of what they say and what takes place on the floor. In other words, a digitized version would be open to hackers, alterations, etc.

Isn’t that possible with a PRINTED version as well? Well not the hacking part, but the alteration part. I’m sure it’s only a matter of time before it goes strictly digital, as paper (i’m sure) will one day be a thing of the past.

Note there is an online version of the Congressional record, but it’s accompanied by the printed version as well.

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Recycled Glass Dishes And Plates Can Be Both Pretty And Sustainable

Missy — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:31:41 +0000

Let’s face it, fine dishware can be expensive. However, there is a way to go green and still keep the elegant style you crave. Recycled glass plates need not be boring and discolored. The guys from Working Wonders have created a great design in the Healing Garden Set. While the price is steep, they are beautifully decorated with a side of eco-friendly.

RecycledGlassworks.com has other solutions with nicely textured glass dishes made entirely from recycled glass. Priced in singles or sets of four, these swirl-decorated dishes are perfect additions to your glassware plates and they help the environment.

While recycled glassware can be just as expensive as non-recycled, you can find fantastic deals from both Amazon and Ebay. It’s easy to go green and save on some great deals – just make sure you get good reviews on products and buyers when going to larger marketplaces.

Recycled glassware can be fantastic for enhancing your dish sets, and it instills that great feeling of helping the environment.

Consider these two options today.

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Recyclable Wash Basins by Wet

Brian Yalung — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:31:22 +0000

Combining recycling efforts with a touch of vivid coloring can really be something that can produce unique and creative things. Creations such as these recycled wash basins from wet can capture any consumer’s eye, particularly the ones with an eye for art. These freestanding Fusion washbasins are 100% recyclable, indestructible, non-toxic, child-friendly and easy-to-maintain.

These recyclable washbasins are also available with illuminated bases, boasting halogen lighting set on dimmers for a glow that’s soft, bright, or somewhere in between. The decor options are endless with these stylish, sustainable bathroom accessories. A great item you can add to your home anytime!

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Gorgeous Recycled Glass Plates (With Purpose)

Missy — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:18:44 +0000

What is beautiful, eco friendly and has an awesome purpose attached to it? PlatesWithPurpose.com of course.

Each plate made and sold at Plates With Purpose benefits one of several distinct charities and organizations in the greater Pittsburgh area. Which organizations benefit? See below.

PlatesWithPurpose donates 15% of each plate sale to the organizations below:

Butterfly, Forbes Hospice
Elephant, National Autism Association
Forget-me-not, Alzheimer’s Association
Healing Garden, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Heart, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh
Ladybug, United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation
Bach Signature, Bach Choir of Pittsburgh
Stars, Persad Center & Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force
Trees, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
Wheat, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
Sunflower, POWER (Pennsylvania Organization for Women in Early Recovery)

To add an eco friendly touch to their idea, each plate is made using recycled glass and designed beautifully. A great mission, a great product and a fantastic idea all combine and make up Plates With Purpose.

For more information and to view the gorgeous custom plates, head on over to the website.

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Gorgeous Recycled Glass Plates (With Purpose)

Super Cool Drinking Glasses Made From Recycled Beer Bottles

Missy — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:01:37 +0000

This is too cool for school, even for Alternative Consumer. They have found a retailer in the UK that makes these super awesome drinking glasses out of recycled beer bottles.

The bottles are heated, melted, cooled and formed into a full drinking glass, each one in fact holds an entire bottle’s worth of beer. The Corona style comes with a black matching rim and is flared to accommodate a lemon or lime.

If I could figure out how to make these, I would. Or if I had the proper tools. Local restaurants in town go through barrels full of beer bottles each week, and it would be super duper neat to turn that WASTE into these awesome looking glasses.

To have a closer look and maybe snag a pair of these cool recycled beer bottle drinking glasses, head on over to By Nature. These would also make an excellent gift idea for that beer drinking greenie in your life.

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Super Cool Drinking Glasses Made From Recycled Beer Bottles

EcoTrax Recycled Rubber Flooring Tiles

Brian Yalung — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:20:17 +0000

Swisstrax has announced the special offering of recycled rubber flooring tiles that is made of reprocessed goods. As the attention for eco-friendly products and measure continue, the company is turning recycled parts into quality recycled flooring tiles at affordable prices. there are no chemicals needed for installing these snap-together tiles.

They will also either buy back your floor and pay you a fair price or give you a credit towards future purchases of garage flooring products should you decide you want to use a different style or color of tile. Swisstrax will offer these easily-installed recycled flooring tiles in their most popular colors in 2 tile designs.

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Excellent Upcycled Zipper Bracelet, An Etsy Exclusive

Missy — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:32:25 +0000

Adorable upcycled bracelet made using vintage zipper slides, steel wire, silver-plated jump rings, crimp beads, and a silver-toned clasp.

The bracelet is an Etsy exclusive and is hand painted in chartreuse green by the seller. The clasp is adjustable to fit any size wrist, even small ones, like mine.

The seller has other jewelry created with vintage zippers, but this was my favorite. I didn’t care for the necklaces, but these bracelets were quite lovely.

Have a look at her Etsy store for more colors and other upcycled jewelry items.

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Excellent Upcycled Zipper Bracelet, An Etsy Exclusive

Eco Smart Cutting Board Made From Recycled Food Grade Plastic

Missy — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:29:47 +0000

Eco friendly cutting board gets sourced from a combination of 100% recycled food grade plastic and flax husk, which is derived from flax seeds.

The poly cutting board is normal in all other regards and would be a nice addition to any kitchen. It’s dishwasher safe in any cycle and another interesting and neat feature about the eco smart cutting board is that they have a take-back program, which means that when the cutting board reaches the end of its life cycle, its producer will take it back. You would send it back via a prepaid shipping label.

It’s available at Target and online via Amazon.

via Amazon

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Food Costume Contest Has GREEN Category, Enter To Win Grand Prize

Missy — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:30:45 +0000

Speaking of Halloween food costume ideas, if you have a smashing idea be sure to enter the food costume contest over at SupermarketGuru.com

The contest is open to anyone and is categorized as following:

1. Most Original
2. Most Realistic
3. The costume that makes you the hungriest
4. The costume that makes you the most scared
5. Most environmentally-friendly

So if you make your own costume from recycled materials or employ sustainable practices to create the food costume, you’re good to go. Enter online via email and submit either a photo of the costume or a video.

Yep, this is Halloween 2.0, so get that video entry in.

If you are chosen as the grand prize winner, you get two round trip coach tickets anywhere in the continental US, a $100 gift card to your fave supermarket and an exclusive “SuperMarketGuru” reusable canvas shopping tote bag. Not bad at all a prize for a food costume contest.

Deadline to submit your photo and or video entry is Friday, November 6th.

Good luck!

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Painted Thunder Drum

Brian Yalung — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:11:03 +0000

These drums may seem familiar if you were out there stranded on an island and find yourself with inhabitants that time forgot. But seriously, they are drums made from Asia using recycled card and wire strings.

They come in various colors and styles and as you would guess, makes some loud noise that should wake the thunder gods up! Use it as an authentic piece of furniture or if you are a musician, drum to the beat via the eco-friendly route.

Price: £11.70

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Recycled Paper Tissue For Holiday Gift Wrapping

Missy — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:54:16 +0000

Holidays are coming up soon and some people like to save money by shopping early, and this includes gift wrapping accessories. If you’re looking for eco friendly gift wrap items, take a look below at the recycled paper tissue I found over at Etsy.

The seller describes the gift wrapping tissue paper as 100% recycled, made in the USA and that 30 sheets come in one pack. For shipping she has several options available.

Pictured is only black, which is kinda cool. But she does carry other colors as well, per the item description.

This might be a great way to green up your holiday purchases this season. Give her shop a try.

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