Bags more or less all look the same, yet these days a lot of bags are coming with their own power source, a set of solar panels placed on the front which are powerful enough to charge mp3 players, cell phones, PDA’s a
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Filed by David Allen at June 11th, 2007 on 7:00 am
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Making shoes by hand is an exclusive business, but using recycled and reusing or reworking vintage materials make the shoes made at Henrietta Rose Samuels very special indeed.
The designs have a distinct Japanese feel t
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Filed by David Allen at June 11th, 2007 on 6:00 am
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Artist Tyler Bender of Tyler Bender Co. takes the covers of old books, restructures them and fills them with unique recycled papers to make one-of-a-kind and beautiful journals. All the paper is hand-cut and then the jou
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Filed by erin at June 10th, 2007 on 11:00 pm
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I’m so in love with eco-fashion right now! I just can’t stop writing about it!
This line of dresses, from BTC Elements, are completely re-created out of those gaudy 1980s power polyester dresses. The design
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Filed by erin at June 10th, 2007 on 6:00 pm
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Major e-retailer Staples, has a recycling program in place for those who need to recycle their used computers, laptops, printers, faxes, monitors, and other e-waste. Just drop off and Staples will take care of in
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Filed by Missy at June 10th, 2007 on 12:38 pm
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Pier I has this awesome basket to hold your magazines, that itself is made out of magazines! Recycled paper is hand-stitched to a basket, for an eco-style that can’t be beat!
There are two basket styles and a matc
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Filed by erin at June 10th, 2007 on 11:00 am
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Maki is this fabulous fashion line by two sisters from Singapore who take old, discarded items and turns them into fantastic fashion treasures.
Their website states
The story of Maki Squarepatch is about taking discar
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Filed by erin at June 10th, 2007 on 10:21 am
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This could possibly be one great idea, they have been turned into note pads, not a very dignified end to such a distinguished career, but hey, this is strictly lo tech compared to what have at our disposal.
NEW COLOURS!
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Filed by David Allen at June 10th, 2007 on 9:00 am
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These bags are stylized and have a designer following; they are virtually completely recycled by using old car seat belts and truck tarps.
Once made they have an individual feel about them which is great as it gives a p
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Filed by David Allen at June 10th, 2007 on 7:00 am
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It the UK it is estimated that only around 2% of disposable batteries are recycled, in fact most are unaware that they actually can be recycled at all, what this means is that there are almost 30,000 tons of these batter
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Filed by David Allen at June 10th, 2007 on 6:00 am
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The powers that be at, NAU, have created a line of sustainable sleek apparel to rival big honchos like, Patagonia and Nike. This socially responsible retailer based in Portland, Oregon is committed to changing the wor
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Filed by Missy at June 9th, 2007 on 1:02 pm
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Plastic Bags are used in heavy concentration, statistics are showing that “on average each person consumes over 290 plastic carrier bags per year” and that is why it is time to get drastic about plastic
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Filed by Missy at June 9th, 2007 on 10:13 am
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Made from guilt free recycled leather this bag is hand made with front and inside pockets, it is fully lined and has a snap closure.
Believe it or not this bag is large enough inside to take an average sized laptop, whi
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Filed by David Allen at June 9th, 2007 on 9:00 am
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Today through my daily research and surfing, i came across a good article on biodegradability, and just exactly what is the meaning of this commonly used word. The author states several questions should be asked when tr
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Filed by Missy at June 8th, 2007 on 6:20 pm
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To help reduce plastic bag use, Ikea, is promoting the use of their Big Blue Bag, which they have recently reduced the price of to just .59 cents. The reason they are in favor of this measure is because “the amoun
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Filed by Missy at June 8th, 2007 on 4:33 pm
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