Calling All Superheroes! Recyclable Toys a Hit This Holiday Season
December 10, 2013
Made from 100% post-consumer recycled fiber, Play from Scratch’s line of toys makes eco-friendly play a reality.
Sophia Bennett is a freelance writer based in Eugene, OR. Her work has been featured in more than a dozen magazines, newspapers and blogs. She is a dedicated home recycler, an avid thrift store shopper and a huge compost nerd.
Sophia's other professional experience include six years with the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County, an internationally recognized leader in the field of nonprofit waste-based business development, and a year as an economic development and recycling coordinator in the U.K. She's volunteered with the Oregon State University Extension Service Compost Specialist program and Willamette Farm and Food Coalition. In her spare time she enjoys cooking, reading, crafts, gardening and spending time with her husband and twin daughters.
December 10, 2013
Made from 100% post-consumer recycled fiber, Play from Scratch’s line of toys makes eco-friendly play a reality.
November 18, 2013
The Rochester, NY-based company turns food waste into usable products like animal feed, nutritional supplements and biofuels.
August 5, 2013
All of that dryer excess is the perfect organic material that can be reused again and again.
July 29, 2013
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July 18, 2013
California-based footwear company Sanuk makes incredibly comfortable flip-flops out of the squishy pads that yogis pose upon.
May 28, 2013
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May 28, 2013
One Oregon-based nonprofit is instilling recycling habits onto its youthful followers.
February 19, 2013
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February 19, 2013
A reusable to-go box program is sparing landfills thousands of throwaway food containers on a monthly basis.
October 25, 2012
The eco-focused conference and expo proved there is still much to be learned when it comes to reuse.