Up North Mittens: Recycling Textiles and Creating Warmth
December 10, 2012
Recycled sweaters, repurposed buttons and other textile materials make up these handcrafted mittens made in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
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Keep Warm This Winter with The Mouse Works’ Rescued Fleece Creations
December 10, 2012
With its humorous hats and snug skirts, The Mouse Works has one mission: No reusable fleece shall be left behind.
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Recycling Profile: Raleigh, NC
December 7, 2012
Raleigh’s recycling efficiency has improved as it rolls out biweekly curbside pick-up using 95-gallon bins.
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The Dark Side of Recycling
December 6, 2012
Has greenwashing reached obscene heights by using sustainable buzzwords like “recycling” and “recycled”?
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sLAB Costa Rica’s Tobias Holler: Building a Recycling Center for Nosara
December 4, 2012
NYIT architecture students traveled to Costa Rica this past summer to start construction of a much-needed recycling center project they designed for Nosara, Costa Rica.
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Eco-Rehash: How to Make Recycled Throw Pillows in a Flash
December 3, 2012
Any old pillow can benefit from some recycled DIY inspiration.
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Recycling Profile: Milwaukee
November 30, 2012
Milwaukee’s curbside recycling program preaches efficiency, utilizing 95-gallon bins and collecting every third week.
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Bring on the Z’s with These Recycled Bedspread Ideas
November 30, 2012
Old textile materials can be recycled into eye-catching bedspreads.
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Better Practices, Better Planet 2020
November 29, 2012
The AF&PA’s initiative aims to bump paper recycling rates up to 70%.
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ShoeBox Recycling’s Ben Bowens: Recycle to Help Hurricane Sandy Victims
November 28, 2012
The footwear recycler will donate to the Red Cross for every Facebook “Like” received in November.