Flip-Flop Nation: Throwaway Footwear Now Taking on a Greener ‘Sole’
May 11, 2011
Flip-flops, usually made of polyurethane, are the focus of both recycling and upcycling efforts this spring.
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Seven Incredible Cigarette Art Pieces Portraying People and Animals
May 11, 2011
Would you believe that stinking, old cigarette butts can be recycled and transformed into objects of esthetic beauty?
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Dissected Street Maps Transformed into Human Bodies
May 9, 2011
Discarded maps are given a new direction in the hands of artist Nikki Rosato.
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Buckminster Fuller Challenge’s Elizabeth Thompson and George Black of ‘OnEarth’
May 9, 2011
“Green is Good” welcomes Buckminster Fuller Challenge’s Elizabeth Thompson and George Black of ‘OnEarth’ to discuss their green initiatives.
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Upgrade Your Back Yard with a Cool Green Deck
May 6, 2011
By taking the time to choose the right materials, your backyard deck can become an eco-haven.
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Green, Healthy Sandbox Sand
May 6, 2011
Finding a Mother Nature-approved, health-conscious sandbox is tough work, as one mother discovered.
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Eco-Friendly Outdoor Furniture
May 6, 2011
Time to get outside! A new generation of recycled outdoor furniture is making it hip to be green in the yard.
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The 45-Ton Mechanical Elephant That Thundered Through the Streets of London
May 5, 2011
How Londoners fell for a robotic, three-story elephant created from junk.
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A Look at the History of the Universal Recycling Symbol
May 4, 2011
What started as a contest to promote cardboard reuse became a universally identified symbol.
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91 Million Pounds of Organic and Recyclable Materials Recovered During RecycleMania
May 4, 2011
RecycleMania, which wrapped up its 11th annual recycling competition in early April, is an eight-week challenge igniting 630 schools to increase on-campus recycling rates.