Focus on the Green for Your Holiday Dinner
December 17, 2010
Holiday feasts can be wasteful, resource-heavy events. But there are many ways to reduce your meal’s impact.
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Real or Artificial: Which Christmas Tree is the Greenest Option?
December 16, 2010
Both options have pros and cons when it comes to reducing your environmental impact.
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Reduce Your Waste This Holiday Season
December 15, 2010
You can lessen your gift-giving footprint by giving an experience as a present.
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Clockwork Insects Brought to Life by Mike Libby
December 10, 2010
When hearing the term “taxidermy,” we usually think of animals caught in the headlights. However, taxidermist Mike Libby recycles insects to show us their real “inner workings.”
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Recycled Alternatives to Holiday Gift Wrap
December 8, 2010
Why waste paper on single-use gift wrap? There are plenty of paper-based products that can be used to keep present-giving suspense in play.
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Skulls Carved out of Busted Skateboards
November 30, 2010
Graphic designer Beto Janz recycled snapped skateboard decks, carving them into the shape of skulls, then placed them to be reclaimed by the same skaters who likely busted them up in the first place.
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Aluminum Cans vs. Aluminum Foil
November 29, 2010
In varying strengths and forms, aluminum is a versatile, recyclable material.
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Designer Makes Literary Jewelry from Old Books
November 15, 2010
U.K.-based Jeremy May’s pieces of one-of-a-kind book jewelery are a combination of artistic beauty and topnotch reuse.
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Reuse the 8-Track as a Canvas
November 15, 2010
If you are one of the few who still has 8-tracks lying around, consider starting a recycled art project.
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Helpful Thanksgiving Conservation Tips
November 15, 2010
We’ve all seen a fridge full of Thanksgiving leftovers. But other factors — travel, decorations and utensils — produce large amounts of waste as well.