Better World Books’ Andrew Perlmutter: Carbon-Balanced Reuse
October 27, 2011
The Better World Books CEO talks sustainability efforts as the company continues to prove that every book has value through reuse initiatives.
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Read Between the Lines of Old Books with These Repurposing Ideas
October 26, 2011
Old books can do much more than collect dust. Behold, the reuse possibilities!
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Upcycle Old CDs
September 27, 2011
Piles of old CDs got you down? Discover creative upcycling opportunities to put them to good use.
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Natural Landscapes Recreated in Junk
September 21, 2011
Environmental artist Tom Deininger upcycles old, unwanted junk on a truly grand scale.
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Pickin’ for Green Home Renovations
September 20, 2011
Lifetime’s ‘Picker Sisters’ series demonstrates how reusing old junk is an economical and green way to spruce up any home.
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Cute Little Robots Created from Retro Household Junk
September 16, 2011
Discover how a bit of grinding, drilling and riveting can transform a pile of rusting parts into wonderful recycled junk robots with their own personalities.
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Human Bodies Created Out of Dissected Typewriters
September 15, 2011
Reduce, reuse, reassemble seems to be artist Jeremy Mayer’s recycling motto. He dissects salvaged typewriters and forms astonishingly lifelike sculptures.
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WWII Shipwreck Transformed into an Underwater Art Gallery
September 13, 2011
Recycling stories involving objects as big as ships are rare, but here’s one retired and sunken ship, the Vandenberg, that not only fulfills one new purpose, but two.
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Miniature Robo Planter People Overrun the House
September 9, 2011
Mario Caicedo Langer’s little creations are awesome examples of upcycling that give a new life not just to defunct objects, but also to plants and cacti.
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‘The Gleaners and I’ Examines Food Waste, Reuse in France
September 7, 2011
In France’s Beauce region, food waste is abundant, but with “gleaners” all around, reuse is making a comeback.