Recycle/Reuse/Repurpose/Repair


This Startup Turns Plastic Waste into Affordable Housing

Source: unreasonable.is Published: January 15, 2016   Close-up of EcoDom plastic panel.  Brittany Lane This post is part of a series of stories featuring the entrepreneurs who participated in Unreasonable Mexico’s second annual program. Enough plastic is thrown away...

Pictures from Paris UN COP

Published: December 23, 2015 Matter of Trust President, Lisa Gautier, in Paris for UN COP21 promoting our GlobalCompostProject.org collaborative. Additionally, Lisa will be part of a larger group representing cities and researchers coordinating on climate solutions...

Veuve Clicquot Develops Packaging Made from Grapes

Source: esmmagazine.com Published: December 16, 2015 Champagne brand Veuve Clicquot has developed new, 100-per-cent recyclable packaging made from grape skins mixed with recycled paper. The move forms part of the brand’s commitment to use environmentally responsible...

One Plastic Bag

Source: writeforkids.org Published: April 18, 2015 Just in time for Earth Day, picture book author Miranda Paul talks about her new picture book, One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia, how to write impactful stories for children, and why...

PLATFORM – Excess Access (now The Hum Sum) 1998 – 2018

PLATFORM – Excess Access (now The Hum Sum) 1998 – 2018 Excess Access has morphed into our HumSum.org platform. HELP US TEST OUR NEW BETA DONATION SYSTEM!  IT IS UP AND RUNNING MATCHING GIFTS AND WISHES! NEW Free Exchange on our  TheHumSum.net TO DONATE...

Landfill Harmonic

Source: landfillharmonicmovie.com Published: June 30, 2015 Landfill harmonic follows the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, a paraguayan musical youth group of kids that live next to one of South America’s largest landfills. This unlikely orchestra plays music from...

Landfill Harmonic Trailer

Source: landfillharmonicmovie.com Published: June 4, 2015 Landfill harmonic follows the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, a paraguayan musical youth group of kids that live next to one of South America’s largest landfills. This unlikely orchestra plays music from...

Old City Buses to Be Reborn as Homeless Shelters in Hawaii

Source: inhabitat.com Published: June 16, 2015 Images © Group 70 International by Charley Cameron Honolulu has come under fire in the past year for inadequately addressing homelessness on the island of Oahu; with police officers citing the homeless for a variety of...