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...

The World’s First Plantable Coffee Cup

Source: kickstarter.com Published: March 4, 2015 “A coffee cup that has native seeds embedded within the material to be used for reforestation in your local communities”. Reduce. Reuse. Grow. was founded during a Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, landscape architecture senior...

Restaurants Give Back to The Land Through ReSoil Sacramento

Source: sacbee.com Published: January 3, 2015 Scott Thompson, program director for ReSoil Sacramento, transports scraps collected from Selland’s Market Cafe. Co-founder David Baker says ReSoil recently passed the 60,850-pound mark for its “pre-consumer waste” pickup....

London’s Red Phone Boxes Go Green

Source: go-green.ae Published: October 3, 2014   Although passers-by can use these solarboxes for free, adverts will be broadcast as they wait for the device to charge. London’s red telephone boxes of yore are largely disused, although recent initiatives have...

Giant Clothing Swap Could Be The Next Hot Fashion Party

Source: treehugger.com Published: September 16, 2014 © Margaret Badore. Global Fashion Exchange hosted a mini swap at NeueHouse in Manhattan. Margaret Badore Clothing swaps have long been a favorite way for environmentally-minded and budget-conscious people to recycle...

Upcycling

Source: runningpress.com Published: August 23, 2011 Create Beautiful Things With the Stuff You Already Have Renowned environmental lifestyle expert and Today Show regular Danny Seo shares 100 of his most inspiring projects for creative transformation. Have neglected...

10 Uses for Eggshells

Source: mnn.com Published: June 10, 2014 Eggshells make great compostable seedling containers. (Photo: Oksana Bratanova/Shutterstock) Before you throw out those scraps, consider their uses in the garden, kitchen and more. My introduction to recycling came in my...