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Ecover is Making Bottles Out of Recycled Ocean Plastic

Source: inhabitat.com Published: May 12, 2014 Lead image via Gerry & Bonni by Kristine Lofgren Right now there are about 46,000 pieces of trash floating around in every square mile of the ocean, which is why Belgian company Ecover is now making their cleaning...

Beijing Introduces Recycling Banks That Pay Subway Credits for Bottles

Source: theguardian.com Published: July 4, 2012 Jonathan Watts Recycling firm hopes to improve profits by bypassing informal network of bottle collectors Beijing’s vast army of plastic-bottle scavengers will get an automated rival later this month, when the city...

Apple Will Now Recycle Any Product You Give Back—and Give You Credit for It

Source: time.com Published: April 22, 2014 Angel Navarrete—Bloomberg/Getty Images Matt Vella Starting today, Apple Stores will begin accepting any of the company’s products for recycling at no charge. Even better, if the items look resalable, you might even get a...

Don’t Toss It, Fix It—with Pop-Up Repair Shop

Source: mnn.com Published: March 12, 2014 Photo: Ikonoklast Fotografie/Shutterstock Starre Vartan When I spotted the “itinerant repair service for household goods of all types,” Pop-Up Repair, I cheered. I grew up fixing stuff, and I still do so. I credit...

The Green Loop

Source: presentarchitecture.com Published: March 6, 2014 New York City produces over 14 Million tons of trash every year with most of it trucked long-haul to out-of-state landfills. In a typical year, it spends more than $300 million dollars on trash transport while...

Eco Stroller

Source: inhabitat.com Published: February 12, 2014 Environmentally conscious parents don’t have to compromise on quality or design when taking little ones on an adventure in the Bumbleride Indie 4 stroller. A new addition to its popular line of high-end stroller...

Recycled Flipflops Turned into Playful Animal Toys

Source: treehugger.com Published: February 4, 2014 © Ocean Sole Bonnie Alter Abandoned flipflops are an environmental disaster. Thousands upon thousands of them are washed up onto the beaches and coast of Kenya. They destroy the natural beauty of the beaches, clog...

20,000 Discarded Cups to Be Zip-Tied into Serpentine Pavilion

Source: treehugger.com Published: January 9, 2014 Margaret Badore mbadore © CDR Studio Used cups are the material of choice for this summer’s City of Dreams pavilion at the Figment art festival in New York City. The design by CDR Studio is called “Governor’s Cup,” and...

Brooklyn Now Has A Giant Buddha Statue of Its Own and It’s Made Entirely of Recycled Materials

Source: inhabitat.com Published: November 22, 2013 Queen Mother of Reality” is a 50-foot-long form that at first glance resembles a reclining deity like one you might see in Asia. Take a closer look though and you’ll find that the Buddha-like figure has an...

San Rafael Elementary Students Craft Bench from Trash, Mud Mixture

Source: oneseedorg.org Published: August 16, 2013 The Peace on Earthbench project is a seed of inspiration…what’s your seed? The One Seed Organization is dedicated to developing partnerships to inspire and support youth to learn creative and innovative solutions to...

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