Posts Tagged recycle

Repurposing Chips and Candy Bags Into Speakers

Filed Under: Environmental News on October 29, 2009

A company called TerraCycle in New Jersey is turning candy and chips bags, such as Cheetos, Mars, Doritos, etc., into speaker boxes for portable music [...]

Know Your Plastics

Know Your Plastics

Filed Under: Do It Yourself, Susatainable Living on October 16, 2009

Did you know that there are seven classifications of plastic, as classified by the EPA?  Do you know what those plastics are or how to tell what kind [...]

The Ultimate Re-Usable Grocery Bags: 4ever Bags

The Ultimate Re-Usable Grocery Bags: 4ever Bags

Filed Under: Green Technology on September 22, 2009

At the Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living Far this past weekend, we stopped at a booth run by Rodney Cyr who represents 4ever Bags.  We weren’t [...]

Send Your Light Bulbs to Washington

Send Your Light Bulbs to Washington

Filed Under: Environmental News, Green Politics on July 26, 2009

In a true, grassroots, and fundamental way, this campaign aims to protest the federal government’s forcing us to use compact fluorescent lights [...]

Dumpster Diving - the Dumpster Pool

Dumpster Diving – the Dumpster Pool

Filed Under: Environmental News on July 25, 2009

Some extremely creative people in New York saw a music video from a band in Georgia (the Pylons).  In that video was a dumpster filled with water to [...]

Woolly Pockets - Gardens in a Bag

Woolly Pockets – Gardens in a Bag

Filed Under: Green Technology, Organic Gardening on July 22, 2009

This is a really cool idea and definitely an awesome product line too.  These are breathable “pockets’ made from 60% recycled plastic bot [...]

The Story of Stuff

Filed Under: Environmental News, Susatainable Living on July 20, 2009

This is a great video.  It’s about 20 minutes long and explains the process of resource gathering, manufacturing, distribution, consumption, an [...]

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