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Fashion From Sustainable Fisheries: Tidal Vision Will Use Fishing Waste To Create Stylish Looks
Alaskan start-up Tidal Visions plans to create apparel and accessories from waste produced by sustainable fisheries, like salmon skin and crab shells.
Paper From Plastic Bottles: An Environmental Win?
Mexican start-up Cronology has developed a technology for creating paper from recycled plastic bottles and minerals that’s 4 times cheaper than normal.
Turning Rice Straw Into Sustainable Materials For Building
Rice straw, an agricultural byproduct often burned as waste, is now being used to create sustainable materials for home and shelter building.
Don’t Toss That Broken Eyeshadow; Fix It!
Makeup is expensive & represents lots of embodied resources, so don’t toss that broken eyeshadow. Fix it with these instructions.
The Single Serve Coffee Waste Monster [Video]
Single serve coffee makers are convenient, and have green elements… but the amount of trash generated is staggering… even monstrous!
Canadians Can Now Recycle Single Serve Coffee Pods… For A Price
TerraCycle Canada has devised a recycling plan for single serve coffee pods that relies on consumers’ willingness to pay the costs involved.
How to Build a House with Cardboard Boxes: ECOR
Noble Environmental incorporates waste fibers from cardboard boxes, agricultural waste, and other waste fibers into its ECOR fiberboard material.
EcoSafe Digester Turns Food Waste Into Grey Water [Video]
The EcoSafe Digester is an aerobic machine that turns food waste into harmless grey water, which can be disposed of through sewer systems.
Holiday Gift Ideas… Straight from the Dump: Remade in Britain
UK residents looking for unique holiday gift ideas for friends & family may want to check out new upcycling site Remade in Britain.
Recycling Computers, Phones, and Televisions: You’re Probably Not Doing It
A new study from Staples shows that we tend to hoard our used electronics rather than recycling computers & TVs after we’re done using them.
Is Styrofoam Recyclable? Yes… Into Bitchin’ Surfboards [Video]
Polystyrene foam isn’t accepted by most recyclers – so, is Styrofoam recyclable? Yes, and the Waste to Waves program turns it into sweet surfboards.
Recycle Your Old Blue Jeans into New Home Insulation
J. Crew and Madewell’s are collecting old blue jeans to turn into home insulation… and rewarding donors with a discount on a new pair.