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Eliminating Capitalism? July 4th, 2008

Terracycle Turns Trash into Useful Stuff

Archaeologists from the future might think that the most valuable product from contemporary society is our garbage. The Egyptians and Incans horded gold in royal tombs, and we horde our plastic refuse in giant landfills!...more

Trash Crisis Brings Out the Garbage Police June 30th, 2008

Europe Will Have to Recycle More, Dump Less

In the city of Whitehaven in northern England (almost at the Scotland border), Britons are balking at a government crackdown on trash. Earlier this year, for example, local bus driver Gareth Corkhill was fined $215...more

REUSE REUSE REUSE RECYCLE! The NEW 4 R's! May 26th, 2008

What Could Possibly be Better than Recycling? Reusing Before you Recycle!

We all understand the importance of recycling, but there's an extra little step we can take with our recyclable materials on the way to the recycling bin to help reduce our waste even more! To...more

Reduce, Reuse... FREECYCLE April 29th, 2008

Online service helps connect your extra stuff with those who need it

Let's say you have a bike you don't need. Or a pile of extra magazines sitting in your house. Or some clothes your children have outgrown. You could throw them out. You could recyle them....more

Five Ways to Use eBay for Your Green Wedding April 15th, 2008

Buy Less New Stuff for the Big Day with eBay

  1. Your dress. eBay can be used to find not just your dress, but your bridesmaids' dresses, your flower girl's dress, the groom's suit, shoes, and accessories. And often, they are CHEAP! You can go...more

Can You Make Overconsumption Look Good? March 24th, 2008

Artist Teaches Us How and Asks Us To Use Less

I got an email with the subject line: "What does a pile of 426,000 cell phones (the number retired in the US everyday) look like?" I clicked on the link and was mesmerized by artist...more

Getting the Goods on Green Medicine March 17th, 2008

Yes, it does exist!

Did you ever know a kid who counted seasons by super-awesome holidays? In other words, Easter baskets (Spring!); fireworks (Summer!); candy (Fall!); presents (Winter!). Yeah, well, that was so not me. I was incessant hay...more

Back To Basics - RRR February 7th, 2008

Back to Basics RRR, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. The 3 R's have been around since I was a kid but they're still around because what they stand for is powerful. I think it's important to...more