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    When Life Gives You Beach Plastic, Make Trashy Post Consumer A...

    Posted by Linda LucilleUser2449_level Wed, Mar 17
    Of the 14 billion pounds of plastic waste that makes its way into the ocean annually, approximately 1/3 or 4.6 billion pounds is generated by Americans. By now, most people are aware that a Texas-sized plastic particle dumping zone du...
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    Food Packaging: How Much Is TOO Much?

    Posted by Elizah LeighUser517_level Thu, Mar 11
    Flipping through the weekly grocery store ads, my eyes zeroed in on an incredulous, budget friendly pantry-stocking opportunity – one dollar boxes of cereal. I told myself in a bizarre deep-throated Cajun voice that I only whip out...
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    Would a Plastic "Wall Of Shame" Get You To Quit The Habit?

    Posted by Bob KurzUser2096_level Thu, Feb 25
    Porn is big business, whether it's of the flesh or food variety. While both generally involve ogling images on a computer screen, one is definitely not suitable to engage in while at work, while the other is okee-dokey...even while the ki...
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  • Plastichouse5

    Can Recycled "PET" Plastic Bottles Actually Save Lives?

    Posted by Elizah LeighUser517_level Wed, Feb 24
    Those of us who are fortunate enough to live in the western world rarely give a passing thought to how we end up with a safe and secure roof over our heads. It's just there. We have more pressing things to concern ourselves with, like how...
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    Still Life With Post-Consumer Plastic

    Posted by Bob KurzUser2096_level Sun, Feb 21
    Among the greatest artistic muses to have ever inspired the creation of poetry, art and literature throughout history, the fairer sex has almost always topped the list. Anyone who dabbles in the arts knows that even creativity must on occ...
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  • Cds-compact-discs

    Flashy Eco-Fashion Looks Using Recycled CDs

    Posted by Linda LucilleUser2449_level Thu, Feb 11
    From music and movies to marketing materials, photos, computer data storage and other novelty uses, compact discs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs have infiltrated our lives to such a great degree that they've gone from being the greatest high-tec...
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  • 10ww7pa

    Recycled Plastic Bags & NYC Subway Air Give Rise To a Menageri...

    Posted by Bob KurzUser2096_level Wed, Feb 10
    Let's be honest. Recycling tangible materials such as metal, glass and plastic into artistic creations has been done ad nauseam.   Once you've seen your 328th recycled glass sculpture, there's an evil voice that creeps up ins...
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    3 Fresh Green Ways To Say “I Love You” This Valentine’s Day

    Posted by Elizah LeighUser517_level Tue, Feb 09
       "I Love You" Gift Idea #1: Identify a time when your sweetheart will be away from their home for a large portion of the day, slip into their humble abode and give them the gift of a greener personal environmen...
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    Recy-Blocks: Eco-Building Material Made Out Of 100% Plastic Tr...

    Posted by Kieran K.User3446_level Thu, Feb 04
    Alternative building materials that make good use of recycled, reclaimed and sustainable (rather than virgin) resources are cropping up more frequently than ever before thanks to the innovative approach of forward-thinking product designe...
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    Photographic Evidence of What YOU Really DO With Your Pup’s Poo

    Posted by Bob KurzUser2096_level Thu, Jan 28
    A tell-tale sign that you're a dog lover? Every item of black clothing that you own looks like it's growing a lush shag carpet thanks to perpetually magnetic doggy hairs. Another indicator?  When Fido hits the street in search of swe...
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