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No Impact Challenge: Consumer Habits And Trash
Posted by Eco Home Consultations
Mon, Sep 12
Photo Credit: Flickr/coffee core There is still time to sign up for the next No Impact Challenge starting on Sunday September 18th. Just go to www.noimpactproject.org to sign up so that you will receive more helpful tips and resources f...
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How Do You Get Rid Of That? Is Gum Compost-able?
Posted by Eco Home Consultations
Mon, Apr 11
Photo Credit: Flickr/herr_hartmann I am not one who regularly chews gum but a few weeks ago I was at a conference where I ended up drinking too much coffee, which left my mouth with a not-so-fresh feeling. My conference-...
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Things I Find In The Garbage At Work
Posted by Eco Home Consultations
Thu, Jul 29
Photo Credit: Flicker/Canadian Veggie I’ve been told that Seattle has always been fairly progressive on the recycling front, compared to other cities in the US. And lately, recycling is picking up even more steam.&n...
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Landfill Myths
Posted by Dan Weisenbach
Fri, Jun 18
Do you think that you know what's in a landfill? What do you think is the one item that takes up the most space in a typical landfill?According to The American Chemistry Council, the answers may surprise you. The litter th...
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The Ocean's Top 25 Deadliest Pollution Predators
Posted by Elizah Leigh
Tue, Mar 30
Passively surveying the depths of the sea from a shrouded perch, they lie in wait…anticipating the precise moment when they should tempt their intended prey with delectably deadly faux food. Even when fully consumed, these daredevi...
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Eco-Friendly Doggy Bags a New Concept For Japanese Diners
Posted by Linda Lucille
Mon, Mar 29
Dining in a restaurant is one of those perennial pleasures in life, made exponentially greater by the fact that you don’t have to shop for the food, prep it in the kitchen, serve it or even clean up any of the mess – just dig...
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Kicking It Old School For Charity: A Rags To Riches Story
Posted by Kieran K.
Fri, Mar 26
How many hole-infested socks do you think that you’ve chucked throughout the years…or air-conditioned shirts that always seem to disintegrate over time thanks to heavy laundering, encounters with sharp objects and the...
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8 Cool Recycling Programs That Accept Your Old Athletic Gear
Posted by Kieran K.
Sun, Mar 21
Recycle Your….Old BicycleThe non-profit New York City based organization Recycle-A-Bicycle accepts tax-deductable donations of old bicycles at either at their physical retail locations, via specially arranged Manhattan pickup...
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Food Packaging: How Much Is TOO Much?
Posted by Elizah Leigh
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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Mangled Skateboards Catch The Eco-Art Wave
Posted by Bob Kurz
Sun, Feb 28
Emerging out of the California surfboarding scene of the 40s and 50s, skateboarding enabled those who were forced by less than auspicious ocean waves to placate their need for speed by catching a ride down their closest sidewalk instead....
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