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The Material of Public Art

Mark Mennin | Posted 10.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Artists, Artworld, New York City, Plastics, Plastic Art, Green Architecture, Green Art, Sculpture, Architecture, Biodegradable, Organic Art Materials, Corten Steel, Green News
Mark Mennin

The production of plastics, a synthetic, may be greener than the overall impact from fashioning art out of wood, what would seem to be the most organic material.

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Newtown Wastewater Treatment Plant, A Smelly and Unique Stop-Off In Greenpoint During Open House New York

Katharine Jose | Posted 10.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Trash, New York Trash, Urban Waste, Enviromental Technology, Brooklyn, Conservation, New York Waste, Green Living, Green Energy, New York, New York City, City Waste, Greenpoint, Water Treatment, Toxic Waste, Newtown Wastewater Treatment Plant, Biodegradable, Waste, New York News

By 12 p.m. on Saturday, October 10, all the free tours of the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant were full. The tall chain-link fence gate was o...

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How Green is Your Gum?

Maura Judkis | Posted 12.14.2008 | Green

Read More: Green Living, Chewing Gum, Compost, Going Green, Green Festival, Green News, Gum, Food, Biodegradable, Green News
Maura Judkis

Gum, as it turns out, is not yet biodegradable, no matter how earth friendly the ingredients are.

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America Recycles Day

Michael DeJong | Posted 12.12.2008 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Fabri, Scrap Metal, Liberty Bell, Up-Cyclying, Landfills, Environment, Aluminum, Plastic Bags, Biodegradable, Environmental Protection Agency, Paper, Glass, Green News
Michael DeJong

If you read anything in print you should know that the act of recycling paper decreases the demand for virgin pulp thereby reducing the devastation of forests.

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Life Cycle: Styrofoam: Mark of the Plastic Beast

Simran Sethi | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Devil, Non-Biodegradable, Green, Earth, Landfill, Chinese Takeout, Pollution, Green Living, 6, Plastics, Recycling, Containers, Recycle, Styrofoam, Waste, Environment, Trash, Food, Eating, Sarah Smarsh, 666, Cups, Biodegradable, Brangelina, Simran Sethi, Green News
Simran Sethi

Life Cycle is a series of posts that looks at the life and death of everyday things. Your Styrofoam lunch container of Mooshu pork is labeled with...

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