MTV Helps Put Expired Credit Cards To Good Use
The environmental perils of plastic seem to have no bounds. But now used credit cards can be given a second life as guitar picks thanks to a newly unv...
The environmental perils of plastic seem to have no bounds. But now used credit cards can be given a second life as guitar picks thanks to a newly unv...
Milkshake | Posted 05.14.2012
I doubt my grandpa would ever have imagined that the Marine-issued duffel bag he slugged around during World War II would 70 years later carry lipgloss, change and a cell phone and hang from the arm of an indie diva. But Alice Saunders could.
Posted 02.27.2012
From Mother Nature Network's Matt Hickman: Let’s say you made it out of the Big Easy in one piece after helping les bons temps to rouler -- hopef...
Peggy Brennan | Posted 03.11.2012
In addition to the creative benefits of repurposing, consider the cost savings. Other than labor, many of the materials are free.
Joan Brunwasser | Posted 10.09.2011
My guest today is John Wesley, CEO of Universal Lubricants. Welcome to OpEdNews, John. You're in the motor oil business, but with a difference. Can y...
Evelyne Politanoff | Posted 08.02.2011
WNYC Culture | Janaya Williams | Posted 05.25.2011
An arts organization in upstate New York, Saratoga Arts, has commissioned a sculpture using five huge mangled pieces of steel from the World Trade Cen...
Zem Joaquin | Posted 05.25.2011
I created a documentary to delve deeper into the process of creating a chic little cottage out of reclaimed materials and tenacity.
Posted 05.25.2011
Elaine Birks-Mitchell was guilty of stowing-away unused bras. Deciding it was time to recycle her lingerie for a cause, she founded The Bra Recyclers ...
Erica Gies | Posted 05.25.2011
As solar moves from the fringe to the mainstream, insiders and watchdog groups are beginning to talk about producer responsibility and recycling in an attempt to sidestep the pitfalls of electronic waste.
Treehugger | Emma Grady | Posted 05.25.2011
American Apparel has launched "Creative Reuse", an accessories and intimates collection made entirely from repurposed and excess fabrics...
Posted 05.25.2011
The people over at ThreadBanger have a clever way of reusing plastic bags to make laptop cases, with your own personal touch. All you'll need is some ...
Edward Flattau | Posted 05.25.2011
Conservation must not be viewed as a dressed-up version of deprivation. Instead, it should be regarded as an affirmation of the truism that less can be more.
Inhabitat | Bridgette Meinhold | Posted 05.25.2011
The Shanghai Corporate Pavilion is almost done and here are the pictures to show its current status. We were really impressed last year when we learne...
Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 05.25.2011
We at HuffPost Green love finding a creative use for recycled materials, as we highlighted in our junk art and turning trash into crafts slideshows. N...
The Daily Green | Julie Gerstein | Posted 05.25.2011
We searched high and low to find these 15 stylish accents for the home, each handmade by the artisans of Etsy....
Inhabitat | Kristi Bernick | Posted 05.25.2011
Here at Inhabitat we love seeing innovative applications for recycled books, so we were excited to see that Manhattan's McNally Jackson Books has inco...
Posted 05.25.2011
The YDT co-founders know what's up in Los Angeles, and now they're telling us what's green. Check out their weekend guide for ten new ways to explore...
Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 05.25.2011
Junk can be a beautiful thing, if you have the eyes to see it. From litter off the streets to odds and ends in the house, these artists from around th...
Chauncey Zalkin | Posted 05.25.2011
Fashion is a little bit like god and religion. I believe. But inundate me with too much proselytizing and I forget the main act.
Ecouterre | Brit Liggett | Posted 05.25.2011
When New York University student Emma Kaywin realized that a pile of expired condoms from her HIV Hotline internship were going to the landfill, she a...
Huffington Post | Lindsay Armstrong | Posted 05.25.2011
For some people, diamonds are the classic symbol of romance, love, and commitment. For others, diamonds symbolize a legacy of violence because they ar...
Jonathan Merritt | Posted 05.25.2011
Unfortunately, there is more to sustainable living than just recycling. Recycling is good, but it is even better not to use disposable goods if possible.
thedailygreen.com | The Daily Green Staff | Posted 05.25.2011
Unforgettable pieces of furniture, clocks, bowls and other items for the home made from salvaged materials....
Jane Minogue | Posted 11.17.2011
It was the last day of my husband's staycation (nope, we didn't go anywhere), and we realized that one of the errands we overlooked (party animals that we are) was taking the recycling to a center.
The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 05.16.2012