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Reclaimed T-Shirt Rug

Reclaimed T-Shirt Rug

What to do with all those t-shirts that get printed and never worn?  The Cotton Spaghetti Rug from Gaiam is a good solution.  Made from recycled unused T-shirt remnants this is a much better place for these victims of poor proof-reading than the landfill.  It’s a bit pricey at $360 so if you’re feeling thrifty and crafty [...]

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Ryan Frank’s Salvaged Wood Strata Furniture

Ryan Frank’s Salvaged Wood Strata Furniture

Upgrade: $TBD You can feel good about these trash turned treasure beauties. Ryan Frank’s range of Strata furniture is made from wood salvaged from old office furniture. This range consists of a chair, stool, coffee table, & a dining table and has a unique shape and unfinished look.

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Rainwater Harvesting with Japanese Rain Chains

Rainwater Harvesting with Japanese Rain Chains

Upgrade: $33+ These rain chains are not eco-friendly on their own but they are a great way to beautify your water harvesting system using this ancient Japanese links.  Use rain chains in lieu of traditional down spouts and have them divert rainwater into your rain barrel, or underground water tank.  By harvesting rainwater you can greatly [...]

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Nike Trash Talk Shoe, Garbage that Brings it’s A-Game

Nike Trash Talk Shoe, Garbage that Brings it’s A-Game

Upgrade: $100 If you are interested in an eco-friendly shoe that isn’t made out of hemp and gummy rubbers that you can actually play ball in, then Nike’s got your back. The Trash Talk shoe is one of a kind at the performance end of true athletic footwear. Reusing ground foam from their factories to construct [...]

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The Sofa Max Claw Foot Tub Couch

The Sofa Max Claw Foot Tub Couch

Upgrade: $2,900 Well god help anyone that has to pay shipping for this tank of a couch but man is it sweet! Constructed from an antique, solid iron, claw foot bathtub of yore is the Sofa Max. You get to personalize the fabric used to upholster this reused behemoth and have the peace of mind knowing [...]

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Cycling + Recycling = Amazing Eco-friendly Furniture

Cycling + Recycling = Amazing Eco-friendly Furniture

Upgrade: $275+ Designer Andy Gregg has combined two things we love, Cycling & Recycling, to make a third, well designed functional furniture!   A cyclist & a bike mechanic with a fine art degree, Gregg has been creating comfortable and durable furniture out of old bike parts since 1990.  He’s now incorporating parts and pieces [...]

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Portable Eco-Friendly Digs, The EcoShack Nomad Yurt

Portable Eco-Friendly Digs, The EcoShack Nomad Yurt

Upgrade: $7900 We have the ultimate in quick, easy, unique shelter for any number of uses. The Nomad Yurt from EcoShack brings the traditional nomadic Mongolian shelter to you in a hip and eco-friendly design. Constructed of fast growing and sustainable bamboo and a nature-friendly water repellent coating on the fabric shell the Nomad Yurt is [...]

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Find e-Waste Electronics Recycling Center’s Near You

Find e-Waste Electronics Recycling Center’s Near You

Upgrade: FREE MyGreenElectronics.org is a great site from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) that has a wealth of information to help consumers Reduce, Reuse & Recycle their electronics.  The site includes a database of recycling centers and services that you can use to recycle your old electronics.  You can search the database by zip code [...]

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Paperless Organization with ShifD.com

Paperless Organization with ShifD.com

Upgrade: FREE Before I found this site I had an elaborate Task/Info Management system that involved forests worth of yellow sticky notes all over my desk and computer monitor.  ShifD is a simple, convenient and FREE way to go paperless.  ShifD keeps all your bits of info in one place.  It breaks things down [...]

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Eco-friendly Bamboo Computer Peripherals

Eco-friendly Bamboo Computer Peripherals

Upgrade: $600 Greenify your next desktop.  Instead of buying an all plastic computer get a monitor, mouse and keyboard made of bamboo.  Bamboo is a rapidly renewable material, easily recyclable, strong and flexible so it makes a great replacement for plastic. 

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