Borders’ closing of Waldenbooks stores may result in thousands of books ending up in the dumpster. In response to ‘Big Box Waste and What We Can Do About It‘, tipster Heather L. let us know about another shameful case of corporate waste from Borders, who owns the chain Waldenbooks. Waldenbooks is closing its 200 locations [...]
The other evening, I tweeted about H&M and Wal-Mart destroying usable garments before trashing them, presumably so folks wouldn’t dumpster dive for the free clothes. A friend responded that she had heard about a big food chain that pours bleach on perfectly edible baked goods that they’re tossing into the dumpster at the end [...]
Weddings in the U.S. produce, on average, 63 tons of CO2 and 400-600 pounds of trash. That’s for one wedding! With over 2.5 million weddings per year in this country, that adds up to a crazy amount of pollution and waste. When Brooke and her fiance Ben got engaged, they knew they wanted no [...]
When you’re going green you can’t be afraid to talk a little trash or to talk sh!t, so lets get to it. The conventional toilet is not very environmentally friendly. New low flow toilets, dual flush toilets and grey water systems can help reduce water waste but there’s another kind of waste happening when you [...]
A non-profit from Boston, the Newbury Film Series, launched a series of documentaries this Earth Day. The series is comprised of web vignettes profiling people who derive innovation from excess, who are redefining what we consider waste – recyclers, architects, musicians, retailers, and artists. “When we started this project, we knew it would be interesting – [...]
When I first saw the Peepoo bag I thought it was a joke, but after reading about it I realized it’s quite a novel idea. Basically it’s a plastic bag to go to the bathroom in, which is why I thought it was a joke, but this simple little bag employs some sophisticated sustainable solutions [...]
Researchers at Baylor University are have come up with a method to turn coconut husks — which would otherwise become waste — into car parts. Talk about your new-car smell! The outer husks (which you normally don’t see in the grocery store) have been blended with polypropylene fibers, then hot-pressed to become car parts that are [...]
Buzzispace creates office cubes, dividers, lights, and screens using PET waste felt. Available in multiple colors, the Buzzispace line is acoustically emgineered and is a great alternative to the tradition modular office products.
WASTE is a company based out of Barcelona Spain that uses the waste upholstery from automobiles as the main ingredient for their line of beanbag furniture. “Ideally, no waste would be produced, but as it is, we are committed to transforming the reality of waste into something positive.” Each bean bag is unique (depending on [...]
Ah yes, the kind of mail that makes me cringe more than junk mail… bills. While we still have to pay em there is a way to keep them out of your mail box and save a tree or two, which is nice. Go electric… receive and pay your bills online. The Pay It [...]
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