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February 15, 2006
Green Waste kudos
Everybody in town seems to love our new waste collectors. They make recycling so much easier, which of course only encourages it, and that's good enough for me.
Gross said the company can already tell recycling is increasing in Petaluma, which was one of the council's goals in choosing a garbage hauler."It's more than we projected, which is a good thing," he said. Some residents had saved recyclables from 2005 in anticipation of the expanded list of materials Green Waste would be recycling, he added.
Glass said the new system of putting all recyclables into one bin, instead of three separate crates, is proving popular in town.
"I hear a lot of folks talking positively about single-stream recycling," he said.
The bub likes them, too:
Posted by jennie at 10:57 AM | Comments (0)
February 13, 2006
Build your own geodesic dome!
I love this -- build a weather-resistant dome shelter out of recycled cardboard triangles (and a bit of wood and rebar).
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February 11, 2006
Vice to virtue
So I was in the pantry, clearing the blades of the shredder (clogged with the latest credit offering to which my own alma mater sold us out), when I saw one solution to the bag dilemma sitting right there on the shelves:
If you can't tell from my incredibly bad photo, it's the wrapping that comes around an eight-pack of paper towels. I hacked off the top, and now, though still a bit large, it will fit inside the shredder basket. It should be clear enough for the recyclers -- they just need to be able to see the contents.
So that's one reason to feel a tiny bit less badly about the paper towel addiction...
Posted by jennie at 09:12 AM | Comments (0)
February 10, 2006
Monster Mache
I love messy crafts, and Papier Mache has always been a favourite, so I think I'll have to have a go at creating one of these birdhouses out of a juice carton.
The Papier Mache Resource has tons of tutorials, and some interesting articles, the on-going weatherproofing trial will be useful for my birdhouse.
The article about recycling features an elephant that was made to promote recycling by my local Council. I'd like to make one of them for my garden, but I think the birdhouse is a more practical size.
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February 06, 2006
ReadyMade Blog
Because we all knew it was going to happen sometime... the ReadyMade Blog.
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February 05, 2006
Phoning it in
The new garbagescout.com allows users to take cell photos of discards spotted on the street, and then email it to the site, where it's listed and Googlemapped.
Listings are only in NYC at the moment, but hopefully it'll spread to other urban areas. Another great way to keep stuff out of the landfills!
Posted by jennie at 10:53 AM | Comments (0)
February 03, 2006
I'm partial to Bey
Graceful post-consumer chopstick table lamps. Nine different designs, at fairly reasonable prices.
Of course the little "I could do that" voice made an appearance as soon as the page loaded.
ETA: Here's the source: Kwytza Kraft. And they're right in Sacramento!
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February 02, 2006
Pillow whimsy
Mother Mary Klein and daughter Shelly Klein craft these delicious embroidered pillows from only organic and recycled fabrics.
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February 01, 2006
Locked and Folded
From All-Tribes, a howto on making your own t-shirt folding machine using a box and some tape. Perfect for those of us (AKA me) who hate to fold laundry.
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