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needy hands are better than landfills

By sarah at 19 August, 2008, 7:43 pm

The Sunday afternoon shadows are falling across your front yard, and you’re staring at the mounds of stuff your garage sale’s best efforts didn’t eliminate. Next step: a quick trip to Goodwill, then the dumpster, right?
It’s Monday morning at the office, and you’re standing in front of a large pile of old monitors and telephones, […]

that dress makes you look trashy

By nora at 13 August, 2008, 5:26 pm

When attending Saint Laurent, Valentino, Cerruti Fashion shows you expect elegance and creativity prevail. Every woman can identify with the grace, beauty and fantasy contained within each piece of fabric used in the collection, with no exception. Hours are spent designing and crafting these original masterpieces, as miles of refined fabrics personify all of […]

a growing paper company

By lainie at 6 December, 2007, 7:59 pm

A paper company in San Diego has decided to do more than just save trees. Instead of just making paper out of recycled paper, they make paper out of hemp and post-consumer waste.
My first reaction was to have qualms about the practicality of growing hemp in large amounts. Southern California has some of the largest […]

“Playing God” for the Greater Good

By lainie at 29 September, 2007, 9:58 am

In the same way that matter naturally renews itself and is never created or destroyed but instead changes form, the concept of Cradle to Cradle product design and creation was spawned. The intent, albeit Darwinian in nature, is to actually direct the path of a product into a defined renewable resource. Using the […]

Recycle Bank

By lainie at 18 July, 2007, 9:29 am

Philadelphia’s plan to increase participation in curb-side recycling is in effect. The idea behind the push to recycle is rewarding recyclers by paying them directly. It’s seems odd but the money would either go towards campaigns to increase household recycling or directly into the pockets of residents who participate. The way it works is quite […]