Not a usual “How Can I…” post but I had an email from Jan (who comments as twinks) yesterday about the flowers she makes from old plastic drinks bottles and I thought it was worth a mention. She says: These were among the first flowers I made from all those plastic bottles that accumulate in and around our lives. …
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Recycling pop and water bottles into flowers
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How can I reuse or recycle washing machine drums?
http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20080502/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-washing-machine-drumsWe’ve had an email from Nathalie, telling us about the fab ottoman she made from an old washing machine drum (links includes full instructions). She also links to another site where one has been turned into a floor lamp - very cool. …
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How can I reuse or recycle little tin cans?
http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20080505/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-little-tin-cansWe’ve covered the standard food size ones, but what can be done with little tin cans? John gave a talk at the Manchester Free Software group last month and afterwards we all adjourned to a nearby pub where we found these little nuts cans on our table. …
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Hindman Gothic
http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~sp134601/blog/2008/05/hindman-got...switches the electric fence. (I put it up all by myself...feeling proud.) Other random notes: Bill Clinton spoke at my high school in Wayne today...I found out about it in the NYTimes. Weird. And, another good webby find for today: the "How can I recycle this?" blog.
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Friday Favorites
http://www.misscedar.com/?p=765♥ After reading The Maturity of the Trademark I feel inspired to find my own style trademark…or figure out what it is! Do you have a trademark?? ♥ This morning I came across the very fun site Recycle This. There are tons of clever ideas for reusing and recycling every day garbage items. ♥ This Mango and Tomato Curry looks so incredible. I may try it out this weekend–I do have a lot of mangoes to use up!
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Recycling right
http://cheaplikeme.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/recycling-right/in the recycling bins. Here are a few tips on recycling right - by our rules, anyway. Check your own community’s rules to be sure you’re on track there: The caps must be removed from plastic bottles. What to do with all those caps? Here is an extensive list of suggestions (some of which won’t even touch the plastic-cap problem). Between now and May 10 (Saturday!) take 25 or more caps to an Aveda store for recycling and get a free sample. No word on whether they’ll continue collecting after this weekend. The first
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An Empty Italian Wine Bottle Isn’t Just An Empty Italian Wine Bottle…
http://www.consiglidivini.com/blog/italian-wines/an-empty-it...go through in a month? What do you tend to do with them once they’re empty? Ahh, all those bottles that had the privilege of carrying such beautiful wine, it seems like such a shame that they should be thrown away, don’t you think? Here are some things you could do
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Notes from the VP
http://jflohr.wordpress.comout. (And anyway, organic cotton is not as much about the poison in the clothing as it is about the poisons they use to grow the crops - which is literally tons.) I ran across this great British website with ideas for reusing all kinds of stuff. http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/ I found a smart idea for a bagful of plastic shower curtain rings I found while cleaning out the bathroom this weekend. One person suggests using them to hold growing plants I onto the wire fence or cage that they are growing next to. They will
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Let Me Count the Way to Reuse Your Mylar Balloons
http://keenforgreen.com/?q=node/11887then tie it with a ribbon. Alternatively, cut it in two, and use it as wrapping paper. 2. Use the balloon for scrapbooking. Cut out the letters to use for sayings and/or use the shiny colored part for the backgrounds for your pictures or mementos. (Via Recycle this) 3. Use the Mylar balloons for animal deterrence. For deer: Cut up the balloon into long strips and tie them to your fence or on a stake near your plants to wave in the wind. See a picture on the Maryland Department of Resources. This will (hopefully)
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Let Me Count the Way to Reuse Your Mylar Balloons
http://www.green-talk.com/2008/05/05/let-me-count-the-way-to...tie it with a ribbon. Alternatively, cut it in two, and use it as wrapping paper. 2. Use the balloon for scrapbooking. Cut out the letters to use for sayings and/or use the shiny colored part for the backgrounds for your pictures or mementos. (Via Recycle this) 3. Use the Mylar balloons for animal deterrence. For deer: Cut up the balloon into long strips and tie them to your fence or on a stake near your plants to wave in the wind. See a picture on the Maryland Department of Resources. This will
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BritBlog Roundup 168: Is Boris good enough?
http://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2008/05/britblog-roundup-...invites you to find the man in the coffee beans. It tells you something important about the right and left of your brain, apparently. Environment Ruscombe Green worries about the bees and the bats, while How Can I Recycle This? has ideas for old washing machine drums. Back in London, Northwest 6 reports on the restoration of some green space in West Hampstead. Health Random Acts of Reality has received his first letter of thanks as an ambulance man.
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Reuse, reduce, recycle
http://knerq.blogspot.com/2008/05/reuse-reduce-recycle.htmlwhat I considered worse, filling up landfills or releasing green house gases to recycle. Ick, those are my only two options? No! That's why I have been making a greater effort to buy less, buy used, and reuse what I have. To that end, I ask you... How can I reuse or recycle lanyards?
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ViroPOP - A Green Video Network
http://www.viropop.comtransparency in manufacturing, and we look at some Damn Good Designs, ZapRoot, helping you go green. ViroPOP Community Site Grist Spring Cleaning Patagonia’s Footprint Chronicles Lifecycle Towel Readymade Digital Plasma Light Bulb Power Cube Recycle This Sustainable Spaces Tags : green, eco, hybrid, PHEV, power cube, plasma light bulb, muji, footprint chronicles, Patagonia, ev, Blind, sustainable spaces 4 comments Add a comment
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