Democrat and Chronicle: When Zachary Romano graduated from the College at Brockport two years ago he was looking for something he could really enjoy. Romano’s company deals in pennies, nickles and thousands of discarded cans and plastic bottles customers drop off by the bag-full or truck-full at a Fairport store for redemption of the state’s […]
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Forbes: When Diana Mong’are became tired of the ever-growing trash piles in her community, she decided to do something about it. She set out to raise 10,000 Kenyan Shillings (about $120) from her neighbors, family and friends and used the money to purchase large rolls of black and clear plastic bags. With her new acquisition,
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You don’t need to be Picasso to be an artist. At times, you don’t even need paint and a brush. Donovan Peterson is an artist who uses existing, worn out items to make new things. The process is also known as upcycling. “At one point I just decided to quit saying ‘that’s a good idea,
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A Canadian company called Knowaste has developed a system to extract the recyclable plastic from dirty disposable baby diapers for use in roofing tiles and plastic components. Fast Company has more: Babies in the United States go through about 24 million diapers a year, contributing 3.4 million tons of waste to landfills. And, worldwide, the
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SCBJ says that Mary Reading was turned on to recycling electronics by watching a tv show. She didn’t like what she saw. She was tuned into a special about how the U.S. was exporting much of its electronic waste to underdeveloped countries for disposal. “I didn’t like that,†the Lynnwood County native said. “I thought,
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Just ask Amy Reynolds, there is nothing wrong with giving old clothes a new purpose. That is the basic idea behind her business, Teamwear Totes, reports MyCentralJersey.com. She takes old sports jerseys and turns them into unique tote bags, pillows, or cinch sacks. Since the business was launched in August, Reynolds, a mother of two,
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Some graduate students from Stanford University have used Autodesk Inventor software to create a prototype for a recyclable laptop reports Electronics News The students from Stanford and Finland’s Aalto University used Autodesk Inventor and Autodesk Inventor Publisher software to help develop and refine the innovative laptop during the school year. The software was used create
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See your dreams dashed to the ground is an excruciating experience — especially, when you dare to dream big. Lottery addicts go through it so often. The art pair Ghost of a Dream, however, takes the burden of discarded lottery tickets off your shoulders and transforms them into such stuff that you always wished to
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Andrea Parrish and Peter Geyer — aka the “Wedding Can Couple” — say they’ve reached their goal of recycling 400,000 aluminum cans to pay for their July 31 nuptials. Parrish told Green House that she figured recycling cans would be an eco-friendly way to fund their $3,800 DIY wedding. She set up a website and
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Recycling is expanding from newspapers and bottles to entire houses as foreclosures, tax credits and landfill costs prompt businesses and non-profit organizations to salvage materials from old homes. According to USA TODAY, stores are springing up to sell used lumber, appliances, cabinetry and flooring. Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit that builds and rehabs affordable homes,
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