Articles tagged “Reuse”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Button, Button, Who's Got the Button...Crafts! By Craftster.org IN Home & Garden Aug 17 2010 Use extra buttons to create unique jewelry, funky bouquets, and rainbow handbags. These ideas will inspire you to raid your button collection and get crafting. + READ MORE

Brazil: Model Recycling Nation By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Aug 4 2010 Brazil could reach a 100% recycling rate for aluminum cans, and everyone involved in the process sees the benefits. What is the U.S. doing wrong? + READ MORE

The Plastic Project Part 8: Popsicle Time! By Virginia Sole-Smith IN Food & Health Aug 1 2010 How to Make Your Own Sweet Treats, Using Plastic-Free Popsicle Molds + READ MORE

The Plastic Project Part 7: Make More Sustainable Seltzer By Virginia Sole-Smith IN Food & Health Jul 31 2010 3 Soda Makers That Will Let You DIY A Cool, Carbonated Beverage — No Plastic Bottles Required! + READ MORE

Use Diluted Coffee to Fertilize Plants By Colleen Vanderlinden IN Home & Garden Jul 30 2010 Don't toss that last little bit of leftover coffee -- use it to fertilize your houseplants and container gardens instead. + READ MORE

The Plastic Project Part 6: Mason Jars Are Your New Best Friends. By Virginia Sole-Smith IN Home & Garden Jul 29 2010 How I'm reducing the amount of plastic in my kitchen (and really, every room of my house), thanks to the humble ball jar. + READ MORE

Got Some Old T-Shirts? Then You Have New T-Shirts, Too. By Virginia Sole-Smith IN Fashion & Beauty Jul 27 2010 Artist (and natural deodorant maker) Stephen Dickens talks about his design philosophy and shares his best tips for how to upcycle old t-shirts into awesome new ones. + READ MORE

Great DIY Garden Projects from Instructables By Colleen Vanderlinden IN Home & Garden Jul 25 2010 Here are three projects from Instructables to help make your garden a more beautiful, productive place. + READ MORE

Green Gardening Doesn't Come from a Store By Colleen Vanderlinden IN Home & Garden Jul 22 2010 Green, Earth-friendly gardening has nothing to do with buying special "green gardening" products. Here's how to really grow a green garden. + READ MORE

Freecycle@Work Brings the Benefits of Freecycle to Your Office By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Jul 15 2010 A Freecycle-Intuit partnership has created an online application to help people establish Freecycle programs at their companies. + READ MORE

10 Uses for Beer You Never Thought Of By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Home & Garden Jul 9 2010 For many, summertime is synonymous with cracking open a cold one.That is certainly true around here. Someone in my life whom I love dearly sometimes leaves partially full beer bottles around. I’ve always thought it was a pity to throw the remainder brew down the drain. But, who wants to drink warm, flat beer? + READ MORE

How to Go Green: Barbeques By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Jul 2 2010 Sixty million Americans put fire to food during the summer, but typical grilling and barbeques leave no small footprint behind; our barbeque celebrations cause 225,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide to be released into the atmosphere. Follow our guide for How to Go Green: Barbeques for tips 'n tricks to greener grilling. + READ MORE

Extraordinary Pincushions Created From Ordinary Objects By Craftster.org IN Home & Garden Jul 1 2010 There's no reason to settle for an average boring pincushion. Use your imagination and some found objects to create a one of a kind pincushion that will perfectly suit your needs. + READ MORE

First This, Now That: 6 Awesome Recycle or Reuse Projects By Sara Novak IN Home & Garden Jun 30 2010 While we're all well aware of the importance of avoiding the landfill, you may be surprised and downright shocked to see how far we've come. In other words, whenever you're considering throwing something away, think twice about what it could be used for in its next life. + READ MORE

Turn Trash Into Useful Items for Your Garden By Colleen Vanderlinden IN Home & Garden Jun 29 2010 Here are fifteen ideas for giving trash a new life in your garden. + READ MORE

Brazil Wears Recycled Plastic Jerseys, Soccer Balls Generate Energy, and Other Stories from World Cup By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Jun 23 2010 While the World Cup has people's attention around the world, there's a lot more to talk about than just the scores. From biodiversity conservation to shedding light on human trafficking, here are some of our favorite World Cup and soccer-related stories. + READ MORE

Etsy How-To: Simple, Striking Painted Glass By Blythe Copeland IN Home & Garden Jun 18 2010 Whether you need a last-minute gift for that birthday party you forgot about, a one-of-a-kind present for your favorite soon-to-be newlyweds, or a custom-designed piece to mark your best friend's business school graduation, Etsy artist Yevgenia Davidoff can help: Her shop sells unique painted glass pieces, from pitchers to glasses. + READ MORE

How to Find Affordable Books for Your Kids By Colleen Vanderlinden IN Home & Garden Jun 17 2010 Here are five ideas for finding inexpensive used books for your child's library. + READ MORE

A True Generational Shift: Meet Kristen Brown Inventor of MY ECO Shopping Bag System By Sara Novak IN Home & Garden Jun 14 2010 Kristen Brown knew at a young age the problems associated with plastic grocery bags. In fact, she spent her defining years training supermarket baggers to use the plastic bag and it was her father Gordon Dancy who introduced the 40 lbs plastic bag to grocery stores in 1977. Even though according to Brown, he had the best of intentions at the time, today plastic bags have become a symbol of a consumerist society. + READ MORE

Etsy Spotlight: Chic Goods Made from Reclaimed Materials By Blythe Copeland IN Work & Connect Jun 11 2010 Some upcyclng projects are obvious: using empty jars as organizers, turning spare fabric into a pillow, giving board game pieces a new life as wine charms. But the sellers highlighted in this week's Etsy Finds take repurposed materials even further, using found and reclaimed items to create one-of-a-kind clothes, jewelry, trinkets, and decor. + READ MORE