Reminder for Thursday in NYC
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Happy 3-day weekend, hope you’re outside!
Monday, May 26, 2008
Photo by Cristen at Beth and Don’s annual extravaganza
Collegiate eye/stomach ratio
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Jonathan over at Wasted Food has posted part one of a two part story on food in college cafeterias. Some students at Virginia Tech have an interesting research question: if you remove the trays onto which kids pile more food than they could possibly eat, will students take less food and create less waste? Control week results are in. Check them out and stay tuned for the exciting finale.
Photo by Andy Sarjahani via Wasted Food.
LA, Save the Date for June 1st
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
At 3pm, June 1st, a raft made of a salvaged plane and 15,000 plastic bottles will set sail from the Long Beach Aquarium, pointed toward Hawaii. Tipster Anna Cummins invites anyone in the area to see her financee and his partner head off on an exciting expedition to raise awareness about ocean debris. Track the journey on the boat’s blog.
Via everdaytrash comments and Shifting Baselines.
Recycling bras into an ambulance
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Veolia Environmental Services has figured out an interesting model for funding the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. They collect old bras from local ladies and sell them in West Africa. When I first started seeing bra recycling headlines from Ireland and England this week, I assumed people were collecting the underwire. This, however, is a good example of how recycling pays!
Via letsrecycle.com
Giraffe
Monday, May 19, 2008Remember the adorable “air bear” created by art student Joshua Allen Harris? Check out his giraffe.
And, perhaps a predecessor, in this one a German artist uses simple plastic bags in a cruder street installation.
Breaking news
Saturday, May 17, 2008Oh no, the trash crisis in Naples isn’t over.
New Yorkers, save the date for May 29
Friday, May 16, 2008
The Combustibles are having a benefit party/auction/extravaganza in midtown. A mere $15 at the door gets you beer and snacks, not a bad deal and for a trashy cause.
Trash shadows
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Trash shadows
I discovered Tim Noble and Sue Webster‘s amazing trash sculptures online a while back, while traveling somewhere with slow internet and forgot to post about them when I got home. Finally, here they are, old news to some but worth a first, second and third look if you ask me. This blog has a nice collection of photos.
66 bottles of beer on the roof
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
My friend Joe of Beer at Joe’s tipped me off to this story relevant to both of our blogs: a solar water heater made out of old beer bottles. Love it!
Plastic Shoes
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
This provocative image came to me via the comments. It’s from a blog in Dutch. Perhaps they feel a kinship over comfy shoes made of hard materials?
Corporate partnerships
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Check out this CNN bit on ecochic bags. Corporations are teaming up with designers to make use of leftover and misprinted packaging donated in exchange for the free branding. Image via CNN. Thanks for the tip, Al!
Here’s a link to a video featuring Ecoist, one of the first companies linked to on the everydaytrash.com sidebar. It’s nice to see the rest of the world catching on.
Posting on Composting
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Ever find yourself deciding between a composting bin and composting tumbler? Or what kind of container one needs to house a worm condo? The good people of Composters.com have a blog that may help to answer some of those questions. Here’s the link.
Upcycling for art
Friday, May 9, 2008
Artist S.A. Schimmel Gold makes art from objects that would otherwise go to waste.
Unconventional Recycling
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
How rad is this “walking bike”? Check it and six other amazing recycled things here at Environmental Grafitti. Who knew Stamford had a Children’s Garbage Museum??? Summer field trip here I come.
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