Freecycler Power

Freecycler Power...

I am noticing a powerful surge in local Freecycle listings and give and take on both sides. here is the entry so you can see how minute the item listings might be and how every thing passed on instead of binned saves landfill and creates a re-use opportunity instead of a consumer...
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Recycle Your Pantry

Recycle Your Pantry...

Keep thinking you need to go shopping when you really need to get looking for recipes? Do you throw out perfectly good remainder foods because “you just don’t use it”. The trick is to start husbanding food wisely. Close the lid tightly when returning containers...
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Is Las Vegas Green?

Is Las Vegas Green?...

Petropolitics aside, the broad desert spans of Nevada could be soaking up solar energy in record waves. The old saying what happens in Las Vegas stays in Vegas is never more untrue than in the waste disposal analysis and energy consumption of this desert oasis of sustainability reason. Green...
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Obama buys $4800 recycled chandelier

Obama buys $4800 recycl...

I read about this on the weekend. The craft of chandelier making from recycled resources seem to be getting on in vogue. A $4800 chandelier made for recycled materials was bought by President Barack Obama for his two daughters. That’s some pricey recycling.  The dream is alive,...
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Leftover Pumpkin Recipes

Leftover Pumpkin Recipe...

Recycle and Re-use Your Inner pumpkin (flesh) and make these delicious post Halloween cuisine items. *** Using leftover or canned pumpkin and applesauce instead of oil, this fat-free vegan pumpkin bread recipe has plenty of flavor, fall spices and moisture, but without the added...
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Leftover Ingredient Index

Leftover Ingredient Ind...

Throwing away wasting food and rotting vegetables whith fast food wrappers clogging the trash barrels is NOT green.   Ever find yourself in supply of some things in the kitchen that needs to be cooked up but your inspiration is nil? Here are some ideas for the leftover re-use that...
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Recycling Craft Vogue

Recycling Craft Vogue...

The craft fair I attended today was rife with recycling gift ideas, some of them on the supply side. Used pairs of jeans transformed into handbags, and jewelry from deconstructed clothing. Lots of things that could have been made from re-used other materials. The vogue for re-used...
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Put a Cork in It

Put a Cork in It...

1. Carve a cork bowl. Carving woodcrafts could be the new artisan entrepreneurship. Try it for yourself or a Christmas gift. Cork has a clean aesthetic and warm texture. Reclaimed cork comes from a varity of sources and provide a green art product. So although cork is a naturally...
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Recycling Is Peanuts

Recycling Is Peanuts...

  green solutions           If there is one Great Blog to link to, it’s Jeff Yeager’s Cheapskate Blog. Spending less money is sustainable. Find ways to save money, reduce consumption, educate others, and learn new ways to recycle and re-use stuff you’d otherwise...
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Recycle Those Tomatoes!

Recycle Those Tomatoes!...

Looking for new ways to re-use tomatoes? Don’t go shopping, look for garden recipes and do some creative trading with the neighbors. People growing garden produce may outdate their own barnyard greens by dining out, maintaining a busy schedule, or simply not noticing their...
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