Bad Economy, Good Greening

Bad Economy, Good Green...

Although it’s a message no-one wants to hear, the economic downturn of the consumer spending and local and national reduction of consumer spending and property accretion is working toward environmental goals, not against them.   What would be ideal would be if the positive...
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Junk Art

Junk Art...

A trip to a new blog made me envy people who had time to shop amongst the junk for art materials.  What does junk consist of? What does the word junk even mean to the new group of people now coming into adulthood? Junk used to mean scrap or distressed raw materials that could not...
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BrandX reads

BrandX reads...

Some good green snippets have been in the news in and around the latest publication in the Southland. This BrandX seems like a poorly written giveaway but is really a savvy read on what’s happening in Los Angeles sustainable downtown and around the area in various venues and...
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Recycling Junk as a Business

Recycling Junk as a Bus...

Plasma TV Recycling Junk is business. Big business. But at the micro level it can be as much business as an individual entrepreneur can bring. With the emphasis on re-using existing resources, the Western world is full of things that can be repainted, refinished and repapered into...
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Re-use Trawling List

Re-use Trawling List...

We all drive by that stuff hanging by the curb, and the stacks of lamps piling up by the shabby chic resale shops sleep by night. The thrift shop nearest you has some hidden gem hiding there. But when you happen to be right in front of the stuff, does the brain go blank? Here is...
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TechnoTrash Recycling

TechnoTrash Recycling...

Do you know about GreenDisk? This company organizes mass technical equipment recycling to dispose of loads of Technological trash over 500 lbs. Arranagments can be made for removal of disposing of loads between 10 and 500 lbs. These removals will be appropriately sorted for after...
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Stop Junk Mail

Stop Junk Mail...

A big part of the sustainability model of green living boils down to prevention of excess paper products and consumer waste long before it gets to the landfill. if you see a lot of stuff cycling directly from the mailbox to the trash bin, consider some steps to take. if there are...
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Read Your Way to Recycling Junk

Read Your Way to Recycl...

newspaper   One of the ways you can stay motivated with your recycling effort is to scan a  lot of varied periodicals and websites to look for ideas about what to do with found materials for re-use  and repurposing. This might be found in some surprising places. Today’s mass...
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Aggressive Recycling

Aggressive Recycling...

Junk recycling There is passive recycling and there is active recycling. Make no mistake, recycling is here to stay. And then there is aggressive recycling. Aggressive recycling means taking the more assertive path to getting a re-use and reductive second life for and with many heretofore...
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Recycle Home Junk Into ...

How to Recycle Home Junk Into Useful Stuff It’s time for a bracing reality check: Most of us have stuff in our homes that needs to go. Whether it’s hiding in the closet, tucked away in the top shelves, or boxed in the corner of the garage, it’s time has come. Those...
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