Replace lumber with recycled rubber Tire Logs. Photo from Re-Tread Products Don’t grind old tires; slice ‘em and roll ‘em up into rubber logs to use like lumber. From footwear to handbags and earthship homes, recycled tires have found various forms of an afterlife, but that doesn’t come close to dealing with the vast numbers of waste tires generated each year. Most “recycling” of tires …Read the full story on TreeHugger
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With all these brand spankin’ new cell phones set up at the booths of CES, with the bright lights of the tradeshow floor glinting off their scratch-free surfaces, it’s easy to ignore the idea of buying used. That’s why we’re happy Recellular is back at this year’s CES, showing off some only slightly older cell phones, in practically brand new condition, that have been diverted from landfills and recycling plants. The company is helping to show that buying used doesn’t mean giving up quality. …Read the full story on TreeHugger
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As humankind begins a new decade, it has become apparent that we have also entered into a new era of thinking, ultimately a much greener, healthier vision for the future. Conservation, recycling and energy efficiency are on the forefront of everyone’s minds these days for a variety of reasons. For some, it’s the fear of running out of once plentiful, now valuable resources. For others, it’s the desire to leave our children with the resources to live as well as we do today. And for the rest, it may only be that making these changes will keep our pockets full, whether it be through savings on gas prices, energy bills or the cost of a can of soda. Now, more than ever, there are an abundance of organizations with visions of creating a more sustainable planet. Leading the way here in green residential home performance is Affordable Comfort, Inc.
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…and then recycle it, please! So could go the hip hop theme song for Owens Corning’s recently launched shingle recycling program. The nation-wide program will have Owen’s Corning Preferred Roofers pledging to recycle asphalt shingle tear-off and Heritage Environmental Services promising dedicated and convenient tear-off drop-off centers for the contractors. So shingles are kept out of landfills and contractors get to set a good example to homeowners by employing sustainable building …
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Image via: complexify on Flickr.com Turns out, those foam (aka styrofoam) take-away containers (#6) that really make your green heart cringe can actually be recycled into baseboards and moldings for your home. The only problem - who is going to take them back and recycle them? Solution: There are now has 8 bins across the United States that collect the stuff for Dart Corporation, with the latest in Kentucky….Read the full story on TreeHugger
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