What’s more important...
At one point during the cheese course thing at the weekend, the topic of conversation turned to packaging. For us hobbyist cheese makers, it’s not an issue but for the guy running the course and the woman hoping to set up a small scale cheese company, it’s an important thing to consider: balancing appearance with food safety/durability, cost and, of course, the environmental impact. Both of them were considering the well-trodden route for pre-packed cheese packaging...
Fall Shopping: Back to ...
As much as we hate to admit it, summer is almost over. And that means no more summer hours, summer vacations, or daily ice cream cones. But we’ll help make the butterflies-in-your-stomach transition as easy (and cheap!) as possible with 10 fall essentials under $10. You can even buy two of the products directly from us, thanks to our partners at OpenSky. What’s easier than that? Definitely not getting up when it’s still dark outside. That may be the hardest thing in...
IKEA Sells Used Furnitu...
Photo: Flickr , CC Might Expand to Other Countries Speaking of ” Reduce, Reuse, Recycle “, IKEA Sweden wants to make it easier for owners of old IKEA furniture to give it a second life. Against their own commercial interest, the company is offering a free online platform where sellers and buyers can find themselves, and they aren’t even taking a cut of the transactions. Read on for more details…. Read the full story on TreeHugger Read more: IKEA Sells Used...
What can I reuse or rec...
Apologies for not posting yesterday – I was away on an “introduction to cheesemaking” course over the weekend and too tired to type yesterday I’ve been making super-easy cheeses like paneer for a few years now but before I committed to anything that needed months of effort/ageing, I wanted to learn some core skills from someone who knows what they’re doing. The course, through the Low Impact Living Initiative, was great for that and very very...
Recycled Pallets are th...
Image from Ahmad Humeid Recycled pallets, or skids, are becoming the basis for a whole new genre of architecture. And for good reason: they are sustainable, recycled, and make use of discarded packaging. The recently built pop-up Jellyfish Theatre in London, is made of old materials including 800 market pallets. But everyone is doing it. This family home in Amman Jorday was designed with the outer wall made of industrial pallets. … Read the full story on TreeHugger Go here to...
First Photo of the Offi...
In 1970, USC Architecture graduate Gary Anderson decided to enter the Container Corporation of America’s design contest. His entry because the universal symbol for recycling . via BuzzFeed Post from: BlissTree First Photo of the Official Recycling Symbol: Flashback Friday See the original post here: First Photo of the Official Recycling Symbol: Flashback...Princess Di in Lingerie...
Naomi Watts and Jessica Alba love bikes – almost as much as we do. Plus 6 other celebrity bike lovers. ( TheFrisky ) Princess Diana in Lingerie Ads – The Chinese company “Jealousy” sure knows how to make a tacky commercial. ( Lemondrop ) SAMe May Fight Depression – Harvard researchers found that the over-the-counter supplement improved symptoms. ( New York Times ) You Pay $88/Year For Plastic Bags – The hidden cost of using the “urban tumbleweeds”. (...
Buzz For ‘Cool It’ ...
The 2006 Oscar winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth , which pretty much put climate change and environmental awareness at the forefront of our minds, is still considered to be the cream of the crop in terms of educational and illuminating eco-films. As far as we know, Al Gore isn’t busily working on an update, but he may want to whip out a pad and pencil now that Cool It is about to make its debut. Helmed by Yale graduate and two-time Sundance Grand Jury Prize winning...
Recycling for charity: ...
I regularly get emails from people involved with small charities asking how to set up recycling programs that will help them raise money for their cause. Collection/recycling programs have been part of charity fundraising for a long time, but recently most seem to have moved from collecting large amounts of low value items (such as stamps or milk bottle tops) to collecting more valuable items (such as broken jewellery, mobile phones or toner cartridges). There is a lot of competition...