I love discovering new recycling ideas. One British company has found an innovative way to use ink and toner cartridges to create plastic outdoor furniture. With their process, called TRI Wood, they turn the cartridges into garden furniture and fence posts. Their...
I've had a banner week, I've got to admit it. First, I read that we've recycled more garbage than thrown into landfills for the first time ever in this country. Go, U.S.A! According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Americans generated 1.6 million fewer...
Ever wonder what your house would do without you? How about New York City, Chicago, or the world? That's the premise of The World Without Us, a book that presents a brilliant twist on the debate over the fate of our planet. Author Alan Weisman has married scientific...
The Aussies have a clear (and legitimate) fixation on water and water conservation. There’s just not a whole lot there to go around. So it’s not big surprise that an Australian company would come up with a “grey water” purification system that turns your wastewater...
City dwellers like myself know how tree roots damage concrete sidewalks. Every pedestrian I know has tripped at one point on a cracked, uplifted section of sidewalk. Not only is this dangerous and unsightly, but the repairs are a constant drain in maintenance costs....
