Thursday, October 25, 2012

250,000,000 Tons of Trash From 1 Country In 1 Year

According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 250 million tons of municipal waste was generated in the United States in 2010. 250,000,000 tons of trash. 1 country. 1 year.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Check Out Reduce, Reuse, UPcycle!: 22 Upcycled Halloween Projects

Reduce, Reuse, UPcycle!: 22 Upcycled Halloween Projects has some great Halloween reuse projects. Show others what you make by submitting you creations. Share Your Project!

Share Your Project!

Have a project you'd like to see featured in a future post? Head over to the Share Your Project! page for a chance to be included in a Project Highlight post. Submitting your project is quick and easy.

Submission Guidelines

  • Submission must be in English.
  • Submission must be original work. Respect Copyright.
  • Project must be appropriate for all audiences to view.
  • Project must be legal in the United States.
  • Project must reuse what would otherwise be sent to a landfill.

Notes

  • Projects that are environmentally friendly will be given priority.
  • Pictures are awesome! Please provide easy to access URL links. Imgur is great for this.

POLLI-Bricks: Turning Plastic Waste Into Stylish Living

Photo courtesy of MINIWIZ.
POLLI-Bricks are a "100% recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate Polymer"  building material manufactured by MINIWIZ. MINIWIZ hosts a pamphlet on their website that tells all about POLLI-Bricks. Key features of MINIWIZ's POLLI-Brick are that it is "made from recycled materials, reusable and recyclable, non-toxic, low-VOC (volatile organic compounds)," and it is made on site.

Monday, October 22, 2012

Bio-Bug: The Car Powered by Poop

Photo courtesy of GENeco.
The Bio-Bug is a Volkswagen Beetle modified by the Greenfuel Company to run off human waste. Simultaneously gross and fascinating, the car is powered by the methane gas GENeco produces from its waste management process. By making use of a waste treatment by-product, the Bio-Bug provides an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional travel methods. According to GENeco, "the Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA) said the launch of the Bio-Bug proved that biomethane from sewage sludge could be used as an alternative fuel for vehicles." The fact that it is an alternative fuel source is no reason to worry. From GENeco General Manager Mohammed Saddiq: "If you were to drive the car you wouldn’t know it was powered by biogas as it performs just like any conventional car. It is probably the most sustainable car around." The Bio-Bug is environmentally friendly without sacrificing anything.

Welcome To Reduce, REUSE, Recycle!

Interested in scientific developments to reuse waste? Curious why reusing is important? Want to know how you can do your part in reusing? You are in the right place. I have created this blog to spread the word about why reusing is important. This blog will cover large scale reuses, scientific advancements in reusing waste, and projects you can do at home. Bottle walls, bio-fuels, projects for shipping pallets, and home-made pet toys are just some of the things I will highlight in this blog. So stick around. Tell me what you think about reusing and how you reuse. Comment with projects or discoveries you would like to see here. You never know; but, you just might be featured in an upcoming post!