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USB Flash Drives Go Green

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If you’re in college or use a computer for work then the chance of you owning a USB flash drive is pretty high.

So if you save a lot of work on your flash drive and you’re into the green movement, then the “Recycle” USB Flash Drive from INF Import is the perfect way to protect your work and the environment at the same time…

British Columbia’s Sewage-Free Building

choi building

Did you ever think that a 30,000 square-foot building could run on composting toilets and waterless urinals?

Well, that’s exactly what the C.K. Choi Building is doing.

Part of the University of British Columbia, the C.K. Choi Building is proving that it can save 14 times as much water as a regular office building…

11 Ways to Be a Green Student

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Our friend Elizabeth Kudner, who is the Vice President of Business Development for myUsearch.com, a website devoted to matching students with colleges and providing college information, asked me to write an article about ways to be a green student.

She recently published the article in the blog section of her website to help her viewers learn to live a greener lifestyle…

Recycling Old Computers into Fuel

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Every year millions of computers are dumped into landfills instead of being recycled.

But scientists in Romania and Turkey have discovered a way to remove toxic chemicals from old circuit boards and turn the scraps into fuel and other raw materials for consumer products…

Waste Management CFL Recycling Kits

cfl recycling kit

Waste Management has done great things for the green movement.

The company has created enough gas-to-energy products to power over 160,000 homes every day, and it has also employed a waste-to-energy technology called Wheelabrator which has turned over 145 million tons of waste into 75 billion kilowatt-hours of energy.

Now they’ve gone and created the Think Green from Home Recycling Kits

10 Ways to Green Your Kitchen

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The kitchen is one room in a house where people spend a majority of their time. This is because people love to eat, and there’s nothing better than a home-cooked meal.

If you practice living an eco-lifestyle you want to make sure that your kitchen is both clean and green. This doesn’t mean that you have to spend an exorbitant amount of money on new bamboo flooring or energy efficient appliances. It means making simple changes that you can afford to live with…

Great Example of Reusing CDs for Wall Art

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A few months ago I wrote a blog titled How to Reuse Your Old CDs. One of the examples I mentioned was reusing the CDs for wall art, either as a border around your room or to just decorate a portion of your wall.

I didn’t have a picture of someone using CDs as wall art, but while I was visiting my sister in North Carolina I happened to see a great reuse of old CDs in a brand new condo…

10 Ways to Reuse Egg Cartons

egg carton

Eggs are everywhere. They’re in our baked goods, sushi, salads and more. The average person eats about 254 eggs per year, so that yields a lot of used egg cartons.

Egg cartons that are made from paper can be recycled, but many people still throw them away. Instead of throwing them away there are many different ways that you can reuse the carton, just like you can reuse old CDs and plastic soda bottles

Dell’s Record-Breaking Recycling News

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Dell’s carbon footprint is less than half of its nearest competitor, but maybe that’s because the company has created an eco-friendly bamboo computer, its 2.1 million square foot headquarters building in Austin, Texas is completely powered by alternative energy and it has a Plant a Tree program that reduces carbon emissions.

As an even further reason to like Dell’s eco-efforts, the company announced…

UK Offers Recycled Tent Rentals to Festival Goers

myhab tent

Everyone loves going to concerts’especially outdoor concerts in the summertime when the weather is beautiful and the bands are eco-friendly.

If you’re a hardcore festival fan that camps out like many people do for yearly events like Bonnaroo or Lollapalooza, then these recycled myhab tents that fit two are perfect you.

The bad news is that they’re only available in the UK.