Three Things to Make With Your Trash
April 10th, 2008
There are plenty of cool things you can build with your trash. To build the three things below all you really need are some empty cans, some Styrofoam cups, and an old tire. This is stuff that would normally end up at the dump so you can use your new gear with pride knowing your doing your part to help the environment. So grab a beer, and get started!
- Make Sandals With an Old Tire. Summer is right around the corner, and that means its time to slip on a pair of sandals. The last time I was at REI I noticed the extremely high price they were charging for a pair of sandals. Almost $80 a pair, why not save yourself some cash, and help the environment while your at by making a pair of sandals from an old tire.
- Build a solar heater. New electrical heaters are expensive, and are reliant on electrical power. With some old beer cans you can build a solar powered heater that will last you life time!
- Grow plants indoors. Hydroponics or the method of growing plant submerged in water is the best method for growing plants indoors. Instead of heading out to your local head shop to pick up a system why not use some old Styrofoam cups to build one.
How To Make Green Toothpaste
March 19th, 2008
Going green should not be a decision that coincides with buying more. Think of those 3 keywords they drilled into your head in elementary school reduce, reuse, recycle. The last time I checked reduce meant using less, not consuming more. With that said why not use some of the products you have lying around the house to make something useful like toothpaste? Besides isn’t it time you brush your teeth?
Recycle Your Old Cell Phone
March 5th, 2008
A Growing Problem
Cell phones are a growing problem, not a growing problem like that zit on your nose. Rather a growing problem like the fact that in 2005 over 130 million cell phones ended up in the dump. If you whip out your abacus to do the math that’s over 65,000 tons of waste per year. The sad part is currently only 2% of cell phones are recycled.
It’s Mr. Green To You
February 29th, 2008
Meet Your Green Coach
My decision to “go green” hasn’t been an easy one. Its the little things like spending an hour at the grocery store debating between store brand yogurt and organic yogurt that make me question if I’ve just drank to much wine at times or even if I’m really on the right track. The last thing I wish to become is a hypocrite, but deciphering though all the information alone has become a full time job that at times has left me with unanswered questions. The truth of the matter is the quest to “go green” is never ending, after all its not like you wake up one morning and say to yourself OK I’m green. Its a long drawn out struggle, with no clear ending.
How to Compost Your Poop
February 27th, 2008
Why You Should Do It
Did you know each year your little [insert cute pet name here] contributes to over 10 million tons of waste? And I’m not talking about dog biscuits here either, we’re talking about poop baby. If your pets generate that much waste imagine how much humans must generate. Well I don’t have a number for ya but in Rwanda this prison powers its entire facility with human waste. If prisoners in Rwanda can generate enough poop to power their facilities I’d imagine Americans should be able to generate enough poop to power the entire Las Vegas Strip.
