Eco Friendly Events: Beach Trash Parties

One of my pet peeves is litter, the sheer amount of trash and litter is incredible. Recently I moved to the beach and made a commitment to pick up beach trash at least once a week. I can't tell you how disgusting it is. 99% of the trash, particulary … [Read more...]

Upcycled Driftwood Christmas Trees

I live on a beach, which does not have much in the way of driftwood, more like illegal firewood, broken beach chairs and umbrellas. But I have started collecting bits of pieces of wood for next years Driftwood Christmas Tree. This year my tree is … [Read more...]

Reusing Bottle Caps In Home Decor

With billions of bottle caps of every type flooding our landfills and water, some creative people have taken it to the house and have created some amazing bottle Cap decor. Retired Russian,  Olga Kostina from the Village of Kamarchaga in Siberia … [Read more...]

Plastic Bottle Cap Art Decor

Another everyday occurrence is the amount of bottle caps both plastic and metal strewn in streets, sidewalks and  beaches. When I pick up trash, bottle caps comprise of at least 20% of all litter on a good day. The problem with bottle caps on a … [Read more...]

The Toxic Effects of Balloons And 12 Ways To Reuse Balloons

I pick up beach trash about 5 days a week and one of the items I find on a daily basis is balloons, both latex and mylar. The problem as I see it, is not so much the latex balloons, it's the Mylar and the ribbons, bows, string etc.. that go with … [Read more...]

Notable Upcycled Tubas

I am really into this reuse music thing, as the more I have read about it - the worst it seems to get. How many land up on landfills? First of course you want to giveaway or resell, barring that, they can be creatively reused. Our top pics … [Read more...]

18 Notable Reclaimed And Reused Pianos

I grew up playing a piano and as one who has moved pianos on several occasions, I will probably never move one again. I even put one on Craigslist and nobody wanted it.. They are big, expensive to maintain and move, plus if you want one you can get … [Read more...]

5 Ways To Reuse- Recycle Your Credit Cards

They, credit cards have been sitting in your wallet for some time now: dull, faded, and lacking that same new card sheen that previously made your wallet feel like a million bucks. You’ve replaced it with a newer, more handsome one, and the only … [Read more...]

12 Amazing Animal Houses

I wish we could stop urban blight, rows of ugly houses and condos and put up or remake into some fun and interesting animal houses. Perhaps more animal houses would remind us to stop animal abuse. I Just Gotta Eco Ya Human Society: In … [Read more...]

Reuse Doors- DIY How To Make a Header Board

We got this from Angie's List  and since we love eco-graphics, thought this was a great thing to share. Doors are expensive, you can always donate them to a Restore or Habitat for humanity or reuse them, anything to keep out of landfills. … [Read more...]