Check out these amazing places where recycling takes on a whole new meaning!
From artistic expression to housing, these recycled pieces of architecture put the Palace Depression to shame!
This Huffington Post slideshow gives a glimpse of Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, Holland’s Wine Barrel Hotel, and Argentina’s 6 Million Beer Bottle House to name a few.
And here you can find great shots of the world’s largest scrap-metal sculpture, Dr. Evermor’s Forevertron.
Just the latest examples of what people are doing to cut down on the waste of the world in creative and exciting ways!
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Today’s Stories:
With the right policies in place, the United States could dramatically cut the heat-trapping emissions that cause global warming and, at the same time, lower energy costs in every region of the country, according to the findings of a two-year, peer-reviewed study by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).
“We can protect the environment and Americans’ pocketbooks by adopting the right policies,” said UCS President Kevin Knobloch. “Our analysis shows we have the technology and the know-how to do this. What we now need is the political will.”
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Our guest today is known on the internet as Sustainable Dave. Last year he decided to store all his trash for the entire year of 2008. His personal Blog chronicling the experience has become very popular. He joins us to share some of his insight and make some suggestions for how we all might make better use of the things we so easily cast aside.
Dave’s Blog can be found here
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National Recycling Coalition – America Recycles Day.
This Saturday is America Recycles Day.
Did you know?
- Every 3 months America landfills enough aluminum to rebuild our entire commercial air fleet.
- Recycling 1 aluminum can saves enough energy to power a TV for 3 hours
- Americans throw away enough office paper yearly to build a 12-foot-high wall of paper form NY to Seattle
- Making paper from recycled stock reduces contributions to air pollution by 95%
- Every 3′ stack of newspaper recycled saves one tree
- Glass can be recycled indefinately without degrading
Have a good weekend!
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