Recycling – Insight Sciences

Verticulture: plastic bottles into glowing walls

March 8, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Systems Science

Verti-Cult: Miniwiz Unveils Glowing Green Wall Made From Recycled Bottles
Helen Morgan, inhabitat.com

Taipei-based Miniwiz just unveiled a brand new system that transforms old bottles into gorgeous glowing green walls! Dubbed Verti-Cult, the system is made from 100% recycled Polyethylene milk and juice bottles collected from local schools in Hsinc…

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Self watering vertical garden with recycled water bottles (instructables.com)
Massachusetts’ Bottle Bill: Pro & Con (wachurecycle.wordpress.com)

North Face launches garment recycling program

March 1, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Systems Science

The North Face Launches “Clothes the Loop” Garment-Recycling Program
ecouterre.com

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The North Face Launches “Clothes the Loop” Garment-Recycling Program

by Jasmin Malik Chua, 02/21/13

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RT @inhabitat: The North Face wants to reward you for recycling your old clothes and shoes, regardless of brand or condition http://flip.it/Oe9Oe http://flip.it/ZZwzU

Marks & Spencer’s Shwopping, One Year Later: Progress and Potential (triplepundit.com)
Sustainability Drives Innovation (noahsprojectblog.wordpress.com)
Community Recycling Helps Universities Divert 1.9m Pounds From Landfill (environmentalleader.com)
[?] The North Face Men’s Resolve Jacket Asphalt Grey / Asphalt Grey 3XL! (emjooa.wordpress.com)
Exploring for The North Face Mesh Room – 6 Person Tent Available for Sale (snyykill.wordpress.com)
The World’s Most Sustainable Retailer? Marks & Spencer’s 2013 Plan A Report (triplepundit.com)

Glowing fish sculptures from recycled bottles

November 19, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

Gigantic Glowing Fish Sculptures Made From Recycled Bottles Rise From Rio Beach | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
Jill Fehrenbacher 5 Tips to Make Your Home Safe, Green & Healthy from Zem Joaquin TweetShare on TumblrEmail You’ve all heard the tired mantras about changing your lightbulbs and recycling at home in order to save the planet – are you yawning yet? Many consumers think that going green is a gesture of self-sacrifice that often comes at great expense and inconvenience – but nothing could be further from the […] READ MORE >, inhabitat.com

Two giant fish sculptures are jumping out of a beach in Rio de Janiero, and they’re made entirely from recycled plastic bottles! The scales of the epic sculptures were made by lining up hundreds of empty clear plastic bottles, giving t…

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Verti-Cult: Miniwiz Unveils Glowing Green Wall Made From Recycled Bottles (inhabitat.com)
Barbara Franc Transforms Recycled Objects Into Amazing Animal Sculptures (inhabitat.com)
Inhabitat’s Week in Green: algae-powered building, 3D-printing vending machine and the Toyota i-Road concept (engadget.com)
40,000 Recycled Plastic Bottles Insulate the Gorgeous Zero Energy tvzeb Studio in Italy (inhabitat.com)
Enormous Fish Sculptures Pop Up On Brazilian Beach (devambardekar.wordpress.com)

Sell, trade in and recycle electronics on Gazelle instead of throwing them into a landfill

May 16, 2011 by timbatchelder, posted in Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Systems Science

English: Recycle logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

What a great idea. A dedicated, professionally managed portal for selling all of the endless electronic gadgets that accumulate around the house so they don’t end up in a landfill.

Sell Used Electronics, Trade In and Recycle Electronics – Gazelle.

Boston Start-up Gives Cash For High End Electronics (forbes.com)
[News] How companies keep us buying new stuff, and how to recycle the rest (pcworld.in)
What to do with Your Old Gadgets (fox4kc.com)
DEP Reminds Consumers about New Electronics Recycling Law (gantdaily.com)
What to do with your old gadgets (cnn.com)
GDT TEK Technology is included in Green USA Recycling RFD Pellets Proposal at 3 Coal Fired Plants in Midwest Electrical Utility power plants. (prnewswire.com)
What to Do With Old Electronics? (community.ally.com)
A New End for Electrics (wbng.com)

Alsa Corp FXSheeting to give old appliances a modern look

August 23, 2010 by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

Alsa Corp | FXSheeting : Product Info.

very cool stuff. you can lay it on an old fridge or oven to give that sub zero stainless look. and this is actually a film with real stainless metal in it which is why it looks so good