Going Camping? Don't Forget your Biolite Stove.....and your Cellphone! (RECHARGE!)

My friend Matt clued me into this great device--the BioLite Stove!  It is a camp stove that uses the energy created by fire to charge your cellphone!

I love this idea!  Say no to disposable gas camp stove containers!  Twigs and other kindling do the trick!

A New Type of Drinking Fountain---Refill you water bottle with Elkay EZ H2O !

The University of Washington in Seattle has been on the edge of environmental revolution.  Back in 2005 the school began its composting program.  Now that program has blossomed into a city-wide composting program.  Seattle's Food Waste and Yard Waste Program is one of the more progressive in the United States.  Check out what can be recycled/composted "Where does it go?"  In 2006, the UW started testing compostable silverware.  In 2010,  "Seattle Ban[ed] Single-use Restaurant Packaging From Landfills".

Well, the Huskies have done it again.  The new, updated Husky Union Building, the Student Union or HUB has brand new water fountains that monitor how many plastic bottles were kept out of the landfill.  The name of this fountain is an Elkay "Ez fill" water fountain. 

 

I'm waiting to see what the City of Seattle will do.  There are several water fountains on each floor of the HUB.  Each one has saved thousands of disposable plastic bottles from going into the Northwest waste stream.  

We are making a difference.  Each step. Each new design!

Got a Pallet? Make a Garden!

Got a pallet? Make a garden! Check out Growing a Greener World  or Life on the Balcony for instructions on how to make a vertical garden!  Or check out this great article "20 Creative Ways to Upcycle Pallets in Your Garden" by The Micro Gardener.   Gardens are not just something that requires lots and lots of land or space.  You can create a garden wherever you can find at least 4 hours of sunlight.  Make a difference.  Plant a garden.

Mixed Recycing! How does it Work?

I've always wondered how I can throw everything that is recycled in one bin is sorted.  Here is a great video (British) that details the process!  WOW!