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Greener Design and Remodeling
If you are reading this article, you may already know the importance of considering our planet's resources when designing our homes. Determining the most sustainable solutions is a real challenge. Should you invest in solar panels? Should you buy the carpet with the Green label? Which design solutions have the highest impact?
In order to help you make these important decisions for your home, designers Greg Kraus, Chie Morioka, and Scott Barsness of Otogawa-Anschel Design-Build provide some helpful tips.
Green Product Shopping Tips
When looking for green products it helps to return to the ol' Three Rs: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.
Sewing to Transform Old Clothing into Something New
There's an old saying, "Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without," which can be traced back to WWII days when people conserved in order to help the war effort. These days the saying is "reduce, reuse, recycle." Everybody knows to recycle their plastic, newspapers and glass, but what about clothing?
A Journal from Old Greeting Cards
When you get a card in the mail, what do you normally do with it? Do you post it on the fridge? Maybe save your cards in a box? Or do you read it and throw it away (or recycle it)? In an effort to cut down on the amount of waste created by greeting cards, we would like to offer some ideas on ways to re-use your old greeting cards!
Some options include cutting the cards into strips to use as bookmarks or folding them into origami holiday ornaments or gift boxes. However, the option that we will illustrate is how to "make your own mini journal."
Sustainability in the Office
Green Gatherings NEW PARTNERSHIP FORMED TO HELP EVENTS OF ALL SIZES GO GREEN
The project partners include Ramsey and Hennepin Counties, the Cities of Saint Paul, Minneapolis, Bloomington, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and
Waste? What’s the Problem?
ECO SPORTS Put a Little Eco in Your Stride!
Bands That Go Green
Musicians have long been catalysts for social change. When it comes to the environment though, the music industry has lagged behind. However, many musicians today are climbing aboard the “green” tour bus.
Activity
Keep a log for one week of everything you “toss”—write each item in one of these categories: “garbage,” “recycling,” “reuse” or “compost.” After the week is over, make a plan for the next week to change ways you can put 50% less in the “garbage” category by reusing, recycling, composting or buying things with less or no packaging. For example, did you know a banana has its own natural packaging? You could maybe even challenge your family members or your friends to a waste-free competition for a week.
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