Prairie Eco-Thrifter
DECEMBER 23, 2012
Now that the holiday season is underway, it’s probably a little difficult to scale back the consumerism. My son was delighted with the used sewing machine my mother bought for him. There are a number items now that are created from recycled materials, as well as other eco-friendly materials. Buy Vintage.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 30, 2013
Those machines use plastic coffee pods that are often labeled as being recyclable – but only if you fully wash them out, take them apart, and separate all the pieces… which we know no one is doing. These are no more green than just recycling that pile of paper. Biodegradable trash bags. Paper shredders. Disposable diapers.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
SEPTEMBER 29, 2013
They tumble them around in giant tumblers full of volcanic pumice rocks and stones, push them sanding machines, or blast them with silica dust. And while denim is recyclable into wall insulation, most everyone just throws the jeans away, heads to the store, and repeats the cycle, over and over again. How do manufacturers do that?
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