could you wear the same dress for one year?

Sheena Matheiken is! 1 dress. 365 days. But then she has a strong creative sense of fashion, and an apparently bottomless collection of accessories in her closet to make it work.
Not only is this a creative experiment and inspiration, The Uniform Project is also a good-cause fundraiser.
Starting May 2009, I have pledged to wear one [...]

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line drying: good for the earth, good for your clothes

90-degree April days, a perfect time to inaugurate my new clothesline.

Did you know your clothes dryer accounts for about 10-15% of your house’s energy consumption?
Do you know where all that lint comes from? YOUR CLOTHES!
Have you noticed how nice sun and air-dried clothes and sheets smell?

For all these reasons, I love to line dry my [...]

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got old Crocs? recycle them!

Just got new Crocs. The info sheet included their recycling program!

Wear your Crocs until they’re all worn out.
Drop them at a participating retail shop, which you can find on their site. (I found 11 places within 25 miles of my home). Or mail them in if you’re really committed!
Crocs will clean them, crush them up, [...]

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ESP Day 20: Clothes Swaps

As I write this, I’m wearing a cute, comfy shirt-with-hoody and jeans that I picked out at a clothes swap this afternoon.  I don’t swap clothes every day, but almost every day for close to a decade, I have worn at least item that I received at a clothes swap.  Therefore, clothes swaps are part of my Everyday Sustainable [...]

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