Category Archives: recycle

What’s your cell phone radiation level? Is it safe?

Posted on September 18, 2009 by wako

Look it up with this tool: http://www.ewg.org/cellphoneradiation/Get-a-Safer-Phone My phone (Treo 650) has high radiation. In fact, among the Top 10 Worst PDA/Smartphones!  (The super-popular iPhone 3G is not among the top 10, but it’s a high-radiator, too.) What to do? Should … Continue reading →

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could you wear the same dress for one year?

Posted on June 15, 2009 by wako

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, … Continue reading →

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tetra pak: good or bad?

Posted on June 3, 2009 by wako

Every time I finish a box of soymilk, I sigh. Because I have to put it in the landfill-bound trash. But, according to this analysis of the sustainability of tetra pak, All in all, Tetra Pak figures that its packaging … Continue reading →

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kids after my creative-reuse heart

Posted on June 1, 2009 by wako

Alexandra Lehrer, 5, and her classmates at Beginnings Nursery School in New York are my kind of people! “I like building stuff,” she said. “If you throw everything away, there will be just a big pile of garbage, and you … Continue reading →

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got old Crocs? recycle them!

Posted on March 19, 2009 by wako

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 … Continue reading →

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Everyday Sustainable in India

Posted on December 8, 2008 by wako

I’ve just returned from a 3-week visit to India, where I kept my eyes/ears/nose open to the Everyday Sustainable there. This was a personal visit, which included travel in the North on the tourist-triangle of Delhi-Jaipur-Agra, and tourism with family/friends … Continue reading →

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Recycle everyday, and “officially” this week

Posted on November 10, 2008 by wako

Why isn’t everyday recycling day? It is for me, and many others. But did you know that today begins National Recycling Day (Nov 8 – 16, 2008)? It’s an Australian initiative. I wonder if those down under have greater stamina … Continue reading →

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HOW TO: swap-raffle

Posted on October 13, 2008 by wako

Yesterday, I had a great “Everyday Sustainable” day, with two swap events.  The first was a clothes swap which I organize every few months with friends.  And the second happened at a meeting for members of 29Gifts, a global network … Continue reading →

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stop phone books: YellowPagesGoesGreen.org

Posted on September 21, 2008 by wako

Every time a phone book shows up in front of my door, my first thoughts are, “Not again.  Now how am I going to recycle this?” I have used a paper phone book maybe five times in the last ten years.  What … Continue reading →

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take back the (Brita) filter

Posted on August 8, 2008 by wako

San Francisco water is pretty good, but I do like it better after it goes through the Brita filter.  I carry around my own water bottle filled up from the filter when I go out.  So that’s all good.  But … Continue reading →

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