poVoqAEnglish · 2 days agoGuy makes “dodgy e-bike” from 130 used vapes to make point about e-wasteplus-squarearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down11
arrow-up168arrow-down1external-linkGuy makes “dodgy e-bike” from 130 used vapes to make point about e-wasteplus-squarearstechnica.compoVoqAEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square4fedilink
activistPnkEnglish · edit-224 days agoAnyone stock-piling broken electronics, waiting for a right to repair?plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down17
arrow-up110arrow-down1message-squareAnyone stock-piling broken electronics, waiting for a right to repair?plus-squareactivistPnkEnglish · edit-224 days agomessage-square24fedilink
ProdigalFrogAEnglish · 27 days agoHow to tell if a pallet is safe to reuse, such as if it has been exposed or treated to toxic chemicals • 1001 Palletsplus-squarewww.1001pallets.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down10
arrow-up138arrow-down1external-linkHow to tell if a pallet is safe to reuse, such as if it has been exposed or treated to toxic chemicals • 1001 Palletsplus-squarewww.1001pallets.comProdigalFrogAEnglish · 27 days agomessage-square0fedilink
activistPnkEnglish · edit-21 month agoWhat to do with fuel-burning cars -- convert them?plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down15
arrow-up113arrow-down1message-squareWhat to do with fuel-burning cars -- convert them?plus-squareactivistPnkEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square11fedilink
activistPnkEnglish · edit-21 month agoPerfectly good LCDs are getting tossed. What about large flat screen TVs? Any fellow dumpster divers testing them? Is it designed obsolescence?plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down11
arrow-up124arrow-down1message-squarePerfectly good LCDs are getting tossed. What about large flat screen TVs? Any fellow dumpster divers testing them? Is it designed obsolescence?plus-squareactivistPnkEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square11fedilink
pseudo@jlai.luEnglish · 1 month agoThe enormous scale of global food waste.plus-squarecdn.statcdn.comimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down12
arrow-up144arrow-down1imageThe enormous scale of global food waste.plus-squarecdn.statcdn.compseudo@jlai.luEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square16fedilink
soloEnglish · 3 months agoSouth Korea recycles 98% of its food waste. What can it teach the world?plus-squarewww.washingtonpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down11
arrow-up18arrow-down1external-linkSouth Korea recycles 98% of its food waste. What can it teach the world?plus-squarewww.washingtonpost.comsoloEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink
BlairEnglish · edit-23 months agoWool Dryer Ballsplus-squareimagemessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down16
arrow-up164arrow-down1imageWool Dryer Ballsplus-squareBlairEnglish · edit-23 months agomessage-square36fedilink
JacobCoffinWritesM · 3 months agoThe art of recycling/repurposing broken-up concrete (sometimes apparently called 'urbanite')plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down10
arrow-up133arrow-down1message-squareThe art of recycling/repurposing broken-up concrete (sometimes apparently called 'urbanite')plus-squareJacobCoffinWritesM · 3 months agomessage-square2fedilink
BlairEnglish · 3 months ago“City Experiments with Reusable Cups at Starbucks, Taco Bell and 30 Other Restaurants–with Return Bins all over town”plus-squarewww.goodnewsnetwork.orgexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1124arrow-down17
arrow-up1117arrow-down1external-link“City Experiments with Reusable Cups at Starbucks, Taco Bell and 30 Other Restaurants–with Return Bins all over town”plus-squarewww.goodnewsnetwork.orgBlairEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square24fedilink
RoquetteQueen · 4 months agoI learned to crochet with plastic bags!plus-squareimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1161arrow-down14
arrow-up1157arrow-down1imageI learned to crochet with plastic bags!plus-squareRoquetteQueen · 4 months agomessage-square8fedilink
FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io · 4 months agoHow to live without plastics for a month, according to the founder of a global movementplus-squarewww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down12
arrow-up132arrow-down1external-linkHow to live without plastics for a month, according to the founder of a global movementplus-squarewww.npr.orgFartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io · 4 months agomessage-square7fedilink
activistPnk · edit-24 months agoUsing broccoli stems as picklesplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down13
arrow-up131arrow-down1message-squareUsing broccoli stems as picklesplus-squareactivistPnk · edit-24 months agomessage-square9fedilink
vuduEnglish · 5 months agoTesco's Laser-Etched Avocados to Save on Packaging Waste - Core77plus-squarewww.core77.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down13
arrow-up136arrow-down1external-linkTesco's Laser-Etched Avocados to Save on Packaging Waste - Core77plus-squarewww.core77.comvuduEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square6fedilink
activistPnk · 6 months agoBeer bottles can get quite nasty before people return them -- how good are industrial beer bottle dishwashers?plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down12
arrow-up131arrow-down1message-squareBeer bottles can get quite nasty before people return them -- how good are industrial beer bottle dishwashers?plus-squareactivistPnk · 6 months agomessage-square18fedilink
Ferriswheelfox · 6 months agoEmpty soy sauce bottles are perfect for plant proppingplus-squareimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down13
arrow-up189arrow-down1imageEmpty soy sauce bottles are perfect for plant proppingplus-squareFerriswheelfox · 6 months agomessage-square0fedilink
pseudo@jlai.lu · 8 months agoOperation "CleanUp" for less litter in Wallonia is 10 years oldplus-squarewww.rtbf.beexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down10
arrow-up122arrow-down1external-linkOperation "CleanUp" for less litter in Wallonia is 10 years oldplus-squarewww.rtbf.bepseudo@jlai.lu · 8 months agomessage-square0fedilink
JacobCoffinWritesM · edit-28 months agoPicture frame made from salvaged woodplus-squaremovim.slrpnk.netexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down12
arrow-up149arrow-down1external-linkPicture frame made from salvaged woodplus-squaremovim.slrpnk.netJacobCoffinWritesM · edit-28 months agomessage-square5fedilink
j_robyEnglish · 9 months agoUmatilla tribes to launch food waste reduction project in northeast Oregon reservationplus-squarewww.opb.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkUmatilla tribes to launch food waste reduction project in northeast Oregon reservationplus-squarewww.opb.orgj_robyEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square0fedilink
stabby_cicada · 9 months agoPops’s Great Big Mutual Aid Masterpost - a list of affinity groups, buy nothings, and other orgs to coordinate sharing resources instead of wasting themplus-squarewww.tumblr.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down12
arrow-up133arrow-down1external-linkPops’s Great Big Mutual Aid Masterpost - a list of affinity groups, buy nothings, and other orgs to coordinate sharing resources instead of wasting themplus-squarewww.tumblr.comstabby_cicada · 9 months agomessage-square1fedilink