One wicked way to reduce your garbage if you are going to hit up a fast food place!
~Watch for the fake french fry! I died.~
Trash
Recycled Crochet Hook Holders
Wow! What a cool idea! This is a perfect way to use the outside of a pen after I finish using the ink up.
My mom would love a gift like this!
Living Green and Recycling can be fun and creative. Customize your favorite hooks for comfort and be environmentally conscious at the same time. /;)
Examples using empty pens, highlighters and permanent markers.
Old favorites hidden in a drawer till rescued. /;)
eBay discoveries that brighten my collection.
If you’re interested in making your own – click on the file name below for step by step instructions and more examples.
Please be patient it’s a large PDF file and may be slow to open. /;)
Recycled Crochet Hook Holders Tutorial by LadyWillow Designs©
Wildlife Entanglement
Marine wildlife death by entanglement is something we should all be aware of. Thousands of miles and literally tons of derelict rope and fishing nets are littered into our water.
I found out that there are 682 beaches out there. We must keep them clean and safe in order to sustain life on this planet. So let’s support a good cause and help clean up fishing nets!
Check out the link below to learn about what is done to prevent marine wildlife entanglement.
Marine Debris Awareness | Recycled Nautical Rope Bracelets
Bracelets for a good cause! Help support coastal & beach cleanup projects by purchasing a stylish nautical rope bracelet. available in blue, green, brown & grey.
Source: Marine Debris Awareness | Recycled Nautical Rope Bracelets – Planet Love Life
A friend of mine shared this with me and I think it would be one of the best ways to give a gift this year! They are so beautiful, too.
Check out my post about plastic in our oceans if you want to know more.
New Waste Free Ontario Act – Toronto Environmental Alliance
The new Waste Free Ontario Act is a great step in the right direction towards a zero waste circular economy.
Source: New Waste Free Ontario Act – a great start – Toronto Environmental Alliance
15 Non-Sex Uses for Condoms | Mental Floss
This is great way to recycle condoms when you find some old ones laying around in your sock drawer, or you’re unsure if someone poked holes in them.
What is your pencil’s history?
Newspapers, old money, CD cases, plastic cups, wood scraps, tires and even blue jeans can get recycled into pencils!
Something to consider while you’re busy creating the future, scrawling in your notebooks.
I am forever amazed by the creative ways people stop waste from reaching landfills.
**Purchasing recycled, eco-friendly office supplies can really set the standard for future schools and workplaces. Plus, it sends a message to companies that endorse cheap-labor and poor environmental laws by saying “I CARE! THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO SUPPORT.“ **
It may seem more expensive at first, but if you substitute that fancy coffee or an unnecessary bus ride, you can use the money you’ve saved to buy various recycled, earth-friendly alternatives.
I try to think of it this way:
- Paying a bit more now will help me pay less later (more demand = lower price)
- I genuinely feel good about knowing what my money goes towards.
- If I continue to make cheap purchases now, I will be spending more in the future (things breaking, extreme weather etc.)
- Corporations use slave-labor (extremely under-paid women & children) because I want things to be inexpensive.
- Spending an extra dollar gives working families a better quality of life.
- Quality of land and water are not considered or cared for when it comes to cheap products.
- By supporting corporate companies out of convenience, I am endorsing the possibility of corporate dictatorships fueled by economic demand and poor politics.
I know it is just a pencil, but the ideas are progressive and inspiring.
Sometimes change happens with little things that eventually add up to really big things.
Notepad DIY – 99% Recycled, 100% EASY
So you discovered this because you wanted to know what Agenda Resurrected is
… or maybe you didn’t.
What you REALLY WANT must be to learn how to make cheap, easy and efficient notepads that give paper an extra life before being sent to a recycling centre.
First thing’s first: Do you have a bunch of scrap paper?
(click the pics if you need to see a description of the steps)
Dig in your recycling bin. If one side is printed on, or you see blank spaces, put them aside.
Fold sheets into fours (or however big you want your notebook to be)
Use your nails to really crease those edges.
After you have a pile of folded paper, ITS RIPPING TIME!
Rip along the fold lines, stack your sheets together, making sure they line up on the top.
Once your stack is big enough, staple the top once or twice. You can also use the string from shopping bags (since it isn’t recyclable)
I like to use interesting scraps for the cover of my notebooks.
You’re done! It’s that easy. Now share them with friends (as long as you leave out the papers with personal info on it)
Note: I thought I’d try something new by using the Gallery function.
If you find it difficult/annoying/strange to read, let me know in the comments!
~~ I’m also curious to hear what you had for breakfast.
SWAP/DROP V2.0 — DID YOU SAY FREE??
On Saturday, AUGUST 8 the second ever SWAP/DROP will be taking over the southwest side of Bellevue Park!! (Kensington Market, fyi) It runs from 11:30am -6 :30pm We will have an ArtSpace set up for people of all ages to make crafts, hang out and get creative in whatever way you’d like plus of course, the Swap/Drop :]
- Give/Get free stuff
- Work on projects with some really creative people (maybe I can host a workshop or two)
- Play music
- Have FREE FUN
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1606189099624651/
OFFICIAL GROUP: SWAP/DROP (join to stay updated or volunteer for the next one) ++Share this event with your friends!
We had such a great time hearing your stories, painting pinecones and doing scavenger hunts with you! A big thanks to everyone who was so supportive of this idea. I hope to see you back again :] Keep in mind, the Swap/Drop wasn’t only created to have free fun and get free stuff. I created this to inspire others to think differently about unnecessary consumerism and the role we play in waste management. If we buy less, share more & think differently about what is considered junk, we can limit lots of waste ending up in the dump and make cool art/furniture at the same time. Who knows, maybe the best things in life really are free.
♥A.R.T.T.
A painting lots of people added paint to on June 6th, 2015 – the first Swap/Drop
Earth-Friendly Renovation and Construction (podcast)
Green Renovation and Construction
This podcast will teach you a bit about ways to renovate/rebuild your space while keeping the earth in mind. There are so many ways to be green — they’ll save you $$$ in the future.
Podcast Link: LISTEN HERE
Source: OFFICIAL WEBPAGE / SCRIPT
Check it out!
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