From Treehugger, here’s an interesting call against recycling. In part: Lets call recycling what it is- a fraud, a sham, a scam perpetrated by big business on the citizens and municipalities of America. Look who sponsors the National Recycling Coalition: behind America Recycles Day: Coca-Cola, Pepsico, Anheuser-Busch, Coors, Owens-Illinois, International Bottled Water Association, the same […]
I understand Maker Faire Austin is done and gone, but I’m still thinking about how much fun it was. Over the next week or 2, I’ll continue to share some highlights from the most make-tastic event Austin’s ever seen. Recycling Biking Globe from the town of Chelmsford In addition to many Makers reusing salvaged materials […]
Before and after Hurricane Ike Now is the time for any ideas you have requiring millions of cubic yards of wood mulch. From the Houston Chronicle: The city of Houston will sponsor a nationwide contest in hopes of recycling all of the 5.6 million cubic yards of tree waste cleaned up from households and front […]
Austin’s Treasure City Thrift is having their annual recycled fashion show in October, and they’re looking for creative types to model, design accessories, and do other generally helpful things. Here’s the form to apply; they’ve already filled the spots for clothing designers, so those interested should get to it. But, as the photo above clearly […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Smadin made use of an old liquor bottle tube as an amplifier enclosure for the Ruby circuit – BalvenAmp on Flickr Related: Coconut amp From the pages of MAKE: Cracker Box Amplifier – MAKE: 09: Fringe, Page 104.
These are some of the coolest junkbot sculptures I’ve seen. Really clever use of computer mice parts, windshield wiper pieces, vacuum cleaner parts, and misc. plastic trash. While most of them are merely decorative, some function as desk lamps. Mouser [Make: Flickr Pool]
Simple instructions for turning a sweatshirt sleeve into a plastic grocery bag dispenser. Sweatshirt Convert [Thanks, Shawn!]
