Recycled Billboard Bags

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Stretchy shoulder bags from recycled vinyl billboard ads. More info here… www.re-modern.com/store/pc/Recycled-Billboard-Stretch-Bag…

Living City Block turns LoDo into a plant
Creating sustainable communities within the city of Denver ‘As a planet we’re in deep shit. And if communities don’t work together and take responsibility for their actions, then we’re all going to suffer,’ said Living City Block intern and UC Denver student, Ashley Dew. …
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Cairo’s Garbage City Women Raise Pigs, Recycle Rags, Weave Rugs: Interview
Nimet Habachy, siren of late-night radio, recounts spending an intimate Christmas Eve singing carols in Leonard Bernstein ’s Manhattan apartment.
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Choose Haiti Recycles Newspapers, Makes Bracelets for America
Bill Clinton is wearing the Haitian-made bracelets, as are dozens of celebrities. Here’s the lowdown on Choose Haiti. Haiti is awash in international NGOS struggling to help the earthquake survivors as best they can–and often, because aid organizations tend to be hierarchical and bureaucratic, social impact takes a long time to realize. But Elizabeth Schaeffer Brown’s initiative, Choose Haiti …
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