Tag Archives: recycle

Tap vs. Bottled Water

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Zak Suhar

“While a large portion of the world desperately seek clean drinking water, the United States and other countries spend billions on bottled water when perfectly clean drinking water is readily available. Not only are we needlessly spending money on water … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Environment | Tagged bottled water, clean, consume, contaminants, drinking water, facts, global, infograph, landfill, oil, Online Education, plastic, plastic bottles, quality reports, recycle, tap water, United States, waste, water standards | Leave a comment

Ice Stone

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Zak Suhar

Ice Stone’s mission is to develop products that foster a sustainable environment. They feature countertops made of recycled glass and concrete. Pretty cool for your home, and the planet. What is IceStone? IceStone is not an engineered stone product. IceStone … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Environment, Video | Tagged B Corporation, certification, community, concrete, countertops, cradle to cradle, employee of month, employees, glass, good business, green, Ice Stone, portrait, recycle, recycled glass, shareholders, social responsibility, waste water, water stewardship, zero waste | Leave a comment

Riding Waves in on Ocean Trash

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Zak Suhar

When surfer and founder of Spirare Surfboards Kevin Cunningham was distressed by the trash washing up on the beaches where he rides, he didn’t just decide to do something about the debris, he decided to do something with the debris. So was born … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Environment | Tagged beach, bottle, campaign, glass, hand-made, Kevin Cunningham, Kickstarter, natural materials, ocean, plastic bags, pollution, recycle, reuse, Spirare Surfboards, Spirare Sustainable Surf Craft, surf, trash | 1 Comment

Earthship Biotecture is Out of this Grid

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Zak Suhar

Garbage. According to Earth Fast Facts, each person throws away approximately four pounds of garbage every day. Also, 1/3 of all wastewater is used to only flush the toilet. According to the Clean Air Council, The United States makes up … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Cities, Environment, Film | Tagged architecture, biotect, biotecture, building permit, Clean Air Council, earthship, economics, Garbage Warrior, Haiti, Michael Reynolds, New Mexico, off the grid, pockets of freedom, rammed earth, recycle, resource efficient, solar panels, sustainability, Sustainable Testing Sites Act, Taos, The Green Optimist, University of Cincinnati, wind turbines | 1 Comment

Book Origami

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Zak Suhar

Book of Art is a series of books whose pages have been folded in such a way as to create a series of 3D words. At first glance, the careful, intricate folds appear laser cut, but at closer inspection it … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Environment | Tagged 3D words, art, artist, Book of Art, books, creativity, exacto knife, Isaac Salazar, landfill, laser cut, Planet Green, Reader’s Digest, recycle, repurpose, reuse, sculpture, waste | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: recycle

Tap vs. Bottled Water

Riding Waves in on Ocean Trash

Earthship Biotecture is Out of this Grid

Book Origami

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