$1,800 used shipping container as architects’ backyard office by Kirsten Dirksen on December 16, 2011 Shipping containers are built to carry huge loads and the refrigerated units are very efficient at climate control. So it’s …
Plastic bottle free water: bubbling your own by Kirsten Dirksen on August 10, 2009 The average American drinks 8 ounces of bottled water every day, totalling 8 billion gallons of bottled water consumed in …
How to ferment your own yogurt from milk & starter by faircompanies on July 23, 2009 Why make your own yogurt? You can avoid all those plastic containers (especially if you buy the milk in returnable …
How to create your precycle survival kit by Kirsten Dirksen on May 31, 2009 It’s not news that we’re a disposable society, but we have it bad. As the Worldwatch Institute’s Gary Gardner explained …
Shampoo in a yogurt container & buying in bulk in Melbourne by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 A trip to the supermarket normally implies a new load of plastic containers and packaging, but there is an alternative: …
How to BYOC (bring your own container) by Kirsten Dirksen on January 30, 2008 An order of takeout food can grow your garbage: all those styrofoam, plastic and paper containers that get used once …
