Redesigned clothing: discarded dryer sheets as evening wear by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 Every day, the average American generates about 4.4 pounds of trash. From the morning’s coffee cup to the evening’s take-out …
U Roads: 15 years of recycled soles by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 It takes about 22 gallons of oil to make a truck tire. Worldwide, one billion car tires are discarded every year (though …
Ethiopia's soleRebels fair trade shoes: green by heritage by faircompanies on April 20, 2009 Founded in 2004 by Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, her husband and brother Kirubel to bring jobs to their community in Zenabwork, …
How to build a green bakery by Kirsten Dirksen on October 2, 2006 Their cookies are organic, but the real show here is the store built nearly entirely from recycled materials. At New …