A freegan shopping trip: a scavenged bicycle by Kirsten Dirksen on June 1, 2010 My favorite shopping trip of the year happened last weekend unexpectedly. My husband and I were on our weekly Sunday …
How to create a mirror from old CDs by Kirsten Dirksen on May 4, 2010 Designers Loida and Hernâni of Timtimxtimtim can upcycle just about any piece of trash. They’ve made fruit containers and cat …
A longer life for an old couch: a cheap & easy slipcover by Kirsten Dirksen on August 10, 2009 We spend a lot of money doing up our homes. In the U.S., the amount spent on furniture more than …
Barcelona’s barter markets: an antidote to overconsumption by Kirsten Dirksen on June 16, 2009 A barter economy may seem far-out, but this world of trade is growing in parts of Spain (particularly Catalonia). “We’ve …
How a broken bench became a bookshelf by Kirsten Dirksen on June 1, 2009 Designers Loida and Hernâni of Timtimxtimtim can’t watch good material go to waste so when they witnessed a broken bench …
Scavenging the trash of overconsumption: Bio-diesel Hauling by Kirsten Dirksen on May 31, 2009 “Since we live in a country with so much excess, I think it’s important to have scavengers. That’s basically what …
Buy/sell/trade last month’s impulse buy by Kirsten Dirksen on May 31, 2009 The US EPA estimates that 10.6 million tons of textiles were generated in 2003, that’s about 80 pounds per person. …
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 build furniture from used chopsticks by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 How many chopsticks get wasted every day in your city? That was the question Barcelona-based designers Loida and Hernâni of …
