Remember those waste-free organic shampoo and conditioner bars I talked about a couple of weeks ago? The lovely ladies at Greyslater have offered up a set to one Green Upgrader reader! It doesn’t make a lot of sense to spring for pricey organic shampoos that come in a single use plastic bottle, right

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Giveaway: Win an Organic Shampoo and Conditioner Bar from Greyslater

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Last week, I talked about the recycled, reusable coffee mugs that my husband picked up, so I was pleased as punch to run across this infographic on just how much waste you can avoid by bringing your own cup to the coffee shop. Check it: I knew that those disposable cups were wasteful, but it’s still pretty staggering when  you think about how much waste they generate over a single customer’s lifetime.

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Reduce the Waste from Your Morning Cup

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Getting coffee on the go can come with a lot of waste, but finding the right reusable to go mug can be a challenge! My husband, Dave, and I are both big coffee drinkers, and that means that whether he’s heading out to work or we’re hitting the road for a vacation, we’re most likely packing a to go coffee mug. The result is that Dave is sort of a collector of reusable mugs. We’ve been through many, many reusable mugs in our house

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Recycled Coffee Mugs to Green Your To-Go

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At Maker Faire Bay Area, teacher Katy Arillaga built an igloo out of old milk jugs. It’s a re-creation of an igloo that she built for the kids in her class to use as a reading space.

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How to: Build a Recycled Milk Jug Igloo

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Remember that amazing machine that turned plastic into oil ? Well, a new company called Plastic 2 Oil is taking that idea and running with it. They’re not using the exact same technology

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Plastic 2 Oil Turns Plastic into…Oil!

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We talk a lot about plastic around here, from art made using reclaimed plastic to innovations in bioplastics.

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The Floating Plastic Monster

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We’ve talked before about the trouble with biodegradable plastics , and a new study highlighted yet another issue with these plant-based plastic alternatives: in the landfill, biodegradable plastics break down and produce methane. Let’s be honest here: how many people are really composting those compostable plastics

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Biodegradable Plastics and the Methane Problem

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We’ve talked here before about the scourge of single-use plastic , so you can imagine how it warmed my heart to run across this video, where kids are taking plastic bottles and upcycling them into building materials: 1800 children in Guatemala collected 2.5 tons of trash and over 10,000 plastic bottles and used them to help build a school for themselves.

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Building a School from Plastic Bottles

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Plastic is a scourge on the environment.

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Mushrooms: A Compostable Alternative to Plastic

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It’s not breaking news that our plastic bottle consumption is out of control .  It’s estimated that in the US, we consume roughly 25 billion plastic bottles a year!  It’s all a bit disheartening, but thankfully recycling is at an all time high, and there are some great companies doing some great things to reduce the amount of waste pouring into our landfills.  I was psyched to find one of those companies right down the road from me

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EARTHTEC: Green Outerwear From Plastic Bottles

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