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Say no to styrofoam this summer with the Ohana 100% recyclable and biodegradable cooler

NEWS – Summer is almost here, time to head out to the beach or your favorite picnic spot. This year instead of grabbing for that old styrofoam cooler, load your fave beverages into the world’s first 100% Recyclable and Biodegradable cooler.

The Ohana Cooler is made from 100% post-consumer paper waste. It’s environmentally-friendly and eliminates the harmful impact of foam on our marine wildlife and the environment.

The cooler has multiple uses and is totally reusable. Ohana, which means family in Hawaiian can hold water for up to 30 plus days. And the largest cooler can hold up to 100 lbs.

Not only is the Ohana environmentally friendly, but it’s also pretty wallet friendly. Prices start at $4.99 for the 18-quart size and go to $7.99 for the large 42-quart cooler. You can even purchase them in bulk to save. Both sizes can be purchased in packs of 3 for $13.99 and $22.99 respectively.

So Think Green this summer and head over to Vericool and pick up an Ohana for your Ohana.

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This iPhone selfie case is made of recycled fishing nets and scrap aluminum

NEWS – The POPSICASE makes taking selfies with your iPhone just a little easier because the case features an aluminum handle that slides out from the back of the case. But that’s not the only thing that is cool about the POPSICASE. It’s also made from 100% recycled fishing nets and scrap aluminum. Why fishing nets you might be asking? Because according to POPSICASE, every year 1.28 billion pounds of fishing nets are discarded in our oceans, killing more than 365,000 whales, seals, turtles, and birds. Fishermen in 17 ports along the Mediterranean are doing their part to fix this problem by discarding their old nets into special recycle bins.

The Barcelona based POPSICASE company takes these old nets and converts them into plastic pellets that are then used to create POPSICASEs for iPhone 6, 6S, 7, 8, X as well as the larger sized iPhone Plus 6, 6S, 7 and 8.

These eco-friendly iPhone cases come in a variety of colors and are priced at 29.00€ which is about $34 US. You can read more about them and order one by visiting POPISCASE.com

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This iPhone selfie case is made of recycled fishing nets and scrap aluminum originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 24, 2018 at 12:00 pm.

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Save the Earth – recycle your chewing gum!

Some inconsiderate gum-chewers spit out their chewed gum on sidewalks or floors or stick it on furniture, where it always ends up on somebody’s shoe or on their clothing.  It reportedly costs UK city councils £150 million pounds a year to remove chewing gum litter from their streets.  I don’t know if there’s a gum removal squad in my city, but I’m sure cleaning up gum in businesses in the area is an extra chore the cleaning staff doesn’t want or need.  And even when it’s tossed out in a garbage can, the gum just adds to the landfill.  Did you know that chewing gum can be recycled?  I’m pretty sure that gum isn’t on the recyclables list in Greensboro, but if I had a Gumdrop On-the-Go keychain fob, I could cleanly collect my used gum and send it off to a company that does recycle it.

Gumdrop LTD, a UK company, has a method to recycle used gum into a product called Gum-tec® that can be used to make products from wellington boots, to mobile phone covers, stationery, packaging, and much more.  Gum-tec® is actually used to produce the Gumdrop fobs and receptacles.  The first step in recycling is collecting the gum, which is done by the Gumdrop On-the-Go keychain fob that looks like a pink bubblegum bubble.  Stuff your used gum in the fob, and when it’s filled, you send it to be recycled.

Sending it off for recycling can be accomplished in a couple of ways.  If you’re lucky enough to live in a city with a gum recycling program, you’ll see bins (like the one above) where you can drop off your filled fob.  Businesses could also provide the drop-off bins if they participate in Gumdrop’s program.  If not, you can print out a free mailing label so you can mail your On-the-Go fobs directly to Gumdrop.  Your gum, fob and all, will be recycled into more Gum-tec® products.

The Gumdrop On-the-Go fobs cost £9.99 (about $13.35 US) for a set of three.  Learn more about Gumdrop products and recycling chewing gum at the Gumdrop website.

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Reduce non-recyclable waste while still enjoying your Keurig K-Cup beverages

Keurig single-serving coffee machines are very popular.  It’s convenient to load a coffee pod into the machine and have a fresh cup of coffee within a few seconds.  You never have to worry about drinking a cup that’s been reheating in the pot made hours ago, and you’ll never get stuck making a fresh pot of coffee because you got the last cup.  There are dozens of brands and flavors of coffee in Keurig K-Cups, so you’re almost guaranteed to find the exact coffee you want.  The big problem with the Keurig system is all the waste produced with those non-recyclable plastic cups.  Thanks to Recycle a Cup, you won’t have to worry about loading up the landfill with K-Cups anymore.

Recycle a Cup is a cutter that removes the top of the K-Cup.  Place the cutter over the top of the K-Cup, depress the green buttons, and twist the cutter a full turn.  The plastic bottom is freed and can be tossed into recycling.  You can also remove the aluminum top for recycling and toss the paper filter and the coffee grounds into recycling.

You can remove your contribution to the 20 billion K-Cups that flood the landfill each year by purchasing a pair of Recycle a Cup cutters for $9.99 at the Recycle a Cup website.

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Tyde Music builds ukuleles from recycled Lake Tahoe boat docks


I’ve seen hundreds of ukuleles made of all sorts of exotic woods and even carbon fiber, but these one of a kind musical instruments from Tyde Music use reclaimed materials from piers, boat houses, old barns, and more.

Tyde Music builds ukuleles in the four sizes including soprano, concert, tenor, and baritone.

The images shown above are their Flick long-scale tenor sized instrument that has a headstock that has been made from a cedar shingle from an old Lake Tahoe boat house.

The woods they use to build their instruments have been exposed to sun, wind, rain, and snow over many years to add character and story to the instrument.

I really want the instrument that is shown in the video above at the 5:05 minute mark. I love the idea of using reclaimed materials to make something brand new instead of dumping construction “trash” into a landfill.

The Flick ukulele is priced at $4100. You can read more about these unique instruments by visiting tydemusic.com.

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