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WORLD OF WASTE: America’s Mass Consumption in Images
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Photo by Chris Jordan.
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Photo by Chris Jordan.
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Chris Jordan. Plastic Bottles, 2007. 60×120″
That right there, is 2,000,000 plastic bottles. The amount of plastic bottles Americans throw out every five minutes.
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For many, the thought of going near a smelly dumpster, let alone touching, wearing or using the contents from inside of a dumpster is dirty, if not completely revolting. I say it’s wonderful!
Ok, ok, rewind. Though I have never riffled through the trash myself, I must admit to having tremendous respect for those who [...]

Safe Play Systems creates enticing recycled playgrounds, called Eco Play, that utilize post-consumer HDPE #2 plastic - milk jugs. Each playground is comprised of approximately 30,000 milk jugs. These PVC-free play environments are not only made from recycled materials, they are re-recyclable also. The company will buy back the playgrounds when they are no longer [...]

Isn’t it wonderful how many of life’s random necessities now come in green versions? The list of recycled products seems to get bigger by the day.
Take for example, Radley’s Recycled Umbrella.

Yes, this pretty polka-dot umbrella is more than just arm candy. It’s eco-innovation at it’s best. Made from recycled plastic bottles, the fabric [...]

Full Disclosure: About once a week I go to Starbucks. I hide my head in shame (hey, I protested Starbucks putting locals out of business in the 90’s) and stand on line for a soy latte. I work and attend grad school in Manhattan, and Starbucks are everywhere AND they always have Silk (sometimes organic [...]

Few things boil my blood like the disposable plastic water bottle. This thing stinks–literally! Go on, smell that oil-derived polyethylene.
There are many reasons to despise the disposable plastic water bottle. For one, it is straight up terrible for the environment, it’s over-priced and the water’s not even better than tap water–in many cases it simply [...]

All photos by Dan Sieradski

That’s model Oksana Baiul (former Olympic medal skater) in one of Okunov’s designs
As part of their Off the Wall exhibition, which features up-and-coming artists, The Jewish Museum in Manhattan threw a super-fun fashion show and party last Thursday night. I attended with Dan Sieradski, AKA Eco Chick’s ubergenerous webmaster. After hearing [...]

Interview by Guest-blogger Chris Baskind (really bad puns are mine however)
All too often here on Eco Chick, we cover a small way to ‘green’ your life, something like using energy efficient bulbs, perhaps, or taking bags to the store instead of using plastic ones. Invariably, people write in that small stuff like that doesn’t really [...]

…..they are the future, and your kids’ future, and your grandkids’ future, and your great-grandkids’….because they never degrade! Watch Zaproot for more fun facts about plastics.

I don’t know who the heck that guy is on the right, but wouldn’t it be cool if a giant battery robot showed up at your house to help you recycle?
How can I recycle batteries?
—Barbara Kenopsky, Milford, CT
Somehow, it happens: You end up with a drawer full of spent batteries and no idea what to [...]