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RecycleDot – Smartest Recycled Furniture in the World?

Benji Jerew — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 22:17:57 +0000

Here is a new Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign that combines modern living with a distinctly environmental flair: RecycleDot – World’s Smartest EcoFriendly Tabouret First, we will start with a piece of furniture that is exceptionally useful around the house, or even outside, because everyone needs a place to sit, don’t they? A tabouret, or short stool, […]

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Making Plastic Pallets From Recycled Tires

Mila Luleva — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:21:46 +0000

If you think old tires should be disposed of as fast as possible, think again. CTC Plastics together with Lehigh Technologies Inc.are producing a revolutionary product. The compound offered by the Dayton based company, CTC, is called Xpro Rubber Batch, which contains micronized rubber powder made from unusable old tires by Leigh Technologies. The 50-50 […]

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Oil Recycled From BP Spill Used to Make Chevy Volt Plastic Parts

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:53:39 +0000

The BP spill has definitely caused a lot of environmental damage and people spent a lot of money and energy to clean it. To make themselves a greener image the General Motors company has, for marketing purposes, announced that they will use recycled BP spilled oil to make the plastics in the iconic Chevy Volt... which is a half-blood electric.

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