Posts by: Joe Eitel

Robot Chews Up Plastic Waste, Spits Out Filament for 3D Printers

filabot plastic filament maker

Photo by Whitney Trudo via Wired.com


Plastic waste makes up more than 12-percent of all waste entering landfills in the U.S., according to 2010 figures from the EPA, which is equivalent to about 31 million tons. Only about 8-percent of this plastic trash was recycled, so that leaves quite a bit plastic junk lying around. An innovative new gadget called the Filabot promises to improve the plastic waste problem – it grinds up plastic, melts it, and extrudes plastic filament. Read More…

Garbage Truck Wedding – A Trashy Affair

Garbage Truck Wedding

Source: Ronnie Keshishian, via: Waste and Recycling News


Is there a better place to renew your wedding vows than right alongside a Heil Environmental 7000 automated side-loading garbage truck? According to Ronnie Keshishian, nope! He recently surprised his wife of 16 years with the unique wedding-vow-renewal ceremony in front of about 200 people. Read More…

Mobile App Makes it Easier to Recycle Holiday Junk

irecycle mobile app

Source: Earth911.com


The holidays are over but now the real work begins: Cleaning up the excess of wrapping paper, cardboard, obsolete household items, and the list goes on. Fortunately, technology is here to help. An innovative new mobile makes it a breeze to find recycling centers near you willing to take your unwanted holiday junk. Read More…

Sounds from the Dumpster: Artist Turns Trash into Ear Pleasing Musical Instruments

Ken Butler - musical instruments from trash
It’s safe to say that Ken Butler isn’t your average artist and musician. Sure, he can play a wide range of stringed and percussion instruments like any seasoned musician out there can do, but it’s the actual instruments he plays that set him apart. He builds fully-functioning musical instruments out of stuff he finds in the dumpster! Legendary guitarist Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin may be more famous for playing his axe on stage, but Ken Butler can boast that he literally plays an axe! Read More…

Out with the Old, In with the New this Christmas Season

merry christmas clutter-grinch
Clutter works in mysterious ways. It seems to creep up on you without warning, and before you know it your home looks more like a storage locker than a living space. Clutter is particularly sneaky around the holidays as Santa adds more “stuff” to your current clutter collection. The problem arises when you forget to get rid of old and unused stuff to make room for the new. So, let’s take a look at some simple ways to ensure your home stays clutter-free this holiday season. Read More…

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