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Flikka SamperiNot "pro" but it was fun, made from waste. Hotel for bugs and butterflies.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bug</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hotel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bughotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bughotel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#recycle</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#waste</a>

Georgiann Baldino<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Recycle</a>, repurpose, reuse by donating to charity resale stores.

Kit MaloneOPEN THREAD Are you one of the growing number of techies finding creative ways to use old or used hardware? Any success stories or inspo that you'd like to share?<a href="https://hoosier.social/tags/EverydayThrift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EverydayThrift</a> <a href="https://hoosier.social/tags/Survival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Survival</a> <a href="https://hoosier.social/tags/Recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Recycle</a>

Devlin LeathercraftI made a new cross body bag molded with a container from frozen lasagna. <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/recycle?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#recycle</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/reuse?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reuse</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/leather?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#leather</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/handmade?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#handmade</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/HandBag?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandBag</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/maker?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#maker</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/craft?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#craft</a>

T!ME(s)*_ ArtTitel: The world is my oyster Mixed Media , De-Collage on canvas. Size: 30 x 40 cm . . <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/collageart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#collageart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/decollage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#decollage</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/modernart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#modernart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eyes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#eyes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#recycle</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/paper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#paper</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eyes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#eyes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/contemporaryart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#contemporaryart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/myart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#myart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#painting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/streetart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#streetart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#artwork</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/collage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#collage</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/handmade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#handmade</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artcollector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#artcollector</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gallery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gallery</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artgallery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#artgallery</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spraypain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spraypain</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/acrylicpainting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#acrylicpainting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/decollageart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#decollageart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fineart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fineart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/emotions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#emotions</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/beauty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#beauty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kunst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kunst</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/upcycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#upcycle</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artoftheday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#artoftheday</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/face" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#face</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/malerei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#malerei</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pasteup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pasteup</a>

HackerNews VN botChế loa từ ổ cứng HDD cũ! 🛠️ Một dự án DIY thú vị biến đồ bỏ đi thành món đồ độc đáo. Tái chế và sáng tạo! <a href="https://mastodon.maobui.com/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DIY</a> <a href="https://mastodon.maobui.com/tags/handmade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#handmade</a> <a href="https://mastodon.maobui.com/tags/recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#recycle</a> <a href="https://mastodon.maobui.com/tags/taiche" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#taiche</a> <a href="https://mastodon.maobui.com/tags/loa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.maobui.com/tags/speaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#speaker</a> <a href="https://mastodon.maobui.com/tags/vietnam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vietnam</a><a href="https://www.instructables.com/HDD-Speaker-Hard-drive-Speaker/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.instructables.com/HDD-Speaker-Hard-drive-Speaker/</a>

:jan:‍:abreath:🌬️:dandelion:Anyone recommend guides on upcycling disposable electronics into at least fun gadgets and doodads, if not something useful. Things like the disposable vaporizers or one-time use electronics, *disposable" electronics, and things like that I might be able to scrounge as trash. A living wiki like guide of known electronics and a list of the major components and how to break them down would be a neat thing.I want a small low stakes low cost project. <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/upcycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#upcycle</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#recycle</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/reuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reuse</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/disposableElectronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disposableElectronics</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/reclaim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reclaim</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#diy</a>

N3VEMDoes anyone in <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Pennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pennsylvania</a> or <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Maryland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Maryland</a> inside the <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Harrisburg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Harrisburg</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Philadelphia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Philadelphia</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Baltimore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Baltimore</a> triangle have a line on free, used networking racks, mounting hardware, etc.? I'm looking for mostly the rack rails for some projects. When I was doing construction/remodeling I saw these getting thrown in dumpsters so often that it feels weird to pay for new ones when I fell like there should be some out there somewhere that are about to get binned. <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Networking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Networking</a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Freecycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Freecycle</a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Reuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Reuse</a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Recycle</a>

Matthias Mach :cutted_banana:the <a href="https://klickaffen.social/tags/bios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bios</a> startup sequence. <a href="https://klickaffen.social/tags/recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#recycle</a>

ThuHAll my projects are casted in reclaimed and recycled foam found in my neighborhood in Thailand. From discarded packaging to dumped ice boxes in nature, usable foam planks and blocs are cut. This helps cleaning up the environment and no new produced foam is necessary for my projects.<a href="https://thuhstudio.etsy.com" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thuhstudio.etsy.com</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#recycling</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climateaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climateaction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reclaimed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reclaimed</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reuse</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/doyourpart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#doyourpart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sustainable</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#recycle</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/upcycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#upcycle</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wastemanagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wastemanagement</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climatechange</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sustainability</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climatecrisis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sculpture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sculpture</a>

CheapPontoonI have an idea. Tell me if it’s a bad idea.Those corrugated plastic campaign signs in everybody’s yards? Imagine a 3 inch layer of them in your attic on top of your insulation.<a href="https://beige.party/tags/reduce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reduce</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/reuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reuse</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#recycle</a>

ThuHZanoSin is the second luminaire in a series of light fixtures in which parts of a broken pressure washer are reused. For this lamp the polypropylene cover of the pump and electric motor has been repurposed as a lampshade. The polypropylene is hand painted in flat black enamel paint, finished of with several layers of spray paint...<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1593307148/concrete-brass-steel-polypropylene-table?ref=shop_home_active_9&cns=1&logging_key=86787d283aebbf8abaeb20b7ec72af0e9653300e%3A1593307148" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.etsy.com/listing/1593307148/concrete-brass-steel-polypropylene-table?ref=shop_home_active_9&cns=1&logging_key=86787d283aebbf8abaeb20b7ec72af0e9653300e%3A1593307148</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/light" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#light</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lamp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spaceship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spaceship</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/repurpose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#repurpose</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#recycle</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/decor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#decor</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/productdesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#productdesign</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#architecture</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#unique</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/handmade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#handmade</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/industrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#industrial</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/luminaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#luminaire</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/interior" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#interior</a>

SnowyCA :vivaldi_red:♻️ 🍅 🍕 Recycling Food Waste Could Dramatically Lower Greenhouse Gas EmissionsNew research has found that recycling food waste using methods such as composting, anaerobic digestion and “refeed” can lead to a dramatic reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared with disposing of it in landfills.<a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/GoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GoodNews</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Waste</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Food</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Recycle</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Emissions</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Climate</a> <a href="https://www.ecowatch.com/food-waste-recycling-greenhouse-gas-emissions.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.ecowatch.com/food-waste-recycling-greenhouse-gas-emissions.html</a>

SnowyCA :vivaldi_red:👚 ♻️ Spain’s Fashion Giants to Start Collecting Used Clothing Waste in 2025 as Part of Trial ProgramRe-viste, the project’s organizer, said shoes, clothing and other textiles will be separated from regular waste so that they can be recycled or reused.<a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/GoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GoodNews</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Reuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Reuse</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/fashion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fashion</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Recycle</a> <a href="https://www.ecowatch.com/spain-fashion-companies-used-clothing-recycling.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.ecowatch.com/spain-fashion-companies-used-clothing-recycling.html</a>

LilMikeSF<a href="https://c.im/tags/Federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Federal</a> charges against key participants involved in <a href="https://c.im/tags/Oakland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Oakland</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Waste</a> processing proposal at old <a href="https://c.im/tags/Army" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Army</a> base not helping progress of project amidst detritus, disputes, bureaucratic bogus biz bs, and constant contractual crapEssentially article reveals "<a href="https://c.im/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#California</a> Waste Solutions" is not necessarily providing solutions, but local govt is pretty good at waste?While city and developer feud, both fail to follow thru and serve <a href="https://c.im/tags/WestOakland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WestOakland</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Community</a>, as residents, <a href="https://c.im/tags/ratepayers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ratepayers</a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/taxpayers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#taxpayers</a> suffer during decades delayed deferred dreams of improved <a href="https://c.im/tags/recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#recycling</a> facility that just seems to <a href="https://c.im/tags/recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#recycle</a> hopes and turn them into more cockroach attracting stink. <a href="https://oaklandside.org/2025/07/11/california-waste-solutions-fbi-oakland-army-base/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://oaklandside.org/2025/07/11/california-waste-solutions-fbi-oakland-army-base/</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TrumpLies</a>: “You can’t take them down because the environmentalists don’t let you bury the blades.”<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FactCheck</a>: <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wind</a> turbine blades are designed for durability to withstand hurricane-force winds. However, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> already has the ability to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#recycle</a> most <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WindTurbine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WindTurbine</a> materials, acc/to the Dept of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Energy</a>. It issued a report in Jan that found 90% of wind turbines can be recycled using existing infrastructure, while new strategies & innovative recycling methods will be needed to tackle the rest.

KarolineToday’s <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/mosstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mosstodon</a> is my <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/totebag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#totebag</a> on a <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/mossy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mossy</a> tree stump. I made the tote bag myself.. I sewed it from old fabric scraps from my friend and other <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#recycle</a> materials from the thrift store. I have done <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/embroidery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#embroidery</a> for weeks, maybe months, by adding a tons of French knots to this. I chose to photograph this with <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/moss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#moss</a> and I feel like it could have been a part of the tree from the very start.. it goes really well together.<a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/sewing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sewing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#recycling</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/fibercrafts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fibercrafts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/textileart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#textileart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/handmade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#handmade</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/creativity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#creativity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/artsy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#artsy</a>

DoomsdaysCWSo, I caught a glimpse of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EcoMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EcoMaine</a>'s new recycling facility, which has been completed. The new imaging technology will help separate recyclables even faster and more efficiently! Pretty cool stuff!<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ecomaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ecomaine</a> plans $25 million <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#recycling</a> center upgrade <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePublic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MainePublic</a> | By Peter McGuire Published September 9, 2024"One of Maine’s largest recyclers is planning a multi-million dollar upgrade of its Portland plant in anticipation of handling more cardboard and other household waste."Ecomaine, a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityOwned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CommunityOwned</a> corporation, plans to spend up to $25.2 million on state-of-the-art sorting equipment at a new recycling plant near its Portland headquarters."CEO Kevin Roche said the new automated sorting machines use <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ImagingTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ImagingTechnology</a> to separate mixed recycling such as paper, cardboard, plastic, glass and aluminum."The equipment will replace the company's current machines, installed around 2006."Back then, newsprint made up most of the recycling ecomaine handled, according to Roche. With a boom in online shopping and home delivery, however, cardboard has become the top material it handles." 'Paper packing has really taken over the recycling bin, so we need a new design and plus the new system is nearly 20 years old,' Roche said."The market for recyclables has rebounded from a slump after China stopped accepting most U.S. solid waste about seven years ago."American companies retrofitted mills to process used cardboard into more packaging material, boosting domestic demand, Roche said."But local policy is also likely to increase the amount of material ecomaine handles, he added."Maine regulators are finalizing requirements that producers pay for the cost of disposing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/packaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#packaging</a> waste. The extended producer responsibility program would reimburse towns and cities for their recycling programs."With that policy in place, Roche said that more communities will likely expand programs or revive abandoned recycling rather than 'leave money on the table.'" 'So that in concert with public outcry for more recycling and more recovery, those two things are going to go hand in hand and I think, expand recycling programs,' Roche said."The company hopes its expansion will allow it to add more member communities that own and send waste to the Portland facility."Ecomaine plans to borrow $35.5 million through a bond issue for the recycling upgrade and a landfill expansion. Adding more landfill space will give the company seven more years to store ash from its waste-to-energy [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WTE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WTE</a>] plant, according to the company."The public corporation is owned by a collection of towns and cities in southern Maine. It serves about 73 communities statewide."Source: <a href="https://www.mainepublic.org/climate/2024-09-09/ecomaine-plans-25-million-recycling-center-upgrade" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mainepublic.org/climate/2024-09-09/ecomaine-plans-25-million-recycling-center-upgrade</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Recycle</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrashToEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TrashToEnergy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodWasteComposting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FoodWasteComposting</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GarbageToGarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GarbageToGarden</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Maine</a>

wendivibeGoing through and thinning our too big wall of books… currently eight boxes to donate in the garage. How do they collect? What makes them multiply? Soooo many. But now there’s a little room for more! <a href="https://beige.party/tags/recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#recycle</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/donate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#donate</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/reuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reuse</a>

Dutch Barracuda🏳️‍🌈🛠☢️🌎♻️Little moment of pride having fix the oscillating mechanism on our standing fan. Had to take it completely apart, bit of superglue and replacement bolts, and sorted! Glad to avoid necessary cost and waste in getting a replacement. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DIY</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Repair</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Recycle</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Reuse</a>

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