A study in reuse

My coworker found this photo and sent it on to us, figuring I would appreciate the many reuses shown. And, I do! Don't you? You don't often see this many reuses in one picture; "topsy turvy" planters made from all different sorts of plastic containers, compost pile made from old pallets.  So creative!

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Starbucks coffee cups recycling information

Here's a great article I found on the challenges of and state of current technology for recycling those ubiquitous single-use coffee cups. This article also has a mini-slideshow of the recycling process, which is pretty interesting, especially if you've never seen any of it.