This Is Green at Green Flamingos

It was an exciting night in the heart of Miami's nascent Design District this Saturday.  

An eclectic collection of architects, designers, bankers, clothing retailers, green gadget enthusiasts, and US Green Building Council members were present to hear various talks. 

Thomas Bache-Wiig, Co-Founder of This Is Green talks about ThisIsGreen.com and how we can each take personal responsibility at the checkout counter.   

The event was hosted by Carl Hildebrand at Zeitgeist Showroom.  

Want to Recycle, but Don't Know Where?

Earth 911 is a great website for information about not only where to recycle, but also what, and why you should. They've got a great search box, where you just type in what you want to recycle together with your zip code, and you get a selection of recycling stations near you. Check out the website here!

Also make sure that the new products you buy, have a r

ecycling logo on it, that means that its made of recycled material! 

Want to learn more about recycling, also check out This Is Green's Recycling News Section.  Here we take a more in depth look at the three R's, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle and talk about some other great products and ways that can help you recycle more efficiently at home and in the office.

One of my favorites is the GreenDisk's Technotrash Can. With this product you can recycle pretty much any electronics and computer related trash. We got one for the office and did a product video review of it. The neatest part is that you order the product (basically a card board box), throw all your "technotrash"in it, close it up, and send it back to Greendisk (shipping is included). Quick and easy, and you can do it all from home.

Posted by Thomas Bache-Wiig

Green for Kids

Kids are the future, and climate changes and all the other issues facing the environment will effect them even more than us.

Scholastic is launching ACT GREEN, an educational website designed to motivate and empower kids with knowledge about how to preserve the environment.  Great initiative

ACT GREEN featureas a desktop "greenarator", reminder tags to help remember to unplug electrical appliances, turn down the AC, 100 ways to act green and more..

There's also a special section for Teachers and Parents! Very cool site, highly recommended!

Thanks Live Earth for the Tip!

Posted by Thomas Bache-Wiig

New Recycling Technology

Just came across a really cool article in edie.net reporting on a new Polymag® process that can significantly reduce the cost of recycling plastics. Found the following info on the manufacturer's website:  

"The PolyMag® Process renders the plastic resin magnetic with an additive (high-concentration pellets) in a process similar to adding color concentrate. The quantity of the magnetic additive is extremely small and does not affect the physical properties of the plastic. PolyMag magnetic separators may be used to sort various types and/or colors of plastics. In fact, thePolyMag process can be used to separate more than two components by using a different amount of magnetic additive for each". 

Very cool, always wondered how this process actually works. They also have a video demonstrating the process or click here to read more on the manufacturers website.