This Plastic Alligator Cleans Florida Beaches!

Fun green and Eco friendly project! 

It's the clever idea from Artist Donald Gialanella and his first time participating with it at the Clearwater Beach festival. He’s responsible for bringing one of his unfinished “Allie-Gator” with him for guests to enjoy and even participate in.

He has done similar projects at other Beaches, such as Fort Myers, Florida.

“The piece is made for bringing awareness to recycling. It’s an audience participation piece, an interactive piece, if you will, where people come and they complete the sculpture by adding their single-use water bottles to the ‘skin’ of this sculpture,” said Gialanella.

Fun Ways To Recycle Plastic Eggs

Easter is over.  How many ways can we resurrect those Plastic Easter Eggs?

Love Earth Recycle Plastic

Of course, we can save them and reuse them next year.  But what else? Here are some creative and fun recycle craft ideas to use plastic eggs. Please, remember to use recycled materials to decorate them whenever possible!

Egg Shape Chalk

 

Plastic  Egg and Egg Carton Game

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Egg Cup Tea Party 

 

Egg-phabet Game 

Egg Wreath

Egg Tub Activity for Preschoolers

Egg Snake

plastic egg snake pull toy

Egg Bugs 

Eggimals 

Egg-liens

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How to Recycle Pumpkins After the Holidays

Halloween and Thanksgiving are over, what are the best ideas on Earth for recycling pumpkins?

The Greatest list for Earth Saving Ideas to reduce and reuse pumpkins:

• Eat them! Pumpkins are high in Vitamin E and A and Fiber so make a healthy Pumpkin recipe...Yum.
• Eat the seeds, dry them. Another Yum!
• Compost them in your garden compost
• Give them away. Offer them to a neighbor or friend w a compost bin  (if you don't have one).

  

  Planet them.  Kids can watch them grow!

• Bring them to a farm that has animals that eat them. Did you know cows & cattle love pumpkins? Do call or ask first if they accept them. 
• Plant Them. Cut each top off, so that the pumpkin looks like a plant pot. Fill it with dirt. Then watch the seeds grow into new pumpkin seedlings!
• Recycle them! Every town is different so double check the rules.
• Smash them! Bring them to a pumpkin smashing in your town

NOTE: Don't leave them to degrade outside if you don't want mice, moles, squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits or woodchucks coming to your yard. They love them!

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Painted Benches Not Just A Place to Sit

Picturesque And Perfectly Painted

On a recent trip through Cape Cod, MA. I came across these lovely painted benches, located along the waterfront and among the artist sheds of Hyannis.   

Artists Sheds, Hyannis, Cape Cod

Not only were they inviting but masterpieces.  Almost too nice to sit on! These benches should inspire you with some ideas for your next upcycled furniture project you plan to paint.

Notice the way they extended the painting to the boardwalk.  An Idea for your deck?

How to Recycle it, Sell it, Swap it or Give it Away.

How, why, when, where to recycle just about anything!

Who would want it you wonder?

It's amazing. But it really is true: One man's trash is another man's treasure!

You might think "No one would want this!" But chances are there is someone out there willing to take just about any item off your hands and save it from the landfill. That's a good thing because we can use that space for beautiful things like flowers and trees!

Did you know you could swap books online? Your local library takes old reading glasses? You can set up a textbook recycle at your college? 

So, next time you are looking to lighten your load, check our list of places and it will be a simple task to hand that stuff over. Learn everything you ever wanted to about how, when, where to dispose of anything…Swap, Sell, Donate, more. Learn who to call to come get it, who the resources are, and where to find them. The complete guides are here:

• Recycle it -The Complete Guide
• Have The Best Swap Ever
• Have A Free For All
• Have The Best Yard Sale, Boot Sale, Fundraiser Ever

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Ten Pet Costumes To Bow Wow Your Friends This Halloween

Bow Wow!

Create one of a kind costumes that are not as tricky to make as you might think.

Dress your pet in green style this holiday and you will be gobblin' up the savings while treating your pet to a lot of attention.

We found some pretty unique ideas out there that we think even you can do! All you need is a little imagination and some creative resourcefulness.

Pirate Pet 

Salary Pet 

Steampunk Pet 

Pedro Pet 

Rock n Roll Pet 

Hot Dog  

Paper Pet 

Minnie Mouse Pet

Super Woman Pet

Moose Pet 

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