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Pacific Garbage Patch Plastic to be Recycled Into Vacuum Cleaners (Video)

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Images via Vac from the Sea project Electrolux is known for pushing the envelope on design, including sustainable design. And their latest project has our full attention. Pointing out that there isn’t enough recycled plastic on land to supply demand, Electrolux is backing a project that would pull plastics from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and recycle it into appliances like vacuum cleaners. The project would simultaneously create (… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Who Wants to Be in Mean Girls 2?

Posted on June 10, 2010 by | Leave a comment

…the direct-to-DVD sequel, that is. Slashfilm has dug up a casting call for the Melanie Mayron-directed project, plus a logline: “The story revolves around a new high school student, Jo, who agrees to befriend an outcast, Abby, at the urging of Abby’s wealthy father in exchange for paying all of Jo’s costs for the college of her dreams. Jo and Abby team up to take on the school’s ‘mean girls,’ the Plastics.” Lindsay Lohan, you’d better check your Celebrity Apprentice availability. [ Slashfilm ]

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Yes, It’s True: California is Banning Plastic Bags

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo via IAN Thanks largely to the interminable gloom of the BP Gulf oil spill , it feels like we haven’t seen any good news on the green front for ages. But while all eyes have been on the Gulf, the California State Assembly passed a truly exciting bill : One that bans single-use plastic bags across the state. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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