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Waste notA husband and wife architect team is on a quest to promote a green lifestyle for themselves and their community.By BARBARA THORNBURG MOST things in the lives of Alejandro D’Acosta and Claudia Turrent are recycled: the trailer in which the architects live, their three-year-old Christmas tree. “The only thing not redclada is my wife,”…

Flash from trash USED detergent labels and toothpaste tubes from Indonesia are going from landfills to fashion frills on bags and wallets sold in Singapore, Australia and the United States. The fad known as “trashion” has gained mainstream acceptance with chic, urban designers worldwide now posting big profits by using leftover, discarded and found materials…

Do not reuse plastic food and water containers. This is the advice given by Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. He said this was because the quality of such products was “questionable” and Malaysians were at risk of being exposed to chemicals which might seep into the food or…

Monitor Recyclee for smoking plate Mouse recycle for art display Mouse recycle to art displayPc Casing turn into BBQ fire holder Keybord turn to art display Monitor turn to pet house Don’t Throw away your old PC…Try to do something useful from itYour keyboard can do this… How to recycle plastic?

All plastics can be recycled but what is collected depends on what scrap dealers want to buy. So check with your local recycling, centre first, To raise acceptance by scrap dealers, do these: rinse and dry the bottles, flatten PET bottles, separate the different kinds of plastic (caps and labels), and remove paper labels and…

Plastics are derived from non-renewable fossil fuels. As they cannot decay naturally, they take up precious landfill space. When burnt in dumpsites, plastics release toxic fumes. Plastics production involves the use of potentially harmful chemicals, which are added as stabilizers or colorants.