When California designers Dana and Melanie Harvey outfitted their vintage cars with seat belts, they had plenty of satiny strapping material left over. Instead of throwing them away, they wove remaining strips together, and the Detroit Bag was born.
Now, with many colorful variations including backpacks, tote bags, accessories and purses, these auto-inspired accessories have gained a loyal following at home and abroad.
Every cell phone can be recycled, their age or condition is not important. All makes and models of mobile phones from all over the world, pagers and PDAs (like Palm Pilots) as well, including batteries, chargers and other accessories. By taking those old gadgets out of your sock drawer, you can help our environment, help a charity or get some cash.
You can recycle your wireless device through a drop-off location, mail back programs, through an internet site or by donating it to a charity.
Did you know it’s possible to receive up to $150 for a used cell phone?
Many outfits pay back $5 or more.
In the late 19th century loggers cut centuries-old trees and float them downstream to the nearest mill, but many of the heaviest logs sank to the riverbed and became what is known as "deadhead logs".
Although the outside decomposes after being underwater for more than a century, resin keeps the inside perfectly preserved.
Compared to other wood flooring options, the recovered wood is stronger, healthier,and takes on a much richer color and tone. Best of all, it is 100% heart, which makes it harder and more stable than the young woods used for new hardwood flooring today.
Items can be concealed in books in a number of ways. Small items such as a photograph or notes can be hidden in between the pages. Thicker items can be hidden by removing the interior portion of some or all of the pages, creating a book safe or hollowed-out book. Book safes are easy for its owner to recognise, but they do not stand out to a thief or other intruder.
Book safes provide cheap and easily accessible method of hiding small valuables and the most elaborate examples features a compartment requiring a key or combination within, offering an additional layer of security.
The biggest growth in bottled beverages isn't beer or soft drinks or juices; It's water.
Bottled water is the single largest growth area among all beverages, that includes alcohol, juices and soft drinks. Per capita consumption has more than doubled over the last decade. While the recycling rate is extremely low, the demand from recyclers is actually quite high.
These so called PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) containers (fizzy drink bottles, cordial bottles, cooking oil bottles), pile up as mountains of waste.
