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Recycling Plastic Bags

Plastic bags are everywhere. Although often quoted as consuming oil resources, most plastic bags are actually made from natural gas. The bad news is most plastic bags are not recycled.

Fusing Recycled Plastic Bags- the eclipse way

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Fusing Recycled Plastic Bags- the eclipse way

There are a lot of tutorials for fusing plastic bags, but I get asked frequently for directions so I figured there must be room for one more. I have noticed every tutorial I read has differences and my method is not exactly the same as any others.

Download Music and Forego the Plastic Packaging

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Download Music and Forego the Plastic Packaging

Download your new music and eliminate the plastic packaging. If your MP3 dies, there are places to recycle it.

October's Stupid Plastic Crap

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October's Stupid Plastic Crap

Vibrating mascara joins the ranks of useless plastic products that will still be around long after the consumers who bought them are gone.

Learn How to Turn Plastic Bags into Yarn

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Learn How to Turn Plastic Bags into Yarn

A DIY tip to turn old plastic bags into yarn and then knit them into anything you want!

Less Impact Cats eat homemade food

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Less Impact Cats eat homemade food

This is the amount of waste we have been generating each week to feed our cats since they came to live with us in December of last year. 21 BPA-lined cans to be recycled, as well as a cardboard case covered in plastic wrap.

Materials Exchange Center for Community Arts
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449 Willamette St
Eugene, OR 97401
541-302-1810

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Materials Exchange Center for Community Arts

MECCA is a nonprofit organization in Eugene, Oregon. Our mission is to keep reusable materials from the landfill and to provide those items to people that can make use of them. MECCA operates a recycled art supply store open to the public.
www.materials-exchange.org

September's Stupid Plastic Crap

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September's Stupid Plastic Crap

It's time to look at another silly misuse of plastic, the cell phone holder that looks like a shoe.

How to Make Recycled Plastic Messenger Bag or Purse

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How to Make Recycled Plastic Messenger Bag or Purse

No sewing necessary!You can use an iron to fuse together grocery bags into a thick sheet of plastic.Then you can use that plastic to make a durable, waterproof, recycled, and stylish messenger bag or purse.

How to Make Flowers from Recycled Plastic Bags

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How to Make Flowers from Recycled Plastic Bags

Plastic bags are good because they come in all sorts of colours, are pretty tough and well, if you're making flowers you might as well be green and recycle a bag or two.

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