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Sexy Sustainable Stuff
We consumers are savvy, and we love DIY. While we are more conscious about what we consume, when we do open our wallets, we’re discovering the value and virtue of purchasing used and repurposed items.
eBay, the buy/sell empire, is challenging consumers to make even more sustainable choices. Starting last week, and ending November 19th, ebay’s, Green Team with Ecofabulous’ style guru, Zem Joaquin, is launching a national competition for the most creative do-it-yourself home decor reuse project to benefit Global Green.
ebay’s Green Team set out on a six-week “re+purpose” campaign to increase awareness that the greenest products are often ones that already exist: vintage, used, or repurposed.
“The trend towards repurposing is something we see consumers embracing around the world,” says Amy Skoczlas Cole, Director of the eBay Green Team. “These consumers recognize how much stuff there is in the world. They see buying used and vintage as not only a way to shop smart, but also to help the planet by extending the useful life of things that already exist. Useful stuff doesn’t need to become useless trash. By connecting buyers and sellers in the world’s largest online marketplace, eBay helps create value for vintage, used and refurbished products. The re+purpose campaign promotes three of the best creative reuse efforts we see today.”
re+purpose is the perfect collaboration for green companies like ebay and EcoFabulous, the go to place for sexy, sustainable stuff. Along with Global Green USA, Zem also sits on the board of directors of Healthy Child, Healthy World and Teens for Safe Cosmetics. Once again, she takes her mission to inspire people to live more sustainably without sacrificing style or quality, to the ecosphere. She no doubt will hold tight to EcoFabulous’ stringent criteria when judging the DIY entrees:
* Is the product and the process used to create it pure and free of toxins, both for personal health and the environment?
* When the product has fulfilled its dedicated use, will it biodegrade or is there a plan for its next life? (For example can it be recycled or reused in another form?)
* Does the product exemplify superior quality and aesthetic design? In other words, does it work well and does it look good?
Along with writing inspiring content to complement the DIY competition, Zem is rewarding new and returning eBay Green Team members with one dollar donated on their behalf to Global Green USA.
Like making new stuff from old stuff? Then put your DIY skills to the task and help keep stuff out of our landfills by closing the loop. Find out more about the re+purpose campaign here.
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add your comment »http://www.care2.com/c2c/group/presentmakers
try this link if you wish to share a DIY experience with other passionate and clever people on Earth folks ! I just created this group here on Care2 for us, so just visit and... have fun !
I am unsure the link will work, but it is available for a good "copyandpaste" in your navigator, cheap and recycled all the way !
Love and Fun
Sophie
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I LOVE TO RECYCLE AND I LOVE THE IDEA OF A SITE HERE ON CARE2 FOR US TO SHARE OUR OWN IDEAS DIY !
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Barbara, being French, the mistake felt a bit weird to read, but not totally inappropriate ; Like some more pepper had been added to the sauce !
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I have ranted and raved for a long time to reduce and re-use before recycling! I made my pads and a few cloth diapers by buying old flannel shirts, using old towels, and fleece blankets. Instead of buying new, using all that energy to make the new materials, CO2 to transport new materials, chemicals they add to new materials... The absolute safest is to buy used. They (whatever it may be) have already gassed off a lot of the bad stuff, chems mostly washed out, etc.
Thank you for an article that is TRULY green!
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Correction: That sentence was supposed to read " . .the additional two posts, etc."
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Ronnie, thank you for the input. I read the addition two posts and I think they reflect peoples interest in DIY projects and maybe a site for an exchange of ideas to help reuse/recycle would be a good thing for Care2 and the members as well as the planet.
I also read your article on DIY and can say you've gained yourself a new follower. Looking forward to your next article.
And yes, I am a believer in giving 'new life' to things that are
otherwise tossed or thought to be unusable.
Barbara
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Aaaaaah ! I would so love place on the Care2 website for us to share our recycled DIY stuff !
Pleaaaaaaase ?
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And also, a "lets exchange small DIY presents" section ? 12 million humans exchanging home made, non polluting superb gifts... I just killed Lohn Lennon again.
lol
Sophie, quite serious about the gift and exchange section on Care2 though.
(Who wants a home-made fashion present from Paris, France ? I want one from NY, Usa !!!)
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well i saw some some videos in youtube....i really like which it seems easy to make yoru own dresses.....and planty of useful tips..i really like watching it with my little sister, and i hope we can create similar clothing as well jewlwery..and everything is recycle......hihihih
This ia a dress which i be skinny i sure will do it......hihihih
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpVpyUOT3ZU
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Hi Barbara,
The "Sexy, Sustainable Stuff" refers to Zem's website, Ecofabulous. It sounds like you really know how to reuse and repurpose. Good for you!
Ronnie
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This article's title is a bit misleading, I think. It speaks of 'sexy, sustainable stuff' yet veers toward recycling in general. Either way, I think the article is timely.
I find that making my own pillows/covers affords me more choice and less money spent. While some 'designer' kind of fabrics such as silk, linens, etc. can be very costly new, they can become very affordable when purchased as a large size blouse or jacket in a thrift or coalition shop. I've bought such for as little as fify cents each. In most cases also gotten an added bonus of designer quality/style buttons (on the garment) which can be used decoratively on the pillows or a handbag, etc.
Usually a garment donated to a thrift shop means that it's seen "its day" as far as being in current style. But that doesn't mean its (often rich) fabric/colors, trims can't be recycled into a new and pleasing accessory for the home. And, for those who like to 'give a homemade' gift for the holidays--what could be better than a custom made pillow, sachet holder, etc. than something made from recycled good quality fabrics along with ones skills and effort.
And the real benefactor of such a gift? Our Planet, of course.
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