Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Positive Eco-News -- I learned from the Recycling Product e-news bulletin that each year 6 billion pounds of carpet waste is sent to landfills across North America.   If properly recycled, carpet can be reused into composite lumber, roofing shingles, automotive parts, railroad ties and stepping stones. New carpet, even carpet remnants can be donated to numerous organizations such as Habitat to Humanity , or a local reuse center in your area. Chevrolet offered some ideas such as using carpet pieces to line garage walls, preventing car doors from getting scratched. The same idea can be applied to muffle the sound from washers and dryers. Some innovative people have used carpet remnants to protect tires from the sun and to insulate a compost pile. Some other ideas to consider might be to use pieces in entrance and carport or work area (i.e. by a work bench).  Stop weeds in garden paths and keep your feet clean by laying the carpet upside down in the pathway. Anoth...

 -- Conscious Discussions Radio -- Join us live on the Conscious Discussions Radio show at 10 AM (pacific) for a discussion on Conscious Marketing with Shel Horowitz – this man has long-been an advocate for green and ethical business, and is well known for his guerrilla marketing techniques. Shel also founded the Business Ethics Pledge , the former host of Principled Profit radio, founder of the Down to Business E-zine , and author of quite a number of published books. Today's episode will also be archived for your convenience - Access it by clicking the links above, or look to the sidebars on this blog for upcoming and recently aired Conscious Discussions Radio episodes.   -- Positive Eco - News -- I'd like to send a shout out to the community of Oceanside (California, USA) for becoming a Zero Waste Community ! Kudos to the citizens for pooling their efforts and making this inspiring, positive action towards a healthier planet. California has a numbe...