Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Brummets In the Media --  I have the pleasure of being Patti Hulstrand's guest on the Writing Ruminations radio show today (Oct 17). We'll be talking mainly about the world of writing. Join us live (3:30 PM Pacific) and drop in the chat room - or - access the archive of today's show at your convenience later on:   http://blogtalkradio.com/kwodradio   -- Conscious Living Event -- October 17-19 The 2012 Rubber Recycling Symposium  Location : Sheraton Centre - Toronto Hotel  Toronto, ON (Canada) Information : Anyone participating in this 2-day event will find encouraging information on ongoing efforts of eliminating stockpiles of used tires, ways of more efficiently recycling this resource, find dozens of exhibitors, and discover lots of networking opportunities. They'll also learn about rubber recyclers, waste management programs, equipment companies, and more. www.rubberrecycling.ca   ...

-- Conscious Living Event --  Sept 3 -  9: 5th Annual Zero Waste Week This event is hosted by the Zero Waste Alliance -  a not for profit organization dedicated to raising awareness for recycling materials and promoting a more sustainable approach to resource management and waste recovery. Visit the link below to learn ways to reduce waste at home and in the office. Find interesting stats on items like unused couches, and food waste.  http://www.zwallianceuk.org/zero-waste-week-2012-2 -- Positive News -- Recycling tires – a great idea. I’ve seen an interesting service in our city that uses a new technology for recycled tires – replacing the need for asphalt driveways and parking areas. They use a recycled tire cover instead that can go over old asphalt, gravel or concrete and it looks fantastic. We’re considering it for our own driveway and parking spot for a future project.  You can see recycled tire products as ...

-- Quote of the Day -- " I believe life is constantly testing us for our level of commitment, and life's greatest rewards are reserved for those who demonstrate a never-ending commitment to act until they achieve ." ~ Tony Robbins ~    -- Conscious Living Events -- April 11  BioCycle Conference: Organics Recycling 1-5 PM Pacific Location: Town & Country Resort Center, San Diego CA (US) A Shout out to Destinie Radio Network for embedding the Conscious Discussions Talk radio show on their site: DestinieRadioNetwork.com -- Brummet's in the Media --  I was invited to write an interesting and challenging article on my life 25 years ago... published today on Stacy Juba's blog: stacyjuba.com/blog : http://stacyjuba.com/blog/2011/04/11/25-years-ago-today-giveaway-book-marketing-guru-lillian-brummet/ * Don't forget to enter the contest there to win a copy of the mini-e-book: Jump Start for Writers... -- Positive Eco-News -- Kudos to New Ze...

-- Tired Tires???--- Apologies to all our readers - I've just been so inundated with to-do's that this blog was neglected for a few days. I am sooooo tired today... may even lie down for a while. :) According to the Recycling Product News (www.baumpub.com) article titled Green is for Retreads: “Retreaded tires are one of the most environmentally friendly of all recycled products. They contain one of the highest post consumer contents, since the actual tire itself is being recycled. In fact, according to Harvey Brodskey, managing director of the California-based Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau (TRIB), retreading was "green" before the word was ever used for recycling, and the retread industry has been green for nearly 100 years! When a tire is retreaded, the worn tire – with the exception of a very small amount of old tread that is removed – is reused in the retread process. And even the small amount of old tread that is removed (referred to as buffings) i...