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What to do with old PCs, and really old PCs. The Belgian public sector does not know about linux. ( europe.pub )

The city (Brussels) falls short when it comes to preventing the waste of old but working PCs. Oxfam at Chaussée d’Ixelles 252 will only take PCs as old as 5 years. Generally if it has a Win8 or newer sticker, they take it. Win7 or older they reject. ...

DIY Menstrual Pads - cut down on waste and save money

Not my website! Just a cool thing I encountered. I no longer have periods, but when I did, my flow was incredibly heavy and I spent a lot of money on pads (and of course threw away hundreds of them). I know reusable pads aren't an option for everybody, but they're definitely a great way to reduce waste! Of course, another good ...

Twelve reusable menstrual pads
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The Myth of Plastic Recycling.

This cartoon has four panels. There’s also a tiny “kicker” panel under the strip. PANEL 1 A researcher wearing a white lab coat and carrying a thick bound report walks into an executive’s office. The executive is sitting with his feet on a big desk. RESEARCHER: Here’s my report on plastic recycling… I’m afraid it’s bad news. Recycling plastic just won’t work. PANEL 2 A close up of the researcher, who looks very nervous. RESEARCHER: Recycling plastic costs so much that recycled plastic will never compete with new plastic. The only thing it might do is deceive the public into thinking there’s no problem. PANEL 3 The executive is now holding the report. Behind the researcher, two toughs are creeping up, one raising a bludgeoning tool up to hit the researcher, the other holding out a sack big enough to hide a body. RESEARCHER: To avoid an ecological crisis, we have to stop making so much plastic. EXECUTIVE: I see. By the way, is this the only copy of the report? RESEARCHER: Yes, why? PANEL 4 CAPTION: And so, for the next fifty years… A spokesmodel woman stands in front of cameras, next to a table overflowing with plastic products. SPOKESMODEL: Use all the plastic you want! We’ll recycle! TINY KICKER PANEL The spokesmodel yells at Barry. SPOKESMODEL: Use somewhat less plastic? You want us to live like cavemen?
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is there any good way to put an extremely-flaking pleather jacket back into service?

I've got a coat I wore every winter for like eight years but didn't use this fall because a rain of macroplastics would follow me wherever I go. I can strip the pleather, flaking-paint material off to replace it with something but the fabric underneath is sort of thin and stretchy so I'd need to find something that'll help seal ...

The image shows a close up of a pleather jacket with most of the shiny fake leather coating peeled off
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