http://dtn.earthworksrecycling.com Recycling News for Northwest Recyclers Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:21:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The following pictures are courtesy of Jim Bill of Ecology. Enjoy these pictures from China! Thanks Jim! West Lake Hangzhou Calligraphy Museum - Shaoxing Commercial Collection - Hangzhou Recycling at The Great Mosque of XIan Hangzhou National Wetland Park Market Street in Hangzhou Beijing Airport Shanghai Airport Xian Airport http://dtn.earthworksrecycling.com/2008/05/10/delete-this-newsletter-recycling-news-vol-21-10/ Denise Henrickson has sent us pictures and information about the 2008 Swap-o-rama-rama workshop that will be during Green Fest in Seattle. Read more information, and see fun pictures below. Thanks Denise! What is Swap-o-rama-rama (SORR)? Swap-O-Rama-Rama* http://www.swaporamarama.org is a giant clothing swap and do-it-yourself workshop in which a community explores reuse ... http://dtn.earthworksrecycling.com/2008/03/28/delete-this-newsletter-recycling-news-vol-21-8/ This week's pictures come to us from WSRA President Diana Perey. Diana took these pictures on her belated honeymoon to Mexico with her husband Barry. Here's what Diana has to say about the pictures: The first three pictures were taken in the little town of Troncones where we were staying where plastic ... http://dtn.earthworksrecycling.com/2008/02/17/delete-this-newsletter-recycling-news-vol-21-6/ These pictures are courteous of avid contributor Craig Benton - Thanks Craig! Here are a couple of pictures of recycling collection in Spain from Cuenca…in the main plaza, and in Segovia. In space constrained Europe, this underground collection method saves space, is more attractive and fits into the historical areas of ... http://dtn.earthworksrecycling.com/2008/02/02/delete-this-newsletter-recycling-news-vol-21-4/ I know you've gotten lots of photos of recycling in Europe this year, including one from Barcelona. The bins are just like I remember them during my trip there in October. The photo I'm sending shows the recycling containers, but in the background you can see the station for ... http://dtn.earthworksrecycling.com/2008/01/04/delete-this-newsletter-recycling-news-3/ This week's pictures are courtesy of Susan Fife-Ferris. Thanks Susan! I was inspired to send some of my recycling pictures in from our trip to Europe this past summer. We traveled all over, and the pictures I'm attaching are of collection containers in the park by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, ... http://dtn.earthworksrecycling.com/2007/12/28/delete-this-newsletter-recycling-news-vol-20-27/ Thanks Craig Benton for sending in these pictures! Not to be out done by Eden Mack (sorry for getting it wrong and using Mercer the past few times Eden!), I am attaching a few pictures from an art show I stumbled upon while visiting the charming town of Colmar in the ... http://dtn.earthworksrecycling.com/2007/12/21/delete-this-newsletter-recycling-news-2/ Thank you Rob VanOrsow for submitting these pictures! A look back 20+ years - "State of the Art" curbside recycling and processing in Bellingham WA, circa 1986. A total of 10 boxes were carried on the flat bed. All materials were sorted into the boxes on route as they were collected. No ... http://dtn.earthworksrecycling.com/2007/12/20/delete-this-newsletter-recycling-news/ Here are some pictures that Jim Bill (inspired by Eden :)) Sent to us from his trip through Europe in Spring 2007. I focused on glass recycling bins, seeing how they are labeled in different languages: French, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Italian, Greek, and German. The bin in the Paris cemetery was mostly ... http://dtn.earthworksrecycling.com/2007/11/13/delete-this-newsletter-recycling-news-vol-20-23/ UPDATED (11/13/07): Here's the entire letter Eden sent along with her picture. After almost 3 years living in Europe (the last 2 in Luxembourg) my husband, new baby girl and I will be returning to Seattle the first week of October. During this European adventure we have taken many trips ... http://dtn.earthworksrecycling.com/2007/10/31/delete-this-newsletter-recycling-news-vol-20-20-2/ I had the pleasure of starting my time back in B'ham the right way at the RE Store's benefit for their new location. The most entertaining, and seemingly popular event of the night was Extreme Bowling. This is probably one of the most creative ways I've seen to ... http://dtn.earthworksrecycling.com/2007/09/16/delete-this-newsletter-recycling-news-vol-20-20/ Here are some pictures of our SmartArt Contest. Artwork was made out of recycled materials and entered by various folks. The exhibit was put together by Hannah Swee, AmeriCorps Member with my office from 9/06-7/07. The exhibit was held at Whitman College during April in honor of ... http://dtn.earthworksrecycling.com/2007/08/15/delete-this-newsletter-recycling-news-vol-20-17/