is anyone local making - or using - the housing insulation now made from used denim jeans? I've also seen delightful sandals and handbags made from jeans at craft fairs - surely SewGreen's territory -
--- On Sat, 1/3/09, Thomas Shelley <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Thomas Shelley <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [SustainableTompkins] help > To: "Sustainable Tompkins County listserv" > <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, January 3, 2009, 7:50 PM > At 01:37 PM 1/3/2009, you wrote: > >I am looking for a way to recycle worn out, unwearable, > denim jeans. Is > >there anything local? > > Adrian--There is a used clothing/textile dumpster at the > Tompkins > County Solid Waste Division recycling center. They really > want > usable garments, but things that aren't useable go to a > > recycler. Some people use the components of old blue jeans > for craft > projects. See for example: > http://www.motherearthnews.com/Do-It-Yourself/Make-Your-Own-Denim-Apron-From-Recycled-Blue-Jeans.aspx. > > Do you know any school teachers? They are often looking > for > materials for projects for their students. Have a > wonderful day. Tom > > ****************************************** > Tom Shelley > 118 E. Court St. > Ithaca, NY 14850 > 607 342-0864 > [email protected] > http://www.myspace.com/99319958 (Last updated 12-22-08.) > http://www.facebook.com/129295929#/home.php (Just updated > 12-31-08.) > > Compost Educator and Sustainability Scion > > Buy products in glass, not plastic! Recycle all of your > glass bottles. > > The percentage of PET recycled is declining. > > PET Recycling Rages Graph > > Source: National Association for PET Container Resources, > American > Plastics Council > Note: 39% of plastic recycled in 2003 was PET. > _______________________________________________ > For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins > County area, please visit: > http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ > > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > [email protected] > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > Questions about the list? ask > [email protected] > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
