Houses from Recycled Plastic This sounds like an awesome idea. A company formed in 2013 in Puebla, Mexico, called Eco Domum, is using discarded plastic trash to form panels to build houses. It is the brainchild of Carlos Daniel Gonzalez who identified the need for low cost housing in...
Local 4-H kids recently helped clean up the earth and taught others about littering and recycling in a special event at the Scott Family Amazeum. These dedicated kids started at the Mercy Trailhead picking up litter in October. This was after the big flood, and the water level had gone...
Kids in Benton County and Washington County 4H clubs did their part for planet earth by participating in the “Tossed” sculpture contest at the Benton County and Washington County Fairs. First, kids picked up litter in the community. Then they repurposed the trash by creating unique works of art...
Just like the kids who recycled trash for the TOSSED sculpture contest (see story on page 38), Tylur French, a Memphis-based artist and a dad with three kids of his own, believes in the power of imagination. He created two sculptures that can be found on the Razorback Greenway...
Earth Day began on April 22, 1970, in San Francisco, California. It was a way to show support for the environment. Now, it’s celebrated in more than 193 countries. It’s a way to show your love for the planet that you and the rest of the people, plants and...