MSU Surplus Store & Recycling Center

Serving spoons, spatulas, scoops, and other kitchen utensils

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:47:52 -0400

Serving spoons, spatulas, scoops, and other kitchen utensils

rynzrynz: Turn your milk or juice plastic bottle into a cool...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:17:35 -0400

rynzrynz:

Turn your milk or juice plastic bottle into a cool pencil holder, bird’s home and many more!!

onestrashanotherstreasure: Skateboard reuses

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:43:20 -0400

onestrashanotherstreasure:

Skateboard reuses

treehugger: How to make a playhouse from used bottles

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:44:55 -0400

treehugger:

How to make a playhouse from used bottles

dothegreenthing: Question Mark by Sophie Thomas 14/23 For her...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:02:47 -0400

dothegreenthing:

Question Mark by Sophie Thomas 14/23

For her poster, Sophie Thomas, Co-Director of Design at the RSA, recycled plastic waste to encourage others to do likewise.

“These attractive little pieces of plastic flotsam are testimony to our love of the disposable and attachment to plastic as a wonder material. But they are also an environmental reflux of something we have thrown away and not given any further thought to.

“All these pieces were part of the estimated 10% of our plastic waste that ends up in the sea; washed in from landfill sites. Plastic should not be in landfill. Use your consumer power to push for change. If you can recycle it do, and if you can’t take it back to the shop and ask why they are selling you something that has to be put in the rubbish. This flotsam is testimony that there is no away.”

WHY?

The UK produces 31 million tonnes of waste a year, the same weight as three and a half million double-decker buses. And it’s getting worse - every year we produce about 3% more waste than the year before.

HOW?

For top tips on how to recycle everyday household items, go to Recycle This - but we warn you: you will get addicted.

We’re selling 23 limited editions of this poster printed on A3 FSC paper with sustainable ink for £23 plus VAT, postage and packing with all proceeds going back to the Do The Green Thing charity. You can buy this one here.

dothegreenthing: 50 Shades by Angus Hyland 5/23 Pentagram...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:00:23 -0400

dothegreenthing:

50 Shades by Angus Hyland 5/23

Pentagram partner, Angus Hyland, wanted to create a simple visual that would make recycling feel less like something you should do and more like something you want to do. For inspiration, he turned to the universal symbol for recycling - as well as last year’s must-read novel.

“I’ve always loved the recycling symbol, designed by Gary Anderson in 1970. It’s a Möbius strip, with the arrows providing direction and a sense of action. It looks to me influenced by another big international symbol, created slightly earlier, the woolmark - and my version, being stripy, marries the two, making the original warmer and more fluid.”

“It’s hand-drawn, to highlight the importance of individual action. And it features many different shades of green, because although green is a shorthand for the environment, for some reason graphically we tend to treat it as a block colour, ignoring all the variety that occurs in nature. So I decided to use it in as many shades as possible, highlighting both the variety in nature and the many different ways to save the planet. As an added bonus, it also gave me a nice pun for the title.”

WHY?

Making steel from recycled tins and cans takes 75% less energy than making steel from scratch.

HOW?

Find out what you can recycle and where you can recycle it at this handy website.

We’re selling 23 limited editions of this poster printed on FSC paper with sustainable ink for £23 plus VAT, postage and packing with all proceeds going back to the Do The Green Thing charity. You can buy one here.

Photo

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:11:59 -0400

insoneo: by Bernard Pras.

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:54:00 -0400

insoneo:

by Bernard Pras.

Equestrian gear

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:03:31 -0400

Equestrian gear

mattradick: A couple photos from Greater Lansing’s Be a Tourist...

Fri, 31 May 2013 12:24:37 -0400

mattradick:

A couple photos from Greater Lansing’s Be a Tourist In Your Own Town, held on June 2, 2012. The event invites locals as well as tourists to get a better look at some of the great stuff Lansing has to offer.

Top: Performers from the Puppet Theater perform Chalkapalooza to a gather crowd on Turner Street in Old Town.

Left: East Lansing folk artists The Bard Owls perform at Turner Park in Old Town.

Right: Chalk artists took over the streets of Old Town as part of Chalk of the Town.

More at the ACGL Facebook Page

This year’s Be A Tourist In Your Own Town is tomorrow! The Surplus Store will be open for Public Sale from 9am-5pm, and we’ll be giving tours of the facility on the hour all day.

myveryeducatedmother: Recycled our old steps into the perfect...

Wed, 29 May 2013 14:08:55 -0400

myveryeducatedmother:

Recycled our old steps into the perfect yard art/potted plant holder. #recycle #stairs #craftymenrock

underoakstudios: Ohhhhh I love these...

Wed, 29 May 2013 12:34:42 -0400

underoakstudios:

Ohhhhh I love these guys.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/89012777

Creepy, in the cutest way possible.

they-drift-like-worried-fire: Recycling Plant at MSU Good...

Tue, 28 May 2013 16:30:50 -0400

they-drift-like-worried-fire:

Recycling Plant at MSU

Good morning, Sort Line!

fer1972: Can Art by Mydogsighs

Tue, 28 May 2013 15:43:27 -0400

fer1972:

Can Art by Mydogsighs

Photo

Tue, 28 May 2013 15:43:15 -0400

unconsumption: 13 Ways To Turn Your Outdated ’90s Tech Into...

Tue, 28 May 2013 14:16:20 -0400

unconsumption:

13 Ways To Turn Your Outdated ’90s Tech Into Truly Usable Things

Pictured is No. 4: “Turn old CD cases into a mini greenhouse. Get full instructions here.”

"Recycling is everybody’s business. From industry to government, from schools to our very own..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:34:58 -0400

““Recycling is everybody’s business. From industry to government, from schools to our very own households, America’s commitment to recycling has helped keep our communities clean and our economy strong. Federal agencies are further reducing waste generation, increasing recycling, and increasing purchases of recycled products. Working together, there is even more we can do. Today, we challenge every American to step forward, take action, and contribute to this important national effort. By bringing new partners to the recycling efforts of businesses and families across the nation, we will better protect our natural resources, improve our quality of life, and strengthen our economy.””

- White House Task Force on Recycling

texaspublicradio: Art Installation Connecting Southside...

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:26:00 -0400

texaspublicradio:

Art Installation Connecting Southside Neighborhoods

Ballroom Luminoso is the first public art project to be completed under the new bond program approved by voters in 2012. Public Art San Antonio constructed the spheres primarily from recycled bicycle parts, with a touch of creative whimsy making each chandelier distinct.

More…

seasidestyle: Driftwood sculpture by Andries Botha

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:51:54 -0400

seasidestyle:

Driftwood sculpture by Andries Botha

2headedsnake: Isaac Cordal - ‘Cement Bleak’ Isaac Cordal uses...

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:17:54 -0400

2headedsnake:

Isaac Cordal - ‘Cement Bleak’

Isaac Cordal uses strainers not as kitchen tools but as a means to create street art.