Enter to win a copy of:
Make Garbage Great: The Terracycle Family Guide to a Zero-Waste Lifestyle
by
Tom Szaky and Albe Zakes
Leave a comment in today’s post by July 24th, 2015 and you are in the running for this awesome book on materials and products, their history and how to recycle it. There are tons of tips, facts and craft projects!
Open to U.S. Residents only please.
Stan Amineko and I love the writing on the spine of this book!
More about the book from the publisher;
In this fun, pop culture exploration, two ecological entrepreneurs examine the materials we use in our daily lives, show how they impact the environment, and provide project ideas—from recycling to upcycling and more—to lessen our impact and protect our world.
Jam-packed with information, more than 200 photographs and illustrations, and approximately twenty DIY projects, this engaging, graphic volume shows us how we all can cut down, reuse, and repurpose the garbage we produce. With its easy hands-on design, Garbage Is Great contains information, little known facts, compelling graphics, and colorful illustrations and photos on a variety of common household waste-stream materials: Plastics, Glass and Ceramics, Paper, Wood, Textiles, Metal, Rubber, and Organics.
Tom Szaky, the founder of the award-winning nonprofit, environmental company TerraCycle, introduces each and explains what he’s learned about it in his personal life and with TerraCycle. He and Albe Zakes then provide a graphic historical timeline of each material’s use in commercial goods—from how it’s manufactured to what happens when it’s throw out—an analysis of its impact on the environment now and tomorrow; suggestions for DIY projects to save it from the trash bin, and lists of helpful resources. They also include sidebars and definitions, fun and quirky facts, lists of reuse ideas, quotes, and illuminating interviews that add depth and insight.
All of us have a responsibility to protect our environment. Informative and inspirational, Garbage Is Great shows us how to be creative custodians today—and for the rest of our lives.
WoW, another must-have book! This belongs in every crafting collection … we all have to do our part. Thanks so much for the chance to win!
I am all about recycling, repurposing and making old things new again. I am always baffled by people who think nothing of throwing everything into the trash and not recycling. We must all do our part! I will and may as well be creative while doing it!
Most intriguing.
love the arigumi kitti.
Book sounds great. Can’t wait to check it out.
I use a lot of recycling crafts in the work I do with adults who have disabilities, helping them to realize that they can have beautiful things for their apartment or room with little or no money spent!
Love to shared this book with my grand daughter and see what crafts we could make.
looks like a great book. I work with magazines to make beads and bowls. Love to recycle things into something new.
This looks like a great book! I’m always trying to find ways to reduce and reuse!
I’m really, really interested in this book. Our summer cabin has no town garbage collection, so everything we don’t use up has to be packed up and driven out to the dump. When you actually see how much trash people create, instead of just having your bags magically whisked away before you even wake up, it’s jarring. I’d love ideas for reducing our garbage footprint.
I always try to recycle everything. Send it to Terra Cycle when possible and then repurpose things into useable goods. Right now making kitty beds and condos out of old dresser parts we have found out for trash.
So excited to read this book. I know there will be lots of ideas I can and will use to do my part. Thanks for the chance to win a copy.
It can become a natural thing, to see what others think of as trash, as items of beauty that have a secondary purpose.
Love the mix of re-use and crafting! Hope to get many more good ideas!
I would totally wear this book out! Is there a DIY upcycle for old books?
Thank you Tom and the TerraCycle team for reducing landfill waste.
What a great, timely book this looks to be! I’m SO in my element when recycling, upcycling, repurposing & I learned from the best: my mom (though it was out of necessity as we were poor). I’d be blessed beyond belief to win this book, & thanks for the giveaway! God bless! 🙂
awesome sauce!!! I would love to have this book.
wow anyone be so happy to get this book if iwas to win it i want look at it then i like to give to my sister to use she works in a old person day care the alway need new crafts tomake and the are need of other shareing with them i love to share so if i win it have great home ty
I love recycling and re-purposing things. This book looks like it has great ideas and would be very inspirational. Good luck everyone!
Wow. This book would be great. We recycle, but this would move us up a notch on the “green” scale
Absolutely brilliant! Could you subtitle it “Saving the Planet One Creation at a Time”?
Seems like a pretty cool book to have. Thanks!
I am very excited to see more C2C projects gaining ground. Cheers to a successful launch!
this would be a great resource for my daughter’s 1st birthday party. trying to find ways to decorate w/recycled / reclaimed materials…
Love it! I would love to get some ideas about how to better re-use and recycle things.
I would love to win this book. I need to get some ideas to make new and interesting things out of stuff that would normally be thrown out! Thank you for the opportunity to win!
I’m a reuse fanatic-would love to see all your ideas in this book!
I LOVE making eco-chic recycle/repurpose art of all kinds! This book looks incredibly fun and inspiring. Hoping to win and get some fresh, vibrant ideas!
This looks like a wonderful book.
Great topic and very green! Would vbe fun to do with kids!
My husband calls me a recycling “Nazi”and I guess I am. I am becoming more and more adamant about not adding to landfills whatever can avoid sending there. Looking forward go your book to see what else we can do.
I enjoy making “found object art” and this book would give me more inspiration.
Our family loves to find multiple uses for items rather than putting them in the trash. This books looks like it would be great for additional idea and projects. I hope we win this book.
I need to get this book so I can show it to the elementary kids. The pictures will drive home the point that recycling is good.
Count me in! Thanks for the giveaway!
Amazing book! In my opinion, one should stay motivated daily If they want to keep going to a zero waste lifestyle. And that’s what this book do – simply gives you motivation to strive for a healthier and waste free environment and society!