It doesn’t take more than a quick click on Google and a disheartening public service announcement to realize we have created pollution issues for our poor planet. Unfortunately for many, this has become a political hot-button, but whatever side you happen to fall on, no one can deny the existence of the continent-sized trash heap that’s floating in the Pacific [...]

We are in love with our trash. Not only do we purposely make purchases with the intent to throw things away, but also we waste so much on a daily basis. It seems that we love to throw things away because it’s easy and it’s out of sight, out of mind. According to Edward Humes, author of the book “Garbology,” [...]

The holidays prove that we have a throwaway culture. From wrapping paper and greeting cards to tree tinsel and burnt out string lights, we are destined to toss it away and just buy new disposable items. Stores make this cycle all too easy, even on the wallet. Although the most trash is considered to be generated between Thanksgiving and New [...]

As 2012 escapes us and we move forward into 2013, I look back at my personal green lifestyle over the year. Just instant reflecting tells me that I continued my normal lifestyle of being green without making drastic changes. Used Clothing: I did strive to shop all second-hand, but with being pregnant during most of the year, it was challenging. [...]

We are a trashy society. We buy so much stuff that we sometimes forget what we already have at home. Then after we regret our purchase, get lazy and don’t return it to the store. This results in wasted time, wasted gas and simply, more trash from our unsustainable ways. Now think about what that may be like during the [...]

Who says you need a canvas to display your art? For most people, an empty wine bottle, a wood pallet and a broken bicycle helmet are considered to be trash. But for a select few local artists, these unwanted items hold the inspiration and potential to be great works of repurposed art. For years, our culture has been molded into [...]

Self-taught artist Terry Brennan of Artist Tree Studio in Little River creates sculptures with an eco-edge out of discarded pieces from our everyday life. He brings items back to life in a way that is skillful and captivating. Brennan has been a fulltime artist for eight years creating his 3D mixed media assemblage for four years. He has created more [...]

Last week, more than 2,000 students at Coastal Carolina University moved out of the residence halls for the summer. They finished up finals, cleaned out their rooms (sort of) and stuffed their cars with as much of their junk as possible. However, many of them didn’t have enough room to haul all of their junk back home. It was quite [...]

The holidays are just about over. You are probably in the process of taking down decorations, while wrestling with the time you don’t have. I will confess that one year, I kept my Christmas tree up until Valentine’s Day. Yay, it was just easier that way. Anyway, one of the major issues during the holidays between Thanksgiving and New Year’s [...]

Trying to get of old wooden pallets, textiles, steel drums or whatever? If your company generates a lot of a specific type of trash on a regular basis, you can always post it online to find a match. My husband shared this website with me and it’s very intriguing. It’s like a personal ad for your trash, except instead of putting [...]