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04/17/2005

Recycle, reuse, freecycle
When Deana Theilig Brooks of Edgewood received a fancy bottle warmer as a baby gift from her friend in Texas, she was pleased but concerned that it was too extravagant.

Recycling Web sites
www.freemarketri.org: An online listing service for Rhode Island-area folks who want to give or get free, reusable goods for the home, garage and garden. Sponsored by the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Program, whose aim is to keep items out of the ...

It's easy -- just try it
As we were putting together today's recycling package, my husband and I were making serious progress in cleaning out our basement. So I decided to try giving something away via www.freecycle.org .

See for yourself on a tour of the dump
Want to inspire your kids to reuse and recycle? Bring them for a tour of the dump. School groups, Scout troops and camps are encouraged to contact the educational office at the Resource Recovery Corp.

How you can help
Earth Day celebrations have been planned around Rhode Island for this week, and the planners are on a mission to prompt us to think about how we can help our environment via reusing and recycling. Here are some simple adjustments we can make in our ...

Get the most into those recycling bins
Surprise! Guess what you can put in recycle bins.

Journal photo / Andrew Dickerman
Kim Thorpe of Somerset High School turns duct tape into a fashion statement for the second annual Trashion Show featuring clothing made from trash and found objects.

Slideshow: See a collection of fashions from the show...

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Rags to runway
Journal photo / Sandor Bodo
Models strutted at Restaurant Prov Thursday night as part of "Runway Earth 4: Recycled Fashions for a Sustainable World," a fundraiser for the environmental group Groundwork Providence.

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Slideshow: See a collection of fashions from the show

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