ECO-FRIENDLY NEWS YOU CAN USE

DIDJA KNOW?
Scottsdale retailer a.k.a. Green is seeking donations of old jeans and other denim clothing by June 15, 2009. They will be recycled into insulation for homes damaged by natural disasters. The business also is helping to set a Guinness World Record for the “Largest Collection of Clothes to Recycle.” For full details, call (480) 946-9600.

WOW WALLS
Eco-friendly and bold: These concepts merge in The Rimini Collection—Italian-inspired Contemporary wallcovering de-signs from Printers Guild Productions.

Available in 18 patterns and in 92 colorways, the wallpaper line is eco-conscious in a number of ways. It is made of a blend of natural, renewable, recycled and synthetic materials, and the designs are printed with nontoxic water-based inks.

The curvy Plume pattern, shown here in orange on gray in a soft metallic, also comes in purple (light-brown plumes on a purple background); tone-on-tone ivory; and tone-on-tone light brown. Stripes, flowers and harlequin patterns are among several other offerings. See more examples of The Rimini Collection on the Internet at andersonprints.com. The product can be bought at select retail stores; for locations, see seabrookwallpaper.com/rimini. 



BRITS’ ‘TROLLEY’
We call them shopping carts, and our British friends call them “shopping trolleys.” No matter what they go by, a great number of them—here and across the pond—end up abandoned in ditches and then are sent to landfills.

United Kingdom product designer Max McMurdo, founder of Reestore Ltd. in Cheshire, England, is giving these carts new life. He turns them into chairs dubbed “Annie the Shopping Trolley.” See this product and other McMurdo recycled whimsies—like the cast-iron bathtub-turned-couch—at reestore.com.
The company offers international shipping.