Reuse /tags/reuse Reuse en-US Copyright Wed, 18 Nov 2020 00:04:33 GMT Winter /podcast/tested-podcast/2020-11-17/winter The pandemic promises to claim many more lives as we head into winter. But, in one of our nation's most dismal times, we have elected a president who is… Wed, 18 Nov 2020 00:04:33 GMT /podcast/tested-podcast/2020-11-17/winter Rebecca Martinez Celebrating 25 Years Of Scraps /arts-culture/2016-12-16/celebrating-25-years-of-scraps North Carolinians throw away 11 million tons of waste each year, contributing to the more than 200 million tons of waste discarded by all Americans. The… Fri, 16 Dec 2016 17:15:37 GMT /arts-culture/2016-12-16/celebrating-25-years-of-scraps Anita Rao, Frank Stasio Celebrating 25 Years Of Scraps /show/the-state-of-things/2016-12-16/celebrating-25-years-of-scraps North Carolinians throw away 11 million tons of waste each year, contributing to the more than 200 million tons of waste discarded by all Americans. The… Fri, 16 Dec 2016 17:15:37 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-12-16/celebrating-25-years-of-scraps Anita Rao, Frank Stasio Sustainability Activists Raise Money For Green Restaurant Take-Out System /environment/2016-11-23/sustainability-activists-raise-money-for-green-restaurant-take-out-system Sustainability advocates are raising money to create a reusable restaurant carry-out container system in Durham.Crystal Dreisbach is the chairwoman of… Wed, 23 Nov 2016 16:07:59 GMT /environment/2016-11-23/sustainability-activists-raise-money-for-green-restaurant-take-out-system Rebecca Martinez Study: Changing Signs—Not Laws—Could Make Roads Safer For Bike Commuters /law/2015-09-07/study-changing-signs-not-laws-could-make-roads-safer-for-bike-commuters North Carolina's "Share the Road" signs and "sharrows" on the pavement are confusing to many motorists.That's according North Carolina State University… Mon, 07 Sep 2015 10:00:00 GMT /law/2015-09-07/study-changing-signs-not-laws-could-make-roads-safer-for-bike-commuters Rebecca Martinez The Business Of Reuse: Tech Entrepreneur Diverts E-Waste, Teaches Future IT Experts /environment/2015-06-05/the-business-of-reuse-tech-entrepreneur-diverts-e-waste-teaches-future-it-experts Computers, smart phones and other electronics often end up in landfills just a couple years after they're manufactured. The United Nations says electronic… Fri, 05 Jun 2015 11:06:05 GMT /environment/2015-06-05/the-business-of-reuse-tech-entrepreneur-diverts-e-waste-teaches-future-it-experts Rebecca Martinez The Business Of Reuse: Why Reusing Mattresses Springs Can Be Both Green And Profitable /environment/2015-06-05/the-business-of-reuse-why-reusing-mattresses-springs-can-be-both-green-and-profitable Off all the items that end up in a landfill, operators agree that mattresses are the biggest nuisance. So one Greensboro entrepreneur found a way to give… Fri, 05 Jun 2015 10:30:00 GMT /environment/2015-06-05/the-business-of-reuse-why-reusing-mattresses-springs-can-be-both-green-and-profitable Rebecca Martinez Reduce, Reuse, THEN Recycle: Why That Order Matters /environment/2015-06-05/reduce-reuse-then-recycle-why-that-order-matters Spring cleaning is underway; you can tell from the yard sales dotting lawns over the weekend. Most other unwanted items can go in your recycling bin.… Fri, 05 Jun 2015 10:30:00 GMT /environment/2015-06-05/reduce-reuse-then-recycle-why-that-order-matters Rebecca Martinez The Business Of Reuse: Making Art From Other People's Decisions /environment/2015-06-05/the-business-of-reuse-making-art-from-other-peoples-decisions Picture an enormous thrift store with a funky vibe and full of boisterous music. A vintage-looking swordfish hangs above the register, and the art that… Fri, 05 Jun 2015 10:30:00 GMT /environment/2015-06-05/the-business-of-reuse-making-art-from-other-peoples-decisions Rebecca Martinez