Aluminum bleacher planks are some of the materials available at Repurposed Materials in Forest Hill, a suburb of Fort Worth.
Jan. 30, 2017
Call it a thrift shop on steroids. Instead of housewares and shoes, at Repurposed Materials, customers can peruse stacks of old ball park bleachers, billboard tarps and rows of metal drums at the industrial resale store in south Fort Worth.
Jason offers a tip for letting go of clothes you don't wear anymore.
Debbie Branch of the city of Fort Worth and Trinity Valley High School senior Lara Turan presented the results of Turan's multifamily recycling study at the State of Texas Alliance for Recycling Summit in San Antonio in October. Courtesy of Debbie Branch.
Jan. 3, 2017
Like other professions, a career in environmental services can begin with an internship. It's a win-win for organizations who provide the opportunity for young students to gain some real-life experience and get help from additional staff in the process.
Jason shows you how to repurpose your holiday greeting cards into a gift box.
Jeremy Turner, owner of the Ugly Christmas Sweater Shops, now has three stores in North Texas – Dallas, Fort Worth and Frisco. Courtesy of Facebook.com/UglyChristmasSweaterShop.
Nov. 30, 2016
Resale is a recycling business and a Dallas entreprenuer discovered that gaudy is gold, when it comes to holiday retail.
Jeremy Turner, owner of the Ugly Christmas Sweater Shop, spotted the trend before opening his first store in Dallas in 2013.
Turkey season is gearing up and it’s time for families to consider not only how to cook the turkey, but also how to get rid of the turkey grease at the end of the day.
Around the Metroplex, cities work hard to make sure residents know not to just throw that grease down the drain. While in the past many folks have done that, it is a big environmental no-no these days.
Since launching in 2012, DME Exchange of Dallas has supplied nearly 3,000 pieces of donated durable medical equipment to nearly 2,000 clients.
Update: DME Exchange of Dallas announced in May 2024 that they have closed due to lack of funding.
Nov. 14, 2016
Cedar Hill’s Beautification and Environmental Sustainability Board is enlisting volunteers to collect one million pieces of trash during November through January. Photo by Julie Thibodeaux.
Nov. 7, 2016
Cedar Hill’s Beautification and Environmental Sustainability Board has set a lofty cleanup goal for the city. Recently the board challenged residents and businesses to pick up one million pieces of litter between Nov. 1 and Jan. 31 in a campaign it’s calling Bitter for Litter.
In San Francisco, composting is a normal part of trash collection. Photo courtesy of SFEnvironment.org.
Sept. 14, 2016
Fort Worth recently released its draft 20-year Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan, outlining how the city will reduce, manage and dispose of its solid waste during the next two decades. It’s an update to the 1995-2015 plan.