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  Decorating Ideas Made Easy: Repurposing and Home Décor to Declutter Your Home Easy Decorating Guide on Repurposing Furniture to Declutter Your Home Fast , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 41min

  A kind of recycling that mainly focuses on using old or unused items and giving them a new purpose is fondly known as repurposing. The items that are involved in this process are most times in the house or around the yard and do not require much alterations of their physical structures. These can be used as something else than what they were designed for instead of throwing them out and filling up landfills. In addition to saving the ozone, repurposing serves to make the home or any other space look beautiful and money is saved in the process. The concept of repurposing is also used in areas that are not in the home. In the case of marketing/sales campaigns, copies of ads that were used at a time in the past and was proven to be effective can be retained and used in more modern campaigns by simply designing it differently to match with the changing times and expectations of potential as well as current customers. Today, there are several persons who are working with a budget that is stretched to its limit. There are also individuals that want to have a greener lifestyle. These persons can greatly benefit from being educated in the repurposing concept which is a sensible art. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Violet Meadow. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/031661/bk_acx0_031661_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Design Approach and Construction of H-Joints Steel Pipe Sheet Piles

  Design Approach and Construction of H-Joints Steel Pipe Sheet Piles ab 74.99 € als Taschenbuch: A Case of Bridge Piers and Coastal Waste Disposal Landfills. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Wissenschaft, Technik,

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  Secondhand

  "Revelatory, terrifying, but, ultimately, hopeful." -Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of THE SIXTH EXTINCTION From the author of Junkyard Planet, a journey into the surprising afterlives of our former possessions. Downsizing. Decluttering. Discarding. Sooner or later, all of us are faced with things we no longer need or want. But when we drop our old clothes and other items off at a local donation center, where do they go? Sometimes across the country-or even halfway across the world-to people and places who find value in what we leave behind. In Secondhand, journalist Adam Minter takes us on an unexpected adventure into the often-hidden, multibillion-dollar industry of reuse: thrift stores in the American Southwest to vintage shops in Tokyo, flea markets in Southeast Asia to used-goods enterprises in Ghana, and more. Along the way, Minter meets the fascinating people who handle-and profit from-our rising tide of discarded stuff, and asks a pressing question: In a world that craves shiny and new, is there room for it all? Secondhand offers hopeful answers and hard truths. A history of the stuff we've used and a contemplation of why we keep buying more, it also reveals the marketing practices, design failures, and racial prejudices that push used items into landfills instead of new homes. Secondhand shows us that it doesn't have to be this way, and what really needs to change to build a sustainable future free of excess stuff.

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  Made to Break: Technology and Obsolescence in America , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 595min

  If you've replaced a computer lately - or a cell phone, a camera, a television - chances are, the old one still worked. And chances are even greater that the latest model won't last as long as the one it replaced. Welcome to the world of planned obsolescence - a business model, a way of life, and a uniquely American invention that this eye-opening book explores from its beginnings to its perilous implications for the very near future. Made to Break is a history of 20th century technology as seen through the prism of obsolescence. America invented everything that is now disposable, Giles Slade tells us, and he explains how disposability was in fact a necessary condition for America's rejection of tradition and our acceptance of change and impermanence. His audiobook shows us the ideas behind obsolescence at work in such American milestones as the inventions of branding, packaging, and advertising; the contest for market dominance between GM and Ford; the struggle for a national communications network, the development of electronic technologies - and with it the avalanche of electronic consumer waste that will overwhelm America's landfills and poison its water within the coming decade. History reserves a privileged place for those societies that built things to last - forever, if possible. What place will it hold for a society addicted to consumption - a whole culture made to break? This book gives us a detailed and harrowing picture of how, by choosing to support ever-shorter product lives we may well be shortening the future of our way of life as well. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Puttonen. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/014628/bk_acx0_014628_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Tips on How People Can Do More Green Things , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 33min

  Here are some tips for going green in your daily routine. Some may be easy, while others may be more challenging. But if a change is made, your going green actions can leave a lasting impact on what our environment may be like in the future. Eat smart: Buy local and seasonal, or grow your own if you are able to do so. If you make a conscious effort to cook from scratch and use all your groceries while buying your seasonal vegetables and fruits at a farmer's markets, and buying your meats from the local butcher instead of shopping at a big named supermarket, you are actively taking a huge chunk out of your carbon footprint. Be conscious of what you buy: It's easy to overlook the amount of waste we create when we are not paying attention. Cutting down on purchasing large amounts of items with packaging if there are is a no package alternative while we make a conscious effort to recycle what we can will create a less cluttered lifestyle and influence the younger generation to follow the same style of consumerism that you do. Learn more or simple DIY skills: There are countless numbers of great websites to choose from that teach skills that save you money while helping you to go green. Learning new ways to build, make your own, or fix items that you would otherwise buy, saves money and saves landfills from more potential waste being loaded into them. In this audiobook, you'll find these and more profound insights into going green! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kym Krutz. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/017249/bk_acx0_017249_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Our Plastic Legacy: How to Quit Plastic, Want Less & Live Green Daily , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 141min

  Did you know that every piece of plastic ever created from the time of invention in 1905 until now is still in existence today? Did you also know that by 2030 (just shy of two more decades) there will be more plastic in the oceans than fish? Follow along in this conversational and action-oriented book as author Geordie Wardman presents a simple solution to the reasons why you should be worried, nay terrified, about the plastic that is piling up, literally, on the planet. There is nowhere else for this plastic but to slowly breakdown over 300-1000 years as it ends up in our landfills, our oceans, our bodies, and ultimately into our children's children's bodies. In Our Plastic Legacy: How to Quit Plastic, Want Less & Live Green Daily, you will find: Why plastic pollution is arguably the single most important environmental crises in the world today, perhaps greater but most certainly contributing to climate change Facts about how plastic affects our environment, particularly our oceans and our health How a single person can do more to help solve the problem than ever imaginable Inspirational interludes from various entrepreneurs, businesses, citizens, and extraordinary moms from around the world and what they're doing to help solve or curb the problem Tips on how to live green and completely eliminate your plastic intake on a daily basis A fresh, new mindset towards how to rid the desires and needs to keep adding plastic into your life which will prepare you with the foundation to make real life changes while providing you the ability to live simpler, cleaner, and more fulfilling lives, without leaving a multi-millennial plastic legacy on the earth ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Randal Schaffer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/092707/bk_acx0_092707_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Coal, Cages, Crisis (eBook, PDF)

  How prisons became economic development strategies for rural Appalachian communitiesAs the United States began the project of mass incarceration, rural communities turned to building prisons as a strategy for economic development. More than 350 prisons have been built in the U.S. since 1980, with certain regions of the country accounting for large shares of this dramatic growth. Central Appalachia is one such region; there are eight prisons alone in Eastern Kentucky. If Kentucky were its own country, it would have the seventh highest incarceration rate in the world. In Coal, Cages, Crisis, Judah Schept takes a closer look at this stunning phenomenon, providing insight into prison growth, jail expansion and rising incarceration rates in America's hinterlands. Drawing on interviews, site visits, and archival research, Schept traces recent prison growth in the region to the rapid decline of its coal industry. He takes us inside this startling transformation occurring in the coalfields, where prisons are often built on top of old coalmines, including mountaintop removal sites, and built into community planning approaches to crises of unemployment, population loss, and declining revenues. By linking prison growth to other sites in this landscape-coal mines, coal waste, landfills, and incinerators-Schept shows that the prison boom has less to do with crime and punishment and much more with the overall extraction, depletion, and waste disposal processes that characterize dominant development strategies for the region.Schept argues that the future of this area now hangs in the balance, detailing recent efforts to oppose its carceral growth. Coal, Cages, Crisis offers invaluable insight into the complex dynamics of mass incarceration that continue to shape Appalachia and the broader United States.

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  Worm Farming: The Practical Guide to This Unique Form of Natural Composting... , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 80min

  If you want to learn more about the unique form of composting that is worm farming, then keep reading…More than one-third of our food ends up wasted in the trash. This puts tremendous pressures on landfills and our ecosystem. There is a better way. It may sound crazy, but the solution comes from slimy, wiggly little creatures - worms!Through worm farming, you are able to create valuable assets out of waste. Grow beautiful and healthy plants and vegetables. Naturally create this highly sought after fertilizer and save on gardening and fishing materials.So how does this work, and how do I get started?This audiobook can help answer all of your questions. You will effectively be guided through successfully starting your own worm farm. You will learn how easy it is to get started and how success can be found with not much effort.Here’s just a little of what you will discover inside:The many hidden benefits of starting a worm farm. (These savings will surprise you!)Types of worms that are the best choice for your farm.Ways to design a successful farm that allows you to regulate important things like temperature and moisture levels.Things you can safely feed your hungry worms.The 12 things you must definitely not put in your worm farm.Ways to control the situation should your worm populations explode quicklyMethod to create highly valuable “worm tea”. The basics of starting a profitable business through worm farming.Troubleshooting guide - If anything goes wrong, this is how to fix it.And much, much more.This is a great book for beginners and even for specialists. There will be tips and tricks that will make your farm more successful. Ready to get started building your own worm farm? It’s as easy as scrolling up and tapping “buy now”. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ryan Garrett. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/167490/bk_acx0_167490_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Potty Training: 7 Most Effective Strategies for Modern Parents to Potty Train and Get Their Toddler Diaper Free in Less than 3 Days, Special Tips and Tricks for Boys and Girls , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 319min

  Are you looking for a step-by-step guide on how to potty-train girls and boys fast with special tips and tricks? If yes, then keep reading.Today's toddlers tend to complete potty training much later than prior generations. Twenty-five years ago, 90 percent of toddlers were trained by age of two-and-a-half. Now, one-third of children are still in diapers after their third birthday. Parents who wish to pursue a more lenient approach should prepare themselves for later completion of toilet training.This audiobook covers the following topics:Before you beginIntroductory stageLet's get startedAfter pottyAnd much more!This audiobook unravels the importance of potty training a toddler. By providing a potty before age 12 months, noting children's schedule of elimination, and having them sit on it several times a day, toddlers may accept the potty as a part of life. Few children have this ability before age one, however. In some cases, parents who claim their youngsters were trained at a very young age may have prepared, to be able to predict their toddler's need to use the potty and get them there at the right time. Most children will be in diapers throughout most or all of their toddler years, so parents should consider all the diapering options.Today's toddlers will call Earth their home for many decades to come, and the only way to protect it is for each family to do its part. When the environmental toll of disposable diapers is considered, the cost is much higher than even their price tags suggest. With 432,000 new babies added each day to the six billion people who inhabit the world, more than a million diapers will be added to the landfills if just a quarter of them wear disposables!Want to know more? Click to buy now! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Harvey Lansbury. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/236791/bk_acx0_236791_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics, and Human Health , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 721min

  The Digital Age was expected to usher in an era of clean production, an alternative to smokestack industries and their pollutants. But as environmental journalist Elizabeth Grossman reveals in this penetrating analysis of high tech manufacture and disposal, digital may be sleek, but it's anything but clean. Deep within every electronic device lie toxic materials that make up the bits and bytes, a complex thicket of lead, mercury, cadmium, plastics, and a host of other often harmful ingredients. High Tech Trash is a wake-up call to the importance of the e-waste issue and the health hazards involved. Americans alone own more than two billion pieces of high tech electronics and discard five to seven million tons each year. As a result, electronic waste already makes up more than two-thirds of the heavy metals and 40 percent of the lead found in our landfills. But the problem goes far beyond American shores, most tragically to the cities in China and India where shiploads of discarded electronics arrive daily. There, they are "recycled" - picked apart by hand, exposing thousands of workers and community residents to toxics. As Grossman notes, "This is a story in which we all play a part, whether we know it or not. If you sit at a desk in an office, talk to friends on your cell phone, watch television, listen to music on headphones, are a child in Guangdong, or a native of the Arctic, you are part of this story. "The answers lie in changing how we design, manufacture, and dispose of high tech electronics. Europe has led the way in regulating materials used in electronic devices and in e-waste recycling. But in the United States many have yet to recognize the persistent human health and environmental effects of the toxics in high tech devices. If Silent Spring brought national attention to the dangers of DDT and other pesticides, High Tech Trash could do the same for a new generation of technology's products. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Elisa Carlson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/014253/bk_adbl_014253_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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