Mapmaker: Black Ink
Anglophile, photographer, neuroscientist, artist, singer, cultural sponge, etc.
• I like questions.
Scattering Brains
Scattering Brains
Another winner from Grant Snider, this time featuring our very own 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
(via tobeshelved)
Upcycling cigarette butts?
It sounds crazy — and in fact it might sound controversial.
But the folks at Terracycle, known for creative upcycling of big-company consumer waste, have made a deal with … Big Tobacco!
Here’s the thinking, and it’s definitely interesting:
We have been attempting to work with the tobacco industry for some time. And I am happy to say that we recently signed our first and second tobacco deals (both programs will start in a few weeks). One is with Canada’s largest tobacco company, the other with one of America’s largest tobacco companies. Both programs will allow TerraCycle to collect and recycle cigarette butts and other cigarette-related waste.
Regardless of what we think of tobacco, we can all agree that the litter caused by cigarette butts is a major issue. In Texas, the Department of Transportation has estimated that more than 130 million cigarette butts will find their way onto Texas highways this year. Globally, it has been estimated that more than a trillion butts make their way into our environment as discarded waste every year.
Our solution involves separating the paper, tobacco and ash from the filter. The organic materials are then composted properly, leaving the part that looks like white cotton but is actually a form of plastic called cellulose acetate (while this material can be made from organic materials almost all cigarette makers use plastics).
The cellulose acetate is then sanitized and injection-molded into a plastic that can be used for a variety of uses, such as plastic pallets and car berms for factories.
This is exactly what I was thinking about last week, trying to find something to do with cigarette butts. I get so frustrated seeing them covering the ground, especially on beaches, where they could wash out to sea and generally cause mayhem. Glad that someone’s working on this.
oh my god what a great person
(it’s steve from blues clues)
(watch it)
i know i said i’d be deleting but my blog is now going to become a clouds photoset blog thank you for your participation
god damn i love clouds
(Source: gi0ser)
I FINALLY HAVE THIS ON MY BLOG
I REGRET NOTHING
I feel accomplished
I feel like I have a proper blog now.
my blog is complete
YES. blog complete.
asdfghjkl
TUMBLR RULE # 183
You must reblog this when you see it on your dash.
I FEEL SO ACCOMPLISHED RIGHT NOW.
Finally.
OMG FUCKING FINALLY.
My tumblr feels complete. :)
Unofficial rule of Tumblr: This must make it onto your blog.
^ everything he said was true. Must reblog this.
holy shit…my life right here.
just for the shits and gigs
Hahahahahahaahahahahahahaha
LOL
now i feel like in my customize page!!!1!!! omg yeah!!!!1!1!
Im feeling more apart of tumblr thanks to this.
Hahaha these comments are so unnecessary!!!
i don’t follow the rules coz i’m bad ass but i will still reblog this.
AAAAHAHAHAHA, I HAVE BEEN LOOKING EVERYWHERE FOR DIS.
WOOOT
ITS FINALLY ON MY BLOG, AFTER SEEING IT EVERYTIME I CHANGE AROUND MY THEME OR EDIT SHIT
the things it says on here omfg why
FUCKING GOT IT
MY BLOG FINALLY HAS THIS YESSSSSS
It must be shit to be on the most famous Tumblr picture,
but have your face BLURRED OUT…This is pretty needed..
i’ve reblogged this 34900754 times FUCKYEA
I don’t understand, what’s this?
finally :’)
forever reblog
trolololoolololololol
(Source: osamabinsextin, via auprincess)
