SVdP provides Styrofoam (EPS) recycling solution

SVdP provides Styrofoam (EPS) recycling solution

If asked to stop and think about expanded polystyrene, the first question that comes to your mind might be “What the heck is expanded polystyrene?” Quick answer: You know it as that lightweight, rigid yet cushioning white foam-block material that protects all manner...
Transfer Site Drop-off Hasn’t Slowed Mattress Recycling

Transfer Site Drop-off Hasn’t Slowed Mattress Recycling

UPDATE 1/24/25 The Prairie Road Mattress Recycling Facility is now accepting up to ten mattresses per household for FREE recycling during business hours 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. Monday – Friday. Quantities greater than 10 mattresses are still FREE of charge but require an...
Marley’s Monsters Asks What’s Left Over In YOUR Shop?

Marley’s Monsters Asks What’s Left Over In YOUR Shop?

This article was originally published on February 7, 2020.  When Marley’s Monsters sought an innovative way to recycle production waste, St. Vinnie’s was there to apply the conservatively creative talents of its ENVIA upcycled-fashion affiliate. Based in Eugene,...
Recycling, Upcycling, Fun Arise at Metamorphose 2019

Recycling, Upcycling, Fun Arise at Metamorphose 2019

Originally published on April 26, 2019. Lane Events Center A Spacious Showcase for Recycled Goods, Games and Fashion Like a butterfly venturing from its chrysalis, Metamorphose 2019 emerged from creatively productive minds to fill the Lane Events Center of objects of...
From the Waste Up: Metamorphose Transforms Fashion

From the Waste Up: Metamorphose Transforms Fashion

Article originally published on April 18, 2019. Fabric Scraps Aren’t What They Used To Be… … And neither are fashion accessories, as illustrated by designer Lilliana Hansen and her friend and model Cam Mills. You can’t help but smile back even...