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DIY: Upcycled Accessories

By Aldona BirdNewsroom@DominionPost.com   You’ve made the garden bucket caddy from last week, and you’re about to throw out the leftover small scraps of jeans — wait! You can upcycle even small pieces.  Small scraps of denim can be used to patch other pairs of jeans ...

DIY: Cork shoe mat

By Aldona BirdNewsroom@DominionPost.com Picture this — you come in from the rain, shoes dripping. You leave them near the door where they create a puddle that mixes with some dirt and now you have to mop the floor.  Before mopping you sit down and pop open a bottle of wine. Wait! ...

DIY Garden Trellis

By ALDONA BIRDNewsroom@DominionPost.com   With the danger of frost passed, gardens are starting to really pop. With flowers and veggies flourishing in gardens large and small, you may notice trellises going up, too.  A trellis is ideal for supporting climbing plants but ...

WVU aims to reuse, recycle

West Virginia University has continued to promote reducing, reusing and recycling on its  campuses. WVU Sustainability Director Traci Knabenshue, provided an overview of how recycling and waste disposal is carried out at the university. WVU offers single-stream recycling on its ...

Don’t trash it: Donate to WVU’s Blue and Gold Mine Sale

Newsroom@DominionPost.com Starting May 3, WVU will offer  another opportunity for the community to practice sustainability. Students and area residents can donate to the Blue and Gold Mine Sale by dropping off good-quality, usable items at residence halls and four locations around ...

Morgantown ReStore to celebrate Earth Week with Spring Fling

MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown ReStore will host its first Spring Fling event to celebrate Earth Week and encourage sustainable living. “We hope to make it an all-around, good community event,” said Dolores John, president of the Mon Valley Habitat for Humanity board of ...