Urban Ore (The Ikea of Garbage)
by rachelbarge
Imagine a gigantic Ikea, 3 acres in size, except everything inside has been diverted from a landfill. Down one aisle, hundreds of solid wood doors; down another aisle, porcelain toilet bowls. Deep bins filled with forks of every size, bowls and kitchenware from the 1950’s to the 1990... |
NYC Markets Reviving Tradition Through Sustainable Symbiosis
Robert LaValva, the founder of the New Amsterdam Market, is a self-proclaimed New Netherlander. "New Netherland," as he uses it, refers to a time when New York City was known as New Amsterdam, the capital of its surrounding territories that collectively composed New Netherland (including... |
