Author Archives: Susan Tucker

(This blog post is the second in a new series we will be writing here at Hipcycle on the materials that go into our products. You can read the first entry on glass, here.)
That's me in the middle with my two best friends (who refused to be named). Think Bret would have liked me?
In 1987 [...]

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(This blog post is the first in a new series we will be writing here at Hipcycle on the materials that go into our products. Hope you enjoy this and the ones that come.)
I recently read that it takes 1 million years for a glass jar to decompose. ONE MILLION YEARS! Not only that, but we get 27.8 pounds of air [...]

By Susan Tucker
Like many families I know, we have decided to tighten it up this holiday season. As I mentioned in my 10 Tips for an Eco Holiday Season, I refuse to wake up on January 1 feeling like a gluttonous mess. So, while I do intend to splurge here and there, I am mostly [...]

Rolling Stone recently published an article on the overuse of plastic bags in America. We use an estimated 102 billion shopping bags a year – more than 500 per consumer. And, worldwide, we consume at an unprecedented rate of 1 million per minute. Gulp!

Introduced a mere 25 years ago, single-use plastic bags have become an [...]

by Susan Tucker
For better and for worse. That's what I vowed on that sunny day in June eight years ago. Little did I know what I was getting myself into ...
It started a couple of summers ago. Hubby became preoccupied and would dabble around in the neighborhood. He'd get all fidgeting and finally shout out [...]

On February of 2006, I gave birth to a superhero.
From the moment my little hero was born he has been strategically planning his secret identity for the world of crime fighting. Often, out of nowhere, he prompts conversations about the special gear he needs in order to be faster, have x-ray vision, or fly. (Mostly [...]

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Do you know where I can find a table like this?
I'm cheap. There, I said it. I. Am. Cheap. My home is filled with furnishings from thrift stores, my children only wear "gently used" clothes off Craigslist and I'd rather stab myself in the eye than pay full boat for a Loft frock. But, you [...]