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Columbus Upcycling Businesses

Written by Frog Hauling on February 15, 2019. Posted in Central Ohio, Columbus, Green Business, Recycling Columbus, Waste Management. No Comments on Columbus Upcycling Businesses

Businesses of Columbus Upcycling

Finding new ideas and businesses in the way of sustainability is always a pleasure. Of course, you get even more bonus points when it’s cool, fun, and local! Here are three awesome examples of creative upcycling in Columbus businesses.

Glean

Creative, conscious, sustainable and funky are all words that have beed used to describe the space at Short North’s Glean, which prides themselves as the first shop in Columbus, Ohio to sell handcrafted local goods from repurposed materials. Glean celebrates the way people upcycle, providing alternatives for eco-conscious shoppers.

While some items are displayed on their website, it’s their facebook page that really shines for current items, where you’ll find upcycled brass, wood, and leather made into cool art, gifts, home goods, jewelry items, and more such as:

Messenger bags made from motorcycle seats
Stylized coasters made from 200-year-old reclaimed barn wood
Old soup cans transformed into Andy Warhol commemorative candles
Plus really cool lanterns made from refinished world globes!
This year, Glean will be focusing on products that help their customers live more sustainable lives with affordable products with the help of a local seamstress specialized in reusable products made from recycled materials. How awesome is that for Columbus upcycling?

Golden Hobby Shop

The Golden Hobby Shop is non-profit consignment shop for handcrafted items, unique gifts, decor, and accessories. But what really makes it a point of interest is its history with the community and local seniors.

Founded by the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department in 1971 as an outlet for Columbus senior citizens, The Golden Hobby Shop still thrives to this day under this model – A feat we can thank its dedicated volunteers for!

Know any crafty 50+ seniors in Franklin or nearby counties who’d like to become a consignor? Anyone in that demographic can do so AND add to the awesome Columbus upcycling world by a simple phone call – check it out on their webpage.

Candles With A Cause

One more noteworthy Columbus upcycling business is Candles With A Cause who turn post-consumer glass bottles into small-batch, handcrafted candles.

Each of their candles is made from an upcycled bottle, longer-burning soy wax, and natural fiber packaging, but what people seem drawn to the most is the aromatherapy of the esential oils with unique fragrances such as grapefruit cedarwood, magnolia teakwood, and driftwood fig.

Micro-Mobility and Sustainable Transportation In Columbus

Written by Frog Hauling on August 15, 2018. Posted in Central Ohio, Clean Up Columbus OH, Columbus, Green Business. No Comments on Micro-Mobility and Sustainable Transportation In Columbus

With worldwide influences such as urbanization, rideshare services, and the growing momentum of electric vehicles, sustainable transportation options are expanding more than ever across the country… And Columbus is no exception.

No longer limited to services such as Lyft and Uber, auto tech is preparing to meet the reality of urban design and travel. As the majority of the trips we take in urban areas prove to be less than a few miles, the shared mobility industry is turning to lighter ware. Bikes and scooters are gaining popularity and rideshare services are looking to provide more sustainable transportation in Columbus than ever.

Sustainable Transportation in Columbus

Despite some controversy over safety, laws, and regulation of the mobility devices, these scooters and bikes can be seen in and around Columbus neighborhoods such as Downtown, Short North, and Bexley.

With school resuming next week at Ohio State, students have more options than ever for zipping around between classes with the options of environmentally-friendly rental scooters on the main campus.

In addition to Lime, California-based company Bird has also thrown its hat into Columbus’ micro-mobility ring, offering their own brand of electronic scooter sharing service.

Columbus Micro-Mobility Services

Lime

Lime-S offers an electric scooter rental platform designed to "give riders a safe, effortless experience," while providing upfront instructionals on proper parking and safety etiquette. With the app, you find nearby motorized scooters to unlock for $1 and rent at $0.15/min.

20+ mile maximum range
14.8 mph maximum speed
$1/unlock + $0.15/min to ride
250-watt motor

Along with its rollout on OSU campus, Lime has also announced its products will now be available to rent without smartphone along with discounts on every ride, via a partnership with PayNearMe.

Bird

Bird Scooters Columbus Ohio provides a very similar app-based platform of finding and unlocking electric motorized scooters, along with communicating safety to riders, including:

Riders are required to upload a driver’s license
Riders must be 18+
Saftey instructions are displayed on the app, directly on each scooter, and a fully illustrated safety section on their website.
Urging riders to wear a helmet, including having reportedly distributed nearly 40,000 free helmets

Bird has also announced a Save Our Sidewalks program:

All vehicles will be retrieved from city streets every night so as not to clutter neighborhoods.
All vehicles will be used an average of three times per day, or they will be culled to avoid clutter.
Bird will donate $1 per vehicle per day to each city to promote bike lane infrastructure and safe riding.

A spokesperson for Bird expressed their excitement in providing affordable, environmentally friendly transportation to Columbus communities.

Safety and Micro-Mobility In Columbus

Although some concerns loom amongst the public about whether the rental services, their users, or individual cities can establish accountability, spokespeople from Lime, Bird and the Columbus’ Department of Public Service have all expressed optimism in working together to ensure public rights, particularly with Lime noting regard to safety at Ohio State.

Multiple Columbus officials have expressed that there have been no serious incidents with the rental scooters. While there are no current laws specific to handling this form of transport, it would be nice if we can continue to provide more options for sustainable transportation in Columbus.

Maybe it’s just an adjustment period. There were days where even automobiles lacked safety standards. Scooters that don’t require racking can find new solutions to reduce or prevent clutter.

One thing seems to remain certain. With micro-mobility’s ever-growing popularity and competitive trends going in the same intense direction as Uber and Lyft, it seems micro mobility is here to stay.

Columbus Business Spotlight: Columbus Architectural Salvage

Written by Frog Hauling on June 13, 2018. Posted in Central Ohio, Columbus, Dumpster Blog, Green Business, Junk Removal. No Comments on Columbus Business Spotlight: Columbus Architectural Salvage

Working in Columbus’s junk removal industry, you come across some interesting things. Sometimes, when a home or business is clearing out unwanted items from a building, some truly undiscardable artifacts are discovered.

Architectural and decor items that are unwanted, yet highly sought after. Hard-to-find, yet evidently ubiquitous. Local business, Columbus Architectural Salvage can tell you all about it!

Columbus Vintage Home Items

In Columbus, beautiful antique and vintage home decor items can be rare, yet all around us. A homeowner switches out their old furniture or cabinets. A remodeling company removes old fixtures or architectural features.

Historic, coveted, small and large household items are freeing up all the time, esoterically scattered all throughout the community.

If all these nearly-discarded items are also so very much sought after, wouldn’t it be great if someone would just wrangle it all into one place for people to buy?

Columbus Architectural Salvage

The proprietor of Columbus Architectural Salvage, Chris Sauer knows this very well. Having worked as a self-employed carpenter, Sauer also served six years as the assistant historic preservation officer for the city of Columbus.

Sounds like he knows what he’s doing!

Old house parts, foundry molds, statues, tools, windows, doors, hardware, urns and planters, lighting, chandeliers and lamps, woodwork and metalwork…

At Columbus Architectural Salvage you can find 10,000 square feet of unique, reclaimed house items ranging from the 1840s to the mid-20th century.

Upcycled Home Antiques and Artifacts

All nicely organized, the home decor items at Columbus Architectural Salvage are diverted from landfills and ready for reuse in decorating, renovation, and construction.

The store’s sources are also mainly from within Ohio, making Columbus Architectural Salvage a great treasure trove for authentic Ohio heritage.

Check out the Columbus Architectural Salvage website for more info.

Columbus Green Energy Challenge

Written by Frog Hauling on September 21, 2016. Posted in Dumpster Rental, Green Business, Uncategorized. No Comments on Columbus Green Energy Challenge

green challenge The Columbus Green Energy Challenge Participants have reduced energy usage by over 20% in the past year. The Challenge is a free, voluntary program that helps make achieving energy efficiency as easy as possible, from start to finish.

Incentives and Benefits

The Columbus Green Energy Challenge benefits the participants and the community as a whole. Below are a few of these benefits:

Energy consumption data will lead to greater decision-making, transparency, and more accurate targets for reduction.
Analysis of utility data will lead to the cost-effective prioritization of energy-saving projects; decision makers get the best “bang for their buck”.
Verifying this data will identify utility billing errors or possible failures with mechanical equipment.
Reduced maintenance costs, increased quality, productivity, and safety.

Joining The Energy Challenge

Energy efficiency remains one of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to cut energy use. Taking the challenge studies show that there’s a chance to cut your original energy performance by 7%. Take a look at the scoring rubric to get a good idea of what to expect on this challenge.

Green Energy Challenge Goals

Columbus is driven toward designing an energy upgrade for a school facility in their community that will also include the design of a small-scale solar power system that will serve as a teaching and learning tool for students. Other goals include:

Creating an annual event that will engage NECA Student Chapters members in a rewarding educational experience in electrical and energy services contracting.
Challenging Student Chapter teams to develop technical skills vital to careers in electrical construction and professional skills in time management, oral, and written communication.
Providing a mechanism for NECA Student Chapters to create interest in chapter membership and in careers in electrical construction at their university.

The Columbus green community is growing daily and currently has almost 14,000 current members consisting of households, businesses, organizations, and community groups, leading toward a greener, more sustainable future.

Are you interested in sustainable junk removal?

Give Frog Hauling a call at 614-258-FROG.

Storm Debris Removal

Written by Frog Hauling on September 1, 2016. Posted in Carpentry Mess Up, Green Business, Uncategorized. No Comments on Storm Debris Removal

Sometimes things happen that we can’t control. Unfortunately, inclement weather happens all too frequently and the mess afterward only compounds the impact on one’s mind and surrounding environment.

Some things that can soften the blow is a good game plan and the right tools for some added ease.

The Right Dumpster for Efficient Rubbish Clean Up

Fortunately, Frog Hauling is there to help you get the job done right. Because our trash hauling containers are in the “mini-roll-off” category, they are delivered by smaller, more maneuverable trucks. Frog Hauling roll-off dumpsters can maneuver and be placed in tight areas such as alleys, garages, and backyards, that are inaccessible to many other dumpster delivery services. We provide accurate dumpster volume and generous weight limits to help keep the storm clean up on track and done in a timely manner.

Efficient Storm Debris Removal

JZLF9QXE4E (2) Whatever your location, we’ll work with your schedule to get you the dumpster and remove it the day you need it to be removed. Severe weather is terrible. We can at least make it a little easier on putting them behind us. Save yourself the labor and time by getting a Frog Hauling dumpster container to help get the job done.

Give Frog Hauling a call at 614-258-FROG

Latex Paint Disposal Vs. Oil Paint Disposal

Written by Frog Hauling on August 10, 2016. Posted in Green Business, Uncategorized. No Comments on Latex Paint Disposal Vs. Oil Paint Disposal

Have a bunch of old paint cans taking up space in the garage and need to get rid of them? Most garbage companies won’t pick up your old paint cans while they are still in liquid form. Also, paint can be toxic and dangerous to the environment if not disposed of properly. Follow these steps for safely getting rid of that extra paint that you no longer need:

Getting Rid of Latex Paint:
1. Add equal parts cat litter to latex paint in the can. If you have more than a half a can, you can also pour the paint into a lined box or trash can. Then pour in cat litter.
2. Stir the cat litter into the paint until it thickens and will not spill. Allow the mixture to sit for one hour.
3. Throw the dried paint in the can in the garbage. Make sure to remove the lid.
Disposing of Oil-Based Paint:

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency considers oil-based paints as hazardous household waste because this type of paint is flammable, toxic and contains harmful solvents, resins, and pigments. In other words, never throw these paints in the trash or pour it out. Instead, consult with your state’s Department of Sanitation to find hazardous waste sites to drop off your oil-based paints.

Got more than a couple cans of paint to remove?

Call Frog Hauling to rid yourself of the junk! (614) 258-3764

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