\nattended with my best friend, Jessica, because we were both too dorky to
\nactually have dates. (Sorry, Jessica, I should just speak for myself. I was too dorky, and Jessica was my faithful best
\nfriend. Thank you, Jessica. And thanks for driving us in your mom’s car.)
\nAnyway, I’m stoked to see that shiny fabric is still in for prom—wait just a minute. That’s not fabric. It’s a gum wrapper. A shitload of gum
\nwrappers. <\/a><\/p>\n
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Yep, high <\/p>\n “We started collecting, like, the specific colors, like, <\/p>\n ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————-<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Like what you see? Sign up to receive The Grist List, our email roundup of pun-usual green news<\/a> just like this, sent out every Friday.<\/p>\n Related Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n Everybody poops…for a price<\/a><\/p>\n Insane posse of climate deniers?<\/a><\/p>\n Wal-Mart stores are littered with wasteful products this month<\/a><\/p>\n
\nschool junior and proud Iowan Elizabeth Rasmuson<\/a>, inspired by all the duct-tape prom
\ncreations<\/a>, did a little extreme DIY-ing and created her prom dress and her
\nadoring (see picture for just how adoring), shaggy-haired date’s vest out of 5<\/a>—the brand, not the number—gum
\nwrappers. Though I was a bit disappointed to hear that she’d sealed the whole
\nrecycled deal with a vinyl topcoat (Umbra would be even more
\nbummed<\/a>), I’m proud of her for daring to be different and also believing in
\nanother of the three R’s—reuse…of the word “like.”<\/p>\n
\nat the very beginning of the year,” says Elizabeth.<\/p>\n