Green Colored Glasses- Green Kids Clothes: Electropura ReviewElectropura is run by fashion designer Lynn van Gastel who creates fashions for kids in sizes o-5 from existing materials. In today’s world where nearly everything seems to be disposable, these fashions rescue fabrics that still have tons of wear in […]
- Skateboard Sculptures of HaroshiCheck out these fantastic skateboard deck sculptures by Japanese artist Haroshi. He’s got an extremely varied portfolio of artwork made from old beat up decks. These five pieces shown here are just some of his latest sculptures. His method of wooden […]
- Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas — For the CookLooking for a green gift idea for the eco-chef in your life?? Check out these kitchen spice racks available in bamboo. Bamboo is a great wood to use because it grows extremely quickly with little water and no use of pesticides […]
- Beads For ChangeAre you looking for an eco-friendly product for the fashionista on your shopping list this year? Check out Beads for Change. This program employs women of Uganda who live in hillside slums. They are refugees after decades of war in […]
- Oil Town LivingI’ve got to admit that I live in the middle of a city fueled by oil. Make no mistake about it, Calgary is definitely an oil town. We’ve got a terrible reputation as red necks with out Stampede and a […]
- Penguin SweatersTo be clear, this post is about tiny sweaters for penguins such as pictured on the left. I am not writing about sweaters for humans with penguins on them such as this one from Chanel pictured on the right. It’s […]
- Getting In Bernie Madoff’s PantsThey say you can’t judge a man until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes so can you judge him after using his pants?? Check out the Bernie Madoff collection on Fredrick James for a cool selection of Ipad covers […]
- The Ultimate Solar LightHere in the Western world, solar lights are a novelty not a necessity. It’s easy to forget about people living on other places of our small planet that aren’t going green to save the world. They’re simply living hand to […]
- Etsy Find: Talking Squid Recycles TeesTalking Squid is not just saving the planet by recycling t-shirts, they’re also helping you save money with their huge 50% off summer sale. Yup, half off! So, what could you spend half as much on?? Well, they’ve got an outstanding […]
- Quitting SmokingQuitting smoking is one of the best things that you can do for the health of the environment and yourself. Cigarette butts make up about 80% of litter commonly found on streets. The exhaled fumes from cigarette smoke are a […]
- Green Kids Clothes: Electropura Review
Category Archives: waste
What are the Worst Examples of Earth Day Greenwashing You’ve Ever Seen?
Earth Day is tomorrow – and our inboxes are already filled to the brim with marketing gimmicks and greenwashed products. In a sad turn of affairs, the environmental message behind Earth Day has been drowned out by marketing bravado and … Continue reading
Concrete Made with Biofuel Waste is Strong, Durable, and Has a Lower Carbon Footprint
Photo via Shutterstock In the crusade to cut global CO2 emissions, we tend look to power plants, cars, and manufacturing. Nowadays, our building materials are also garnering attention, and researchers from Kansas State University have developed a type of concrete … Continue reading
Posted in Biofuel, Ethanol, global warming, waste
Tagged 2013 capitol graduate research summit, biofuel, byproduct, Carbon dioxide, cellulosic enthanol, cement, CO2, concrete, corn ethanol, Emissions, ETHANOL, feraidon ataie, Global warming, greenhouse gas, high-lignin ash, kansas state university, national science foundation, Recycled Materials, Sustainable Building, Sustainable Materials, Topeka, waste, Water Issues
Leave a comment
China Produces 80 Billion Disposable Chopsticks Per Year, Putting its Forests at Risk
Photo via Shutterstock For those that aren’t very deft at handling chopsticks, now there’s a good reason to opt for the reusable fork instead. In the latest news of ecological disaster in China, the country’s taste for disposable wooden chopsticks is … Continue reading
Oberlin, Ohio Uses Landfill Garbage to Provide Clean Energy For its Residents
Photo via Shutterstock With the closing of the Richard H. Gorsuch Station coal-fired power plant, a group of 83 municipalities in Ohio were faced with the dilemma of how to establish a new energy plan by 2013. While a core … Continue reading
The Biobot 20 is a Tabletop Biodiesel Processor for Waste Cooking Oil
Now there is something better you can do with that viscous mess of cooking oil instead of sequestering it in a can or pouring it down the drain. The UK-based company Biobot offers the Biobot 20, a tabletop processor that … Continue reading
Posted in Automotive, energy efficiency, gas, renewable energy, waste
Tagged biobot, biobot 20, biodiesel, Catalyst, clean tech, fatty acids, fuel, green gadgets, green technology, Green Transportation, methanol, process, Recycled Materials, refine, sodium hydroxide, sodium methoxide, transesterification, UK, vegetable oil
Leave a comment
INTERVIEW: Architect and Author Alejandro Bahamon on ‘REMATERIAL From Waste to Architecture’
Read the rest of INTERVIEW: Architect and Author Alejandro Bahamon on ‘REMATERIAL From Waste to Architecture’ Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “sustainable architecture”, Alejandro Bahamón, Architecture, book review, eco design, green architecture, Green Building, green design, … Continue reading
Posted in reuse, waste
Tagged "sustainable architecture", Alejandro Bahamón, Architecture, book review, eco design, green architecture, Green Building, green design, Green Materials, Interviews, Maria Camila Sanjinés, material reuse, Recycled Materials, rematerial, Rematerial from waste to architecture, reuse, Sustainable Building, waste
Leave a comment
Construction Begins on the UK’s First Building Made Completely Out of Waste
The University of Brighton just began construction on the UK’s first building made completely of waste. Designed by local architect Duncan Baker-Brown, the structure will be composed of excess building materials from city construction sites and other area industries. The … Continue reading
O2 to Sell New HTC Smartphone Without Chargers, Cut Four Olympic Swimming Pools Worth of E-Waste
UK mobile network provider O2 just announced that they will not be releasing a charger with the new HTC smartphone. Why you ask? Well, their research has revealed that the UK “has more than 100m chargers lying in drawers, tangled … Continue reading
Posted in recycling, waste
Tagged environmental impact, Green Products, green technology, Landfills, Mobile Phones, O2, phone charger, Smartphones
Leave a comment
O2 to Sell New HTC Smartphone Without Chargers, Cut Four Olympic Swimming Pools Worth of E-Waste
UK mobile network provider O2 just announced that they will not be releasing a charger with the new HTC smartphone. Why you ask? Well, their research has revealed that the UK “has more than 100m chargers lying in drawers, tangled … Continue reading
Posted in recycling, waste
Tagged environmental impact, Green Products, green technology, HTC smartphone, Landfills, Mobile Phones, O2, phone charger, recycling, Smartphones, universal charger, waste
Leave a comment