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Heineken has always been clever with its beer bottles; Warren has written how in the sixties they considered redesigning them to work as bricks. Now in China, they are using them to build Christmas trees; Recylart considered it recycling but a sharp-eyed commenter noted that they were full and capped. The recycling begins after Christmas and will probably be a great deal of fun *Seen in front of the Nanjing road mall in Shanghai. HIT FROM: Treehugger.com...
I don’t really understand why magazines are often packaged in plastic in the first place, Creative Review magazine is trialing a plastic bag that isn’t so frustrating. In fact, it sounds downright awesome. It is made from a material developed by CyberPaccalled “harmless-dissolve” (no, seriously…that’s what it’s called) and it dissolves in hot water, making it completely zero waste. Instructions on the bag tell readers that all you have to do is cut off the biodegradable glue strip, put the bag in hot water, and Voila! it’s gone. No waste, no guilt about packaging. Now, there are some big questions...
Support the war on plastic. fight waste by lobbing a “greenaid” or more on your everyday hauling. the grenade-inspired shell made of durable neoprene neatly holds the reusable polyester bag. conceived by design duo nicholas lovegrove and demian repucci, a.k.a. lovegrove & repucci. available at a+r store for $10. HIT FROM: Subtractison...
It’s that time of year – ghosts, goblins, pumpkin carving… and chilling statistics about the money spent on one-time use, disposable Halloween paraphernalia: Americans spend over $5 billion annually on Halloween decorations and costumes! This year, make the holiday a green one, rather than a code orange for the environment. Check out our top picks for eco-friendly costumes HERE and stay tuned for a list of decorations and candy (as well as non-edible treat options!) in the next few days. Here’s to creating an ecofabulous All Hallow’s Eve! HIT FROM: Ecofabulous.com...
Pedal power is clearly on the rise. Bike sharing programs are spreading throughout the world, David Byrne’s new book Bicycle Diaries is flying off the shelves, and brilliant new designs like this, this and this, are appearing all over the globe. A wonderfully quirky addition to the scene is the Hopworksfiets party bike, a brilliant mash-up of human-powered pizza delivery, brew pub, and portable entertainment system. Created by Portland, OR-based bike builders Metrofiets, the Hopworksfiets is designed to deliver everything you need to get your pedal-powered party rolling. HIT FROM: Inhabitat.com For more for info and images click HERE...
Who knew that global warming was funny? Well, it’s not, but that doesn’t stop THE DAILY GREEN from introducing “Arctic Circle,” the new comic strip from Alex Hallatt, that uses the tale of three lovable and cheeky penguins who emigrate from Antarctica to the Arctic to make some witty observations about life both on the iceberg and off. I grew up so hard on comic! Who doesn’t love a good comic? Well now you can start your day green a fun and easy way by checking out each day’s new comic! Click HERE to learn about the characters....
With normal solar cells, you need direct sunlight for them to generate power, and if the panels are at all shaded the efficiency drops significantly. A new type of solar cell, being developed in Jerusalem, is making huge waves because it can generate power from diffuse light using a specialized colored panel. They look a bit like colored plexi-glass but are actually panes made with fluorescent dyes and nanoparticle metals, and could possibly eclipse traditional solar panels in terms of price. The smarter panel is being developed by GreenSun Energy, a Tel Aviv-based energy start-up. The new solar panels also use 80%...
Warning Signs 4U2C, the latest art project by John Fekner, is a brand new collection of pieces that have never been published before. While green is popular today, through the images of 25 Warning Signs 4U2C, Fekner questions how much has really changed, “Toxic dumps of the 70s just have cleaner sounding names like brownfields. Somestimes it seems like nothing has changes in the twenty-five years.”...
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