Harness your creativity to make something useful and keep something else out of landfill. I like the idea of making unique pieces of furniture for my home, and I like not having to pay (or paying very little) for materials to make something that’s worth more than the sum of its parts. Something out of …
I like to read, it’s one of my favourite methods of relaxation, and I get through lots of books. But buying lots of new books is expensive, and it can be damaging to the environment. All those trees being cut down to make paper to print books on is a waste when there are lots …
The 2012 Olympics have been billed as the greenest so far, with plenty of critics saying that that’s still just not green enough. Here’s some information from the source article explaining how recycling is happening on the Olympic village building site. The green initiatives are being called a business decision, but does it really matter …
New York City born artist Virginia Fleck has discovered a new use for plastic bags that would otherwise end up in the bin. She’s creating beautiful mandalas, and has been so successful with them that she has recently completed a comission for Whole Foods World Headquarters and for the Dell Children’s Hospital, both in Austin …
Who says paper doesn’t hold water! Dutch designer Jo Meesters has designed a collection of watertight vessels out of waste paper pulp and resin, making use of discarded vessels as moulds. The collection, called PULP, started out as a research project searching for alternative materials that could be made out of waste paper. By combining …
Homes in London make up 40% of the city’s CO2 production. That’s a massive amount of greenhouse gas contributing towards global warming. If you’re a Londoner you can reduce your CO2 emissions by replacing your incandescent light bulbs with low energy CFL light bulbs, and this weekend, you can do it for free. Take up …
The original VW Westfalia was a hippy favourite. This remake by Canadian designer Alexandre Verdier is destined to become a favourite with a new culture who value green energy and the pleasure of being self-sufficient. This new culture embraces technology and its ability to help us to understand nature and its power. The award winning …
If you’re used to supermarket shopping but have decided to have an organic veg box delivered as one of your green resolutions for 2008, you may be in for a few surprises. There are some fruits and vegetables that may turn up in your veg box that you’ve never seen before, and will have you …
Even gearheads can go green. That’s the news from the EcoModder.com forum where users share tips and inspire one another to take their vehicles to greener heights. High performance isn’t about speed when you’re an Ecomodder, it’s about miles per gallon, and these guys (and girls) are using mods and tweaks like weight reduction, better …