All things green and planet saving.
Sometimes the piece of clothing you really want to wear, the one that would be perfect for the day is sitting in a pile of dirty laundry. It’s a waste of water to throw it in the machine so you resort to hand-washing in the sink. There’s a better way with the Gentlewasher, the small load washer that runs on crank power.
Air pollution is a real bummer and causes a lot of problems for our planet. Even if we lower the output of CO2 in the air, we still need to do something with the pollution we already have The Direct Air Capture plant turns all that nasty stuff into plant fertilizer.
The future is in sustainability. Most people are familiar with wind and solar power and both of these are great but have you considered human power? A couple of researchers want to answer the question of whether we can live solely on human power and have mapped out a plan to test it.
It’s not too late to plant some pretty things for your garden or window box (but you are running out of time). Help your friends get some flowers in their yard by wrapping them a gift in Wrap and Grow gift wrapping paper.
Smog is a major problem for many cities. Particularly places that rely on cars over public transportation. Unfortunately, all of these emissions end up in the air and then it’s into the lungs of the citizens. Studio Roosegaarde built an awesome smog tower and wants to introduce smog filtering bikes next with the Smog Free Project and you can help by buying jewelry.
Growing your own food or composting are two easy ways to live a more sustainable life. If you happen to live in an urban environment, the space to do these things can become a problem. If you want to grow but don’t have a garden, the VegTrug can give you a space to plant your future dinners.
Smartphones have been around for a few years now and by this late stage in the game, we’ve all had a few of them. We know how to safely recycle our mobile devices when we’re done with them but did you ever wonder what happened to the cases? If you’re concerned about the waste produced by unwanted cases, check out the Pela case, it’s biodegradable.
We use a lot of plastic. You can easily toss plastic bottles into the blue bin but what about all those plastic shopping bags we accumulate on quick runs? Or the bag our bread comes in? Or the protective covering for nearly everything we buy? Plastic Film Recycling will help you locate where you can take these things.
The world has resources in many places if we only look for them. Some people may look at the desert and think there’s nothing out there but sand and sun but one man said, “Oh sweet! Look at all this sand and sun!” And so the Solar Sinter was born, the machine that uses sunlight to 3D print sand.
Oil spills into bodies of water are eco-crisis that devastate not only the body of water but the surrounding land areas and wildlife. Cleanup, even when responded to quickly, takes quite some time and it takes even longer for the natural balance to return. The Oleo Sponge is a new innovation that will help clean up more oil faster.
We showed you a neat little 3D printed house last week but maybe the concrete look isn’t all that appealing to you. If you like the warmth of wood but you’re still want something that’s ecologically friendly, check out Brikawood, the building material that uses interlocking wood parts to build.
Did you know the world was running out of sand? Well, let me rephrase that. There’s lots of sand (whole deserts just FILLED with the stuff) but it’s running out of the kind of sand we need for manufacturing which is a problem. DB Export is taking a stand to save sand with the beer bottle recycling program. It’s turning beer bottles to sand.
Garbage is a huge problem in the modern world. Plastic is probably the worst then but even our more organic waste still takes time to break down and ultimately just ends up intermingling with plastics in landfills anyway. There has to be a better way. If you’re not down with a compost pile out back, check out the Garbage Guzzler, the machine that will break down your waste into nothing.
Plastic waste is a huge problem in the world. It’s going to be on the earth forever. It’s not breaking down, it’s just breaking up and ending up in our food and water on top of the issues animals choking on pop rings and grocery bags. The PlasticRoad concept wants to make roads from our waste.
Building your own sustainable home doesn’t have to be a huge venture. You don’t always need a greenhouse and compost pile. If you’re looking for something small and modern that’s still off grid, the Ecocapsule is your sustainable tiny living choice.
