All things green and planet saving.
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.
We’ve all had IKEA furniture before. We’ve all spent an evening alone or with friends piecing together a chair or shelf set with that little tool they send. It’s time to take that training to the sustainable level with the Growroom, the build it yourself vertical garden space that can feed a neighborhood. Plans are free and waiting for your elbow grease.
We’re used to media overload in our lives, after all, most of us have immediate access to any information we want, right in our pockets and bags. This isn’t true of the entire world and in some places, radio is what keeps people informed. In South Sudan, one radio station went full solar power to make sure people could get the news.
Toothbrushes, thank goodness for those, right? It’s so nice to have modern dental hygiene tools. The thing is though, they’re probably not great for the environment once you go to toss them. Sure you can probably extend their life a little bit by transitioning them into house cleaning tools but they’re going to end up in the bin eventually. Brush a little greener with the Bamboo Toothbrush.
Refrigerators get stinky! Even if you’re pretty good at cleaning yours out, some foods just seep into the air and linger. The old-school method of dealing with fridge smells is keeping a box of baking soda in there. The Drying Egg is a much more attractive option.
What do you do with an old TV when it finally dies? Or your outdated mobile device that doesn’t even have any trade in value. Probably put it in the normal trash but if you are doing that, please stop. E-waste is killing our planet. Companies like Isidore Electronics Recycling are hoping to fight against the tide of dated electronics.
