Posts by tag: sustainable living

Eco Friendly June 27, 2019 posted by

Modern Meadow – this company is making fabric from micro organisms

Textiles, specifically those made from animals or animal fibers in this case have a heavy toll on the environment. Cultivating these materials takes up a good deal of space and leads to a lot of manufacturing waste. Although the practice can be done with less waste on small scales, that’s not industry standard. Modern Meadow is the company that is taking on the textile industry by creating animal free products.

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Modern Meadow – this company is making fabric from micro organisms
hmm..interesting June 26, 2019 posted by

What Will Climate Change Look Like – it depends on where you are

Climate change doesn’t look the same everywhere. The earth is a big place and how the rising temperatures effect it will be different, in some cases drastically different, depending on where you’re located at. Which means, what strategies you use to cope with it will be different. This article takes a look at how different climate change will be for various regions of the United States.

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What Will Climate Change Look Like – it depends on where you are
Eco Friendly June 12, 2019 posted by

Plastic is Complex – Reddit thread breaks down sustainable plastics

Biodegradable plastic is a really interesting concept and a future that incorporates such products on a large scale is one that is exciting in a lot of ways. But as we learn more about the issue of plastics when it comes to sustainability, we need to realize that it’s not as easy as just replacing plastics with something else. This interesting Reddit thread outlines some of the hurdles.

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Plastic is Complex – Reddit thread breaks down sustainable plastics
Eco Friendly June 4, 2019 posted by

FUTURECRAFT.LOOP – the shoe with a life cycle

Recycling and reusing things are two of the big ways we can help the environment. There are things that we generally just use until they have to be tossed though. Like sneakers. Wear them until they’re falling apart, right? Well Adidas wants to make a change with that with the FUTURECRAFT.LOOP, the fully recyclable sneaker.

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FUTURECRAFT.LOOP – the shoe with a life cycle