Most people have a recycling bucket next to their trashcan for the city or town to pick up when they do the garbage run. This is great but what if we could take it one step further and add a composting bucket to the list? Garbage to Garden is the Maine company that is making composting as simple as taking out the trash.
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Solar power is hot! We’re all keen to live more sustainable lives so solar power offers us the option of turning to a renewable energy source, even for our smallest gadgets. The Solar Paper is a super thin and portable solar panel perfect for charging on the go.
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Some people don’t eat meat for religious reasons but many people don’t eat meat due to ethical reasons. After all, meat production involves, in many cases, cruelty and ecological damage. What if there was a way to get meat without that though? Memphis Meats is the manufacturer of meat without animals.
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When was the last time you purchased a reversible garment? Probably not since you’ve been an adult but you might want to look into it again if this project comes to fruition. Researchers have created a material that can cool and heat your body, depending on how you wear it.
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A couple of weeks ago we talked about Treepex, a bio-punk sort of gas mask device. Well that was all a marketing scheme to advertise something that is very cool. Treepex is a platform to plant trees and allow people to track their growth.
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Using a dryer is a drain on the environment so we want to make sure that the process is efficient when we can. Ensure that all of your clothes are getting dry and not sticking to each other with these Puffer Fish Dryer Buddies.
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Littering is the worst in general but cigarette butts are particularly terrible. The small pieces of trash are often flung into grass. The plastic parts take forever to break down and the butts themselves are eaten by wildlife (accidentally). One more reason to quit but until then, why not get nature to help out with clean up with the Crowbar, the litter solution that uses crows as garbagemen.
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There are many things you can do to help the Earth. Recycle your cans, paper, and plastic. Try to reduce your waste by reusing what you can in your life instead of just replacing things. Do a web search and plant some trees. Ecosia is the search engine that plants a tree for every search it does.
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Most of us can’t just look at dirt and know whether or not it will be any good for planting. Many people are turning to growing their own food without a great deal of experience in farming. Wanna know if your dirt is worth planting in? Check out the SoilCares Soil Scanner.
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Housing is a very hard to come by in some cities, you can call it a crisis for some. Finding a place to even build new homes can be troublesome for developers but one man decided to take up residence under an underpass but not in a tent, in a studio apartment that hangs from the roadway.
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Gardening, awesome idea but the problem is, outside is hot and has bugs. This makes it a less desirable activity. That’s fine, grow inside with the stylish OGarden, the round, space saving garden for indoor growing needs.
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Urban living spaces tend to be small and expensive. If you live in the city, you can’t exactly beat the high costs by parking a mini-house somewhere (you really can’t, there are laws). So you’ve got to make do with what you have. The Ori is a living system that makes small spaces seem bigger.
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Plastic waste may not last as long as we originally thought it would but it still lingers in landfills and water supplies far longer than what is healthy for our little blue planet, well if we want to keep it blue that is. A new plastic made from sugar may help us have a cleaner tomorrow.
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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.
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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.
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