Sometimes good ideas go horribly wrong. Bike sharing is a great concept that helps the earth and people who need to get around urban and even rural areas. By taking a bike, we cut down on pollution from cars and by sharing, many people can use a few items without major individual costs. This simple thing has gone very wrong in China though.
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Plastics are not great for the environment. They are tossed into the waste cycle which means they end up in all sorts of places they should never go. One of the best solutions we have in fighting this is by recycling but many people just don’t. The UK is joining a number of other countries in rewarding people by recycling.
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So you might be asking, why am I talking about shoes on a technology blog? The answer is because we’re also super excited about sustainable innovations in our world so we’re pretty interested in Allbirds Tree Sneakers, the sneakers made from wood.
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One of the easiest things to grow yourself is herbs. Having a windowsill garden full of smaller plants is a common practice, especially for those that want to branch into more sustainable lifestyles. Still, for all of its ease, there are still people who can’t quite keep basil alive. For those, there is Botanium.
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We see a lot of innovation around solar power but there are other sorts of renewable energy. Hydro power is one of them and now you can carry a whole power plant right in your backpack with the Blue Freedom Portable.
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We’ve all done it. Washed what we think are all the clothes in the house and then find that the article really need for the next day is missed the laundry hamper. With Drumi, you can do micro loads of laundry with just a little bit of water and pedal power.
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You probably don’t think much about magnets outside of hanging something on your fridge but these common items are actually part of many technologies that we have come to rely on, outside of hanging notes up. Urban Mining wants to make them more sustainable for a greener future.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Despite or technologically advanced world, we still need a pencil from time to time but why not add more use to our pencils? With the Sprout Pencil, your used up writing tool becomes a starter for growing your own plants, and bonus, they come in color too.
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We’ve all heard of solar power and maybe you even have a few gadgets the run on it (at the very least, you probably have a calculator sitting around) but have you ever heard of plant power? A team of researchers decided to look into skipping sunlight and draw energy straight from plants and created the Plant Lamp, an LED lamp that runs on the power of plants.
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Some things are just too cool to ignore, and especially when they combine the things we love the most. The smooth tech of now, with the function and design of the past. This clever product is one of those which manages to do this with a whole lot of style. Prepare to be transported elegantly back to the 80s.
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