Disposing of our waste sustainable is a project by almost every government unit worldwide. We have heard already about segregation of biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste. Then came along another way of segregating waste according to type like paper, tin cans, glass bottles, PET bottles, and the like that is now becoming a practice by many …
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LED Lighting On A Bamboo: An Eco-friendly Outdoor Lighting
The use of bamboo and LED technology is becoming widespread worldwide when it comes to sustainability. Electronics engineer Bill Watson make use of both bamboo and LED technology to create a sustainable outdoor lighting system that will be featured in Lighting In Bottle festival in Silverado, California. Looking at the photos, the sustainable outdoor lighting …
Chop Flops: A Stylish And Sustainable Thong Sandals
Everybody wants to be fashionable and trendy but only a few are into it with care to the environment in mind. Chop Flops will help you become fashionably trendy while keeping the environment safe. Chop Flops is a stylish sandals made of recycled materials including chopsticks, dental floss, corkboard, and old backpack. Through this product, …
Giulietta: A Lamp That Produces One Fifth Less Carbon Emission
Enjoying bright lights without the need to spend so much on energy usage is now easily achievable with the availability of LED lighting system. The Giulietta Lamp by Catellani & Smith is not only eco-friendly but also sleek and thus will serve double as one of your elegant home décor to complete your modern interior …
Net Lima: The Philippines’ First Green Building Project
Green architecture is now everywhere, which is a mere indication that saving the environment is getting the attention of the world. In the Philippines, one of the countries in South East Asia, Chad Oppenheim is selected to design the country’s first green building. Built under the country’s own green building rating system called BERDE or …
Biphase Orbicular Bioreactors: Recycled Brewery Waste Into Biogas
Everybody loves beer and only a few knows what happens to the waste produced in brewering their favorite drink. The Biphase Orbicular Bioreactors is the tool from PurposeEnergy used in recycling brewery waste and creates an eco-friendly biogas from it. With this product, breweries can now support a part of their energy needs. Presumably, this …
Penumbra: An Artistic Canopy Out Of Orphaned Umbrellas
The umbrella is one of our basic rain gears, as it protects us from getting wet. On the other hand, it also gives us the shade we need during summer, which made the umbrella an all time useful tool. However, the moment it become defective, majority of us prefer to just discard it and throw …
Bus Roots: A Green Roofed Bus, A First?
We have heard a lot about a building with greeneries on the rooftop. However, a bus? I find it something new. The bus Roots, designed by Marco Castro Cosio is a one of a kind bus that will surely catch every traveler’s eyes the moment it pass in front of them. I find this idea …
Schair: A That Allow People To Share Seats
Inspired by an awkward experience wherein one has to share a seat with another in crowded places, Pratt design student Charlotte Kreitman has created the Schair. Made from reclaimed wood, the Schair is not only an eco-friendly furniture but is also a perfect furniture to use when in crowded area, for it is designed to …
Bottleformball: An Eco-chandilier Made Of Recycled PET Bottles
PET bottles are normally destined to landfills, which are known to be harmful and hazardous to our environment. With caring for the environment in mind, South African designer Heath Nash created and presented his multi-colored chandelier that is made from recycled PET bottles at Milan Design Week. The project is hailed as the Bottleformball and …