Depending on where you live, seeing a burnt cigarette butt on the ground can invoke a range of responses. In some places, a person might feel a sense of rage, while in other areas, even a littering of butts on the ground will fail to elicit a response. Regardless of how ubiquitous discarded cigarette butts are where you reside, when […]
In a world of waste and pollution, returning to all-natural products makes sense for the health of humans and the planet. Danish Designer Bonnie Hvillum made it the focus of her work to create such options, resulting in a collection of bio-materials made from algae, clay and foam. Continue reading below Our Featured Videos Sample products of clothing, curtains and […]
In a changing world, the people in it have also evolved. That’s why the housing solutions of the past no longer work in today’s world. El Refugio, designed by Álvaro Sánchez de Miguel, is a housing project that’s based on real-world lifestyle trends. Continue reading below Our Featured Videos Fewer and fewer people want to live surrounded by concrete and […]
Thanks to social media, it’s possible for trends to spread even during a lockdown. While it’s not fair to judge people for the things they do to keep from going stir crazy, not all of the trending home-based pandemic hobbies are equally beneficial. Online shopping is hard on the planet while baking (or at least its products) is hard on […]
There are two great reasons to collect your used cooking oil instead of washing it down the drain. First, cooking oil can be recycled into biofuel. Ask your recycling provider if they accept containers of used cooking oil. If they don’t, check the Earth911 recycling database for a facility near you that accepts it for recycling. Even if there’s no […]
In a village in Kachin State, Myanmar, bordering China’s Yunnan province, a day laborer named Naw had earned just enough in the sugarcane and cornfields to feed his family of six before pandemic-induced border closures left him struggling to find work. A February 2021 military coup sent Myanmar’s economy into a downward spiral, and Naw had to search for new […]
What do you do when you have an old board game that you no longer play or a coffee pot you don’t like? Depending on who you ask, the answer is usually “drop it off at a consignment shop” or simply “throw it away.” But there’s a great eco-friendly and community-based solution to your spring cleaning woes — the Buy […]
SimpliiGood, an Israeli food and technology startup, is developing the first vegan smoked salmon from spirulina. The plant-based salmon dish will taste, smell, and feel like salmon. The startup is working to ensure that the color and texture of the dish match accurately with sea salmon, but without the toxicity associated with sea animals, such as mercury and other industrial […]
Air Wick is partnering with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to reseed one billion square feet of native wildflowers in the Northern Great Plains. To achieve this, the two organizations are calling on locals to help. Those who are willing to help will receive a packet of wildflower seeds delivered to their doorsteps for planting. Further, you can also help […]
Nexgen sustainable city is a masterplan from URB for a city in Egypt. It will become the world’s first net-zero city producing more energy and food than it consumes. The new city is designed to provide food, energy and water for its own residents and become an eco-tourism destination. Continue reading below Our Featured Videos Nexgen will be located in the […]