Source: npr.org Published: February 23, 2015 Freight Farms are shipping containers modified to grow stacks of hydroponic plants and vegetables — anywhere, 365 days a year. Courtesy of Freight Farms The United States imports more than $100 billion of food every year...
Source: kickstarter.com Published: March 4, 2015 “A coffee cup that has native seeds embedded within the material to be used for reforestation in your local communities”. Reduce. Reuse. Grow. was founded during a Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, landscape architecture senior...
Source: theguardian.com Published: January 23, 2015 Wishbone Design creates bikes from old carpets. Photograph: Wishbone Elisabeth Braw A New Zealand company has developed a way to recycle worn-out carpets into children’s bicycles A bike may not not be the obvious...
Source: sacbee.com Published: January 3, 2015 Scott Thompson, program director for ReSoil Sacramento, transports scraps collected from Selland’s Market Cafe. Co-founder David Baker says ReSoil recently passed the 60,850-pound mark for its “pre-consumer waste” pickup....
Source: go-green.ae Published: October 3, 2014 Although passers-by can use these solarboxes for free, adverts will be broadcast as they wait for the device to charge. London’s red telephone boxes of yore are largely disused, although recent initiatives have...
Source: dezeen.com Published: June 30, 2014 Click here to watch “ After watching his wife throw out perfectly useable packaging from her online shopping purchases, Yu-Chang Chou was inspired to develop a sustainable alternative, using a similar model to the...
Source: runningpress.com Published: August 23, 2011 Create Beautiful Things With the Stuff You Already Have Renowned environmental lifestyle expert and Today Show regular Danny Seo shares 100 of his most inspiring projects for creative transformation. Have neglected...
Source: mnn.com Published: June 10, 2014 Eggshells make great compostable seedling containers. (Photo: Oksana Bratanova/Shutterstock) Before you throw out those scraps, consider their uses in the garden, kitchen and more. My introduction to recycling came in my...