Calling on the soon-to-be product designers to display their concepts, Electrolux Design Lab 2009 has received numerous entries for coveted prize money of €5,000 and a 6 months paid internship at an Electrolux Design Center. Out of the confirmed…
In the future, when living places won’t be able to cope with the extreme climatic conditions and impending power crunch, the Living Buildings will definitely hold the key to a sustainable future. The Omega Center for Sustainable Living, the first…
The Palm Paper UK, a subsidiary of Germany’s largest paper company, has started production on the world’s largest recycled newsprint machine three weeks ahead of schedule. The new paper mill costing as much as £350 – £400m and all set to…
Thinking on environmentally friendly lines, the New York City Department of Sanitation wishes to benefit the citizens and the environment with its hybrid garbage trucks. The department has proclaimed that coming September it will start serving the…
Hybrid cars are all the rage nowadays. Being environmentally friendly, you see newer editions surfacing with each passing day. However, French & Webb, the French boat builder, innovates in introducing the technology into one of its boats. All set to..
After luring US citizens with the highly successful Cash for Clunkers program, Obama’s administration has come up with a new $300 million Cash for Appliances initiative. It’s strictly for those who couldn’t benefit from the former policy. The…
The UK’s first disposable nappy recycling developer has joined forces with a new company to transform the recovered plastic into DIY products. The £12 million Knowaste plant at Tyseley, scheduled to open next spring, has tied up with SmallPlanet…
The perception we have of plastic containers is that they are not recyclable, they pollute and are a menace to the environment. Just to change the way we think, Bacardi Canada brings to use plastic bottles that are more eco-friendly. The company that.
If we do nothing to ban plastic right now and keep on cramming the landfills with more and more of it, you can imagine how very big the Great Pacific Garbage Patch would be after 50 years. Already the world’s largest landfill, Texas-sized and…
While busy printing those favorite pictures or making copies of your important documents, how often do you think of the sources that provide paper? The paper industry is a major source of toxic chemical pollutants, and solid waste that is a threat to.