Alex Fraser Group unveils a $45 million construction and demolition (C&D) materials recycling facility in Victoria, Melbourne. With an annual capacity of approximately one million ton, the state-of-the-art facility, dubbed as the Western Metropolitan.
NEC Electronics and Soundpower Corp.’s concept piezoelectric TV remote control will definitely be the one stop solution to your fears concerning the battery failure, when it hits the production lines. Since the touch-sensitive device uses the…
An environment-saving initiative at the University of Georgia made a big statement yesterday. The University Housing sustainability committee hosted a “Dumpster Dive,” which showed the amount of recyclable material that is wasted by throwing it in…
Deby Cowdin shows the world the importance of recycling with her artistic and exquisite creations. The artist, who has been working with glass for nearly 15 years now, gave birth to From the Blue Bag, a company that recycles glass to shape unique…
Not having a solar-powered plane to abort his downfall, Icarus did it wrong in flying too close to the sun. Now Bertrand Piccard attempts to repeat the same, however, in a sensible way. No, he will not fly close to the sun. Instead, what he will seek.
Designed and developed as a course project by the Industrial Design Center (IDC) students at IIT-Bombay, the Sustain-o-bin is an interactive dustbin with three sensors to follow people, to demarcate its boundaries and to acknowledge the good work…
With a reduced vessel weight and a minimal drag, supplementary deployment of fuel cells, solar panels and wind turbines, the concept NYK Super Eco Ship 2030 went on to bag the Japan Good Design Award 09 for its outstanding design and eco-credentials..
Art has always been a way of getting your thoughts across. These days artists are seen focusing on environmental issues. Walking on the same line is Angela Palmer, an artist whose artwork the ‘Ghost Forest’ aims to encourage and provoke debate…
Oberthur Technologies introduces the world’s first patented eco-friendly SIM card called the EcoSIM. Being only half the size of a regular SIM, it naturally brings the use of plastic down by 50%. Since recycled paper, PEFC, and FSC certified…
MoMA has collaborated with P.S.1 in order to find solutions to sea level changes that are expected for Manhattan shores. Earlier this year the New York City Panel on Climate Change predicted that global warming could lead to an increase in the level..
