Tag: Eco-Friendly Bags - Page 2
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African Artisans' Recycled Products Go Global
Make-up artist Melissa Hartzel moved to South Africa with her husband to have a 'family adventure.' She came back to Watford, England, with an epiphany -- and a business plan.
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Buy One FEED Backpack to Send Another Packing With Medical Supplies
Designer Kenneth Cole threw a party with Planet Green and Vanity Fair in LA last night to launch the latest FEED bag by UN World Food Program spokesperson Lauren
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Solar-Powered Bags: A Bright Idea for Africa?
Can an urban hipster's trendy tote also serve the needs of poor Africans? AfriGadget's Erik Hersman is traveling through Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda, meeting with motorcycle
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Yesterday's Old T-Shirt, Today's Cool Reusable Bag
Istanbul's first organic market celebrated its third anniversary with concerts, dancing, and, of course, plenty of organic eats. But one of the most popular events was a workshop for sewing your own reusable cloth bag.
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Plastic Bags: Ban and Tax?
San Francisco is the first U.S. city set to ban plastic bags and Los Angeles City Council followed suit, approving a ban, effective July 2010. Last week, they also tacked on a 25-cent fee on paper or plastic
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The Apprentice Features Eco Bike-Bag
Last week's episode of The Apprentice t.v. series featured the Bee3Pod bike bag, a well-designed bag for carrying groceries over the back wheel of a bicycle. It was the ecological choice for one of the teams--their assignment was to
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Reusable Shopping Bags: Which Is the Greenest of Them All?
Image via HowStuffWorks.com Dear Pablo: I want to switch to reusable shopping bags. (Yes I should have done it years ago.) However, all the stores in my area seem to sell bags made of polypropylene. Is the manufacturing process of these bags bad for the
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Summer Rayne Oakes' Eco-Fashion Book Bash
Paparazzi hung out in West Hollywood to check out the scene at Stella McCartney's eco-friendly clothing boutique. The occasion: Summer Rayne Oakes' book party for
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How to Flag the Bag Before Irreversible Damage is Done
It is easy for cashiers to go on autopilot sometimes at the grocery store, placing one or two items in a plastic bag before you can even say "Hello". When you explain that you already have your own bag or that you don't need a bag for your one
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Plastic Bag Fees: Tax the Poor to Feed the Ego of the Rich!
The title of this piece represents the thought of some folks, when they hear the idea of the widely proposed plastic bag fees. Such thoughts come from single moms and senior citizens, who balk at the current price of
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Delhi to Ban Plastic Bags
New Delhi has banned the use of plastic bags in all shops, starting very soon. Notification has been sent out to all shopkeepers, and they are being given 10 to 12 days to fall into line. After that, traders will
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Make Your Home Green Home with Mod Green Pod
The triumvirate of hip ladies from Mod Green Pod is at it again. They've been busy since we saw them last, working hard behind the scenes to update their offerings and services. They're bringing their new (though still U.S.-based)
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Green Eyes On: 9 Great Last-Minute Green Gift Ideas
Last week, I did a segment for The CBS Early Show on green gift ideas, and Harry Smith, co-anchor of the show, remarked that it was the best green gift segment he’d ever done. I won’t take credit for that: There are simply fantastic green goods out
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BlueAvocado's GroPak Eliminates Plastic Bag Excuses
I know what you're thinking: same old, same old. But actually this line of reusable bags is making it harder and harder to come up the "I forgot my bag" excuse.What drew me to BlueAvocado's new GroPak is the product’s ability to
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Buy Green: Backpacks under $100
The backpack is the workhorse of the bag community: versatile, sturdy, and affordable. Over at Planet Green, we've rounded up our favorites -- for adults kids alike -- that cost under $100. Naturally, all of our picks are also eco-friendly. From bags
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Another Plastic Bag Free "Village"
It's not quite Modbury, the town which has gone plastic bag free for a year now, or Kew, which isn't giving them out in shops, but it is ours. Belsize Park, a leafy neighbourhood in North London has launched a voluntary plastic bag ban. Called
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Eco Design Award in Sapporo, Japan
The Eco Design Award in Sapporo, northern Japan, is a small but growing event inviting designers to think about materials and shapes, and come up with great design. Last year, the lovely handmade recycled wine bottle lamp shown here won the Grand Prix.
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One Hour Design Challenge: Reinvent the Backpack
Industrial design site Core77 runs incredible contests where designers are supposed to spend no more than an hour coming up with responses to a challenge; in this case it was to reinvent the backpack. Whenever they do these things I can never believe
