Tag: Waste Not Want Not
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Goedzak ("good bag") designs a new approach to reuse
Dutch design firm Waarmakers proposes a new take on an old trick, and gets us pondering the best options for stuff we no longer use.
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Fresh bread without preservatives?
A Canadian researcher's bread breakthough could lead to natural crop protection as well as better bread
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4 DIY Gifts for Gardeners You Can Make this Weekend
Gifting aint easy. Especially for gardeners who can be picky. Build them something they can use in the garden.
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The Spanish Porrón- an Eco-Friendly Way to Drink Wine
The Spanish porrón is a glass pitcher in the shape of a watering can that gets passed around at big events. That way, there is no need for plastic glasses or washing up!
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Buying Bulk in Barcelona: When Tradition Meets Sustainability (Photos)
In Barcelona, buying bulk is part of the city's history -- and visiting one of these historic shops is a unique olfactory experience.
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12 Great Posters From When Turning Down The Thermostat and Preparing For Winter Was a Patriotic Act
When fixing things, making do, living with less and doing without really meant something
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Redefine Luxury: Bright Buttons & Buckles Made Out of Wasted Food
Tackling the problem of waste in both the food and fashion industry, this designer creates unique buckles and buttons with wasted food.
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The Sea Chair Project Turns Fishermen Into Chair-makers and Rids the Ocean of Plastic Waste (Photos)
The ‘Sea Chair’ is made entirely from plastic recovered from our oceans. Together, Studio Swine and Kieren Jones have created devices to collect and process marine debris into a series of stools.
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Unused Clothing in UK Closets Worth $46.7 Billion, Report Finds
Extending the life of clothes by just 3 months could lead to a 5-10 percent reduction in carbon, water, and waste footprints.
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Simple Sheet of Paper Keeps Produce Fresh 4 Times Longer
The new innovation, FreshPaper, is made of edible, organic ingredients and is biodegradable, compostable, and recyclable.
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How to Tell Which Egg is Freshest, and What You Should Do With the Old One (Video)
Which eggs in your fridge are the freshest? This simple trick will sort the new from the old, and tell you what to do with the older ones.
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DOC2DOCK Less Hospital Waste = More Lives Saved (Video)
U.S. hospitals waste thousands of tons of medical supplies every day. DOC2DOCK collects and redistributes these supplies to match the specific needs of hospitals in the developing world.
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Upcycled Rubber Design Products; A Flip Flop Story (Photos)
Studio Schneemann, together with the Kenyan initiative Uniqueco, collect and turn wasted flip flops from the beach into colourful and squichy furniture and lighting.
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Zero Food Scraps Cuisine from Italy Turns Pea Pods into Delicious Finger Food
Image Credit: Lisa Casali Lisa Casali is an environmental risk expert by day, and an eco-food blogger by night. Her passion for cooking got her to think about all the stuff that usually doesn't enter the recipe, such as the outer leaves of artichokes,
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Film Review: To Buy, To Throw Away, To Buy; the Secret History of Planned Obsolescence
Last month, Catalan TV3 just aired a new documentary called "comprar, llençar, comprar", meaning "to buy, to throw away, to buy" in Catalan, right on time for the christmas shopping and the winter sales which started this week. You can now watch the
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Best of Inhabitat: Packaging the Future
Have you ever looked at a product the size of a pea wrapped in a layer of clear film, with a 20 page instruction booklet, vacuum packed in hard plastic, covered by another layer of cardboard and thought, "Why?!"? Well, you're not alone. We, along with
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Re-Bubble Concept Puts Your Old Soaps in Public Restrooms
"Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without" -- This is an old saying that is great for living sustainably, and designs that help us live this mantra usually catch our eye. Such is the case with Re-Bubble by designers
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2% US Energy Consumption is Lost Through Food Waste
We know Americans are guilty of wasting an inexcusable amount of food every year. In fact, estimates say we waste as much as 40% of our food supply; New York City residents alone waste 270,000 pounds of food every
