I just remembered growing Garden Cress as a little kid.
(File that under random memory resurfacing being a parent.)
Eco Pots
While at a friend’s house the other day I admired her beautiful flower pots: they are called Eco Pots and are made from renewable and sustainable plant by-products.
Green Toys School Bus
Wow, I am *so* the mom of a little boy. Look at me posting about toy cars, twice in a row. Love this Green Toys School Bus. Made in the USA from 100% recycled plastic milk containers!
Makedo Christmas Tree
I am a big fan of Makedo. Their instructions on how to make a christmas tree made me smile. All you need is a Makedo KIT for THREE and some reclaimed cardboard. View and download instructions for the Makedo Christmas Tree.
Broccoli
brocolli vimeo from Matthew Moore on Vimeo.
How broccoli becomes broccoli – a timelapse by Matthew Moore. My thoughts after watching this: Respect Le Broccoli!
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The Climate Reality Project
The Climate Reality Project is happening live, all online, today until 8pm, with Al Gore speaking at 7pm. 3 million+ people have tuned in so far! You should too.
More about the Project, taken from their site:
24 Presenters. 24 Time Zones. 13 Languages. 1 Message. 24 Hours of Reality is a worldwide event to broadcast the reality of the climate crisis. It will consist of a new multimedia presentation created by Al Gore and delivered once per hour for 24 hours, representing every time zone around the globe. Each hour people living with the reality of climate change will connect the dots between recent extreme weather events — including floods, droughts and storms — and the manmade pollution that is changing our climate. We will offer a round-the-clock, round-the-globe snapshot of the climate crisis in real time. The deniers may have millions of dollars to spend, but we have a powerful advantage. We have reality.
Yellow Recycled Cardboard Basket
This oddly shaped yellow recycled cardboard basket would look good in a kid’s room, or my yellow-obsessed-studiomates’ apartment.
Compostable Party Kit
I wish Jimmi’s, our lunch take-out-place in DUMBO, would use containers made out of the same material like this compostable party kit.
Natural Rubber Flip Flops
Here’s the latest product curated by the lovely Holstee folks: Feelgoodz Flip Flops, made of natural rubber which means they are biodegradable. When the life of your Feelgoodz come to an end, chop them up and bury them in your backyard – and in a few years they will completely biodegrade. In addition to the 10% for Kiva that Holstee lends out for every purchase, every purchase of Feelgoodz benefits Pencils of Promise, an organization which builds schools in the developing world and trains young leaders to take action at home and abroad! “Feel good” on so many levels!
Rebinder
Each year, over 500 metric tons of toxic PVC ends up in landfills as the result of vinyl binders that people use. That’s where Rebinder comes in. They believe that products should be made in our country, with our workers, out of responsible materials with the intention that no landfill be required. ReBinder meets that demand.
According to their site, ReBinder is the only true zero waste office supply manufacturer and the brand of choice for customers looking for sustainable, quality office supplies. Assembled by a local, AbilityOne certified disabled workforce, all ReBinder product materials are sourced from responsibly managed forests and verified FSC and SFI certified sources.
I am using some of their products and can honestly give them a two-swissmiss-thumbs-up! Hat tip to creators behind Rebinder.
Natural Rubber Yoga Mat
The Harmony Professional Yoga Mat by JadeYoga is made of 100% natural rubber. Natural rubber itself is non-toxic and biodegradable, grips better and has more cushion than synthetic rubber. It is the perfect mat for those looking for maximum comfort and performance. All Jade Yoga products are made in the United States in compliance with all US Environmental and labor laws. Jade Yoga partners with Trees for the Future and plants a tree for every mat sold. Buy it over at Holstee.
Insulated Stainless Steel Bottle
This insulated stainless steel bottle made me look. Every S’well purchase supports WaterAid programs improving access to clean water, hygiene and sanitation.
Wrap ‘N’ Mat
Wrap n Mat is good-looking reusable sandwich wrapper. It closes with velcro and is machine washable. Very cool.
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Hooking Razor
Goodjoy’s brand new hooking razor is the perfect companion to the hooking toothbrush. Like the toothbrush, it’s made from PP plastic (polypropylene is a no.5 category for recycling) and is recyclable after the razor head is easily removed. Hangs onto shaving mirrors, shower caddies and like the hooking toothbrush, just about everything! Absolutely love this product! Thumbs up!
Plant Based Bottle
PepsiCo unveiled a breakthrough in bottle technology earlier today: It announced the world’s first petroleum-free plastic bottle. Read more over on PSFK: Pepsi Reveals World’s First 100% Plant-Based Bottle
Save as WWF
The WWF format is a PDF that cannot be printed. It’s a simple way to avoid unnecessary printing. So here’s your chance to save trees and help the environment. Decide for yourself which documents don’t need printing out – then simply save them as WWF.
Sounds pretty awesome: Just save it as WWF. What a smart move, WWF!
(thanks Jens!)
REcreate
Katie Thompson is the force behind REcreate, a furniture line made from upcycled objects. Totally charming, no?
(via Brainpickings)
A better Post-It
Architects Jun Inokuma and Yuri Naruse took the Post-It note idea and made it better. They take wood waste from houses and turn that into paper which then is formed into a stack of Post-It-like sticky notes shaped like little houses. (They’re called IE-TAGs as “ie” is Japanese for “house.”) Smart and beautiful on every level. Hat tip!
More over at Core77.
Update: Looks like Spoon Tagamo deserves credit for finding this first.
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Biodegradable, Edible Cups
I just backed the JELLOWARE project over on Kickstarter. I am truly hoping that these ladies will raise their $10,000 to develop this fantastic idea further. I can only imagine how much fun these would be at a kid’s birthday party. Heck, even in our studio!
Jelloware are biodegradable, edible (and vegan!) cups that are flavored to compliment the drink inside. You can eat your cup as you sip your drink, and any leftover remnants can be composted.
Join me in backing the Jelloware ladies?
Terracycle: Skittles Eco Kite
When you fly this Skittles Eco Kite made from upcycled candy wrappers you can not only enjoy it, but you can enjoy the outdoors because you have helped the environment by keeping wrappers from ending up in a landfill. Terracycle helps you outsmart waste by making products out of trash. What a fantastic concept to teach little ones.
Blow Sofa
Blow Sofa is perfect for people living a nomadic life style. It is made from 100% recycled paper dunnage bags with a metal rack and rubber straps. It is easy to transport when flat and simple to inflate. Each section canbe personalized with a pen and if the cushion gets dirty, it is inexpensive to replace. For inside and outside use – the bags are water resist.
Loop Jacket
The Loop Jacket is a lightweight, colorful and designy windbreak. As the jacket gets used it wrinkles becoming softer to the touch. Each jacket comes with a sewn on envelope for shipping the jacket back to MIO at end of life for recycling. Closing the recycling loop has never looked this good.
Brelli: Bamboo Umbrella
Dave and Fabian of Holstee fought the rain this morning and came to visit me at swissmiss studio. As they were walking in I noticed Dave’s supercool umbrella. Knowing how careful they select products they own, I wasn’t surprised to hear that this was a fully biodegradable umbrella. And yes, it’s available in their shop.
Anyone who’s been in NYC after a storm has seen it – the streets and trash cans are filled with the super cheap black umbrellas, destined to sit in our landfills for hundreds of years. This is the worlds first fully biodegradable umbrella. It is made of 3 materials bamboo, organic cotton and a patented biodegradable bio film. It’s great to look at, but don’t be fooled, it is designed to withstand winds up to 40 mph – common street umbrellas will barely make it past 12mph.
Brelli: Bamboo Umbrella
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