Do you remeber those? The last time I saw one was in elementary school (at least I knew them but I feel really old :S ). I have a bunch of them, upcycle them as planters :D
¿Se acuerdan de estos? La última vez que vi uno estaba en la primaria (al menos los conocí aunque eso me hace sentir bastante vuejita :S ). Tengo un montón de esos guardados, reusenlos como macetitas :D
Here’s a great use for an outdated technology.
I have used Aveeno products before and have been happy with them. Mainly I use the baby wash, eczema cream, bath soak, and sunscreens. That’s why I am happy to share with my readers that you can feel that much better when you use Aveen because they are partnered with TerraCycle in the Beauty…
So glad to hear that two of our favorite green companies are partnering to make an even greater impact.
Use the carton roll of the toilet paper to grow your seeds / Usa los rollos de cartón del pepel de baño para hacer almácigos
Simple innovation at its best.
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Students from Humboldt State University in northern California helped to build an addition to a school in the La Yuca barrio of Santo Domingo, from eco-ladrillo, a material made of plastic bottles filled with waste.
See more photos and learn about the project here: Students Build a School from Waste Products in the Dominican Republic
Read more about this increasingly popular building technique.
If you’re looking to add to your collection of drinking glasses, there’s no reason to go out and buy a new set. Especially not if you ever drink beer, wine or liquor. Instead, get your hands on a Kinkajou, a simple. safe, glass bottle cutter from designer Pat Lehoux.
Details here: Simple Cutter Gives Glass Bottles New Life
Such a simple, but useful product that can turn everyone’s kitchen into a recycling center.
A fascinating look at how one company, TerraCycle, is creating national recycling systems for previously non-recyclable or hard-to-recycle waste. According to the company’s website, they have collected 2,303,042,123.0 units of waste to date.
Pedal-powered table charges devices in meetings
Technology that harnesses the energy produced by cyclists and converts it into electricity has been implemented in various ways – from charging gadgets to entire cinemas. Now WeWatt aims to enable pedal-powered charging of mobile devices in a meeting scenario with its modular WeBike table. READ MORE…
Cycling + Recycling + Power = Innovation
Heineken launches online innovation challenge to come up with new ideas for sustainable beer packaging.
Before you start, please be advised that local legislation unfortunately put restrictions on the ability to welcome ideas from all over the world.
For this particular innovation challenge, participation is therefore limited to a selection of countries and states only.
The challenge is open to all residents of the following countries: Austria, Brazil, Canada (excl. Quebec & Yukon), China, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, UK & US (excl. California).
Find out more and enter at ideasbrewery.com
Can’t even say how much we love this idea. But hopefully the bottles will be low carb…