L’Uritonnoir: The Straw Bale Urinal That Makes Compost From ‘Liquid Gold’

Source: guardian.co.uk Published: April 26, 2013 French design studio Faltazi has developed a plug-in funnel to upcycle urine and bring an eco message to summer festivals L’Uritonnoir … the plug-in straw-bale urinal. Photographs: Faltazi Oliver Wainwright...

The World Sends Us Garbage. We Send Back Music. – Landfill Harmonic

Source: treehugger.com Published: April 4, 2013 © Landfill Harmonic Derek Markham derekmarkham When resourcefulness, creativity, passion, and inspiration meet, there is always the possibility that amazing things can happen, even in the most unlikely of spots. In a...

Ecover to Turn Sea Plastic into Bottles in Pioneering Recycling Scheme

  Source: guardian.co.uk   Published: March 7, 2013   By Rebecca Smithers, consumer affairs correspondent    Green cleaning brand claims plastic trawled from the sea can be used to create fully sustainable and recyclable packaging      ...

ECO-CENTER – Music Matters – 2013 – 2016

Combining music education, environmental awareness, and creativity, Music Matters gives students the tools and instruction to build their own playable instruments out of reuse materials. Since instruments can be very expensive and music classes have been victim to...

50 Creative Ways to Repurpose, Reuse and Upcycle Old Things

Source: twistedsifter.com Published: June 12, 2012 You probably have a lot of old stuff just lying around your house. It’s not doing anything but taking up space, but you’re either too busy (or lazy), sentimental or just have more important things to deal with. Well...

What If Your Footsteps Could Power Your City Sustainably?

Source: sustainablecitiescollective.com Published: October 19, 2012 Author Urban Times @urbantimes Pavegen Tiles in a Hallway A while back our Sci & Tech Correspondent Nathan Liu wrote a piece entitled “iPavement Connects People with...

Method Debuts Bottle Made from Ocean Plastic

Source:: mnn.com Published: October 11, 2012 Melissa Hincha-Ownby The new bottles are available exclusively at Whole Foods. Photo: Method The Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch is a disgusting stew of plastic waste. There are a variety of educational efforts in effect...

UK’s First Building to Be Made Entirely from Waste – Video Animation

Source: guardian.co.uk Published: October 3, 2012 Courtesy of BBM Sustainable Design Ltd. All Rights Reserved Construction and industrial waste will be used to build ecohouse in Brighton city centre. The project is named “the house that Kevin built” and will have...