Environmental Trends

Disposable Cutlery - The Bamboo Slips for Picnic are a Great Alternative to Common Plastic (GALLERY) Considering plastic is becoming increasingly taboo, it was only a matter of time before one of the most common products was replaced with a more eco-friendly option, such as the Bamboo Slips for Picnic.… [Related +/-]

Carbon Dioxide Converters - The Sandia National Laboratories CR5 Turns CO2 Into Fuel The Sandia National Laboratories CR5 (Counter-Rotating-Ring Receiver Reactor Recuperator) is a device that can convert carbon dioxide into a liquid fuel. Designed by developer Rich Diver and researchers… [Related +/-]

Shape-Shifting Knapsacks - The Ergonomic Smart Bag Eases Burden from Young Shoulders (VIDEO) I don’t normally use a backpack (although I fear my heavy shoulder bag will have me wake up one day with a hunch), but if I did, I would choose the Smart Bag. The Smart Bag is an ergonomic backpack that… [Related +/-]

Eco-Friendly Cleaners - The ActiveIon Ionator HOM Turns Water into Water (VIDEO) Sometimes there are great inventions and then there are amazing inventions. And once every millennium there are the inventions that revolutionize your life (like the printing press), the ActiveIon Ionator… [Related +/-]

Holiday Poop Pendants - Miller Park Zoo Creates Reindeer Droppings Necklaces (GALLERY) Who wants a dimaond for Christmas when you could have a glittery piece of poo hanging around your neck? The Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, Illinois, is selling limited edition reindeer droppings necklaces… [Related +/-]

High-Rise Waterfall Zoos - The Towering Eco-Friendly Costanera Sur in Buenos Aires (GALLERY) Imagine a zoo that is a high-rise tower. Now imagine that the tower is a waterfall. Got the image? That is the Costanera Sur, which is a proposal for a vertical zoo in Buenos Aires. The Costanera Sur,… [Related +/-]

Illuminated Paper Bags - Liquidesign Presents the Bagalight, a Light in a Bag (GALLERY) The name of the Bagalight is both clever and not clever at the same time. Not quite sure how that worked out, but I’m still mildly impressed by the product. The Bagalight is an eco-friendly lamp that looks… [Related +/-]

Brilliant Cardboard Lights - The Liquidesign Edge Table Lamp is not for the Decoratively Humble The Edge Table Lamp by Liquidesign was inspired by the company’s previous design of the Edge Chandelier. Both pieces, which can be seen in the gallery, are anything but subtle. Minimalist designers beware,… [Related +/-]

Sheltering Diapers - UK Roof Tiles Are Being Created from Recycled Nappies A landfill recycling facility in the UK will be supplying roof tiles made from recycled nappies. Considering that the average baby soils 5,000-6,000 diapers by the time they are potty-trained, which takes… [Related +/-]

Transformer Cycles - The Switch Commuter Bike Collapses to the Size of a Wheel I love bike riding; there is something about it that is so freeing. But I don’t love it enough to always do it, as when you have to get off your bike--it is a pain to lug it around with you. The Switch… [Related +/-]

28 Eco Wall Innovations - From Outlandishly Large Living Walls to Eco-Friendly Wall Decor (CLUSTER) Eco wall innovations are gaining momentum in society’s green movement, to the point where seeing massive vertical gardens or grass-growing walls is no longer surprising. For some, going green means dedicating… [Related +/-]

Soiled Seed Suitcases - The Gionata Gatto Urbanbuds Promotes Gardening on the Go (GALLERY) A garden on the go is a pretty good idea, but these Gionata Gatto Urbanbuds suitcases are definitely not making it on any airplane I know of (not that I can name many airplanes!). Designed as a graduation… [Related +/-]

Traveling Workspaces - The Office Bus Lets You Take Advantage of the Commute (GALLERY) For those of you who have to endure lengthy commutes, you know how much valuable, productive time is lost. The Office Bus by Creative DNA Australia stands to change that, by providing public transportation… [Related +/-]

Activist Ad Rejections - NBC Refuses to Air PETA Thanksgiving Ad (VIDEO) The latest PETA Thanksgiving ad ‘Grace’ can now be included in the long list of controversial ads banned by NBC. In rejecting the advertisement the TV network stated that, “this commercial does not meet… [Related +/-]

Seismic Superstructures - The Sabiha Gokcen International Airport Can Withstand Severe Earthquakes (GALLERY) The new Sabiha Gökçen International Airport in Istanbul is touted as the world’s biggest earthquake-proof structure. Able to withstand a earthquake with an 8.0 magnitude, the 2 million square-foot Sabiha… [Related +/-]

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