Nothing is off limits when it comes to greener alternatives
Implications - Recycling and composting is one thing; using poop or urine as a home garden fertilizer or alligator fat to fuel your car is completely another. As bizarre and eccentric as some new sustainable solutions may seem, they are becoming more prevalent in the world of eco. Now, green-minded consumers are beginning to recognize that committing to a green lifestyle means the embrace of eco alternatives they would have never before even considered.
Trend Themes
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Eco-friendly Alternatives — Green-minded consumers are embracing eco alternatives they would have never before considered.
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Biodegradable Materials — Designers like Karin Auran Frankenstein are focusing on creating biodegradable furniture and home decor using new sustainable solutions.
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Adaptive Re-use — Architects and designers are utilizing disused spaces like sewage treatment plants to create eco-friendly apartments and homes.
Industry Implications
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Furniture Design — Opportunities for furniture designers to utilize biodegradable materials like animal waste, potato flour, chalk and water in creating sustainable furniture collections.
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Food Production — Manufacturers could use innovative solutions like the production of artificial meat from human feces to stray away from the livestock industry and lower their carbon emissions.
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Automotive Industry — Researchers are finding new ways to create efficient car fuels from sustainable and plentiful resources like alligator fat to combat the issues of pollution and scarcity of resources.
