This countdown features the latest eco trends, which include everything from the latest recycled garbage as art to photosets that celebrate nature in a modern way.
This ranking is a crowd-filtered based on traffic and our eco trend database, which now has more than 1,457 eco trends.
If you are looking for professional eco trend research and trend clusters, check out our 2009 Trend Reports.
Implications - The eco-movement has swept across a large cross-section of society, transcending niche demographics. The green mentality of these consumers reflects a lifestyle choice. Companies that want to align themselves with environmentally friendly initiatives should consider how their product or brand fits into a consumer's lifestyle decisions.
Top 50 Eco Trends in H1 2009
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French Press Filtration Systems
'321 Water Bottle' for Portable, Potable Refreshment
44
Shipping Container Cafes
Montreal Muvbox Restaurant Serves Lobster & Pizza
43
Modern Panel Doors
Geometry-Inspired Designs for Sleek Contemporary Exterior Decor
42
Wind-Powered Speedsters
The Greenbird Breaks the Land Speed Record at 126.1 MPH
41
61 Creative Ways to Contend with Garbage
From Polka-Dotted Trash Bags to Beer Can Butterflies
40
Anomalous Animals
Some of Earth's Creatures Are Simply Out of This World
39
Insane Infrared Images
Photo Series Depicts Light Not Visible to the Naked Eye
38
Feng-Shui Mountain Architecture
Vertical City in Shenzhen, China Could Be the Future of Urban Life
37
Eco Luxe Trailers
The Clayton i-House Features Gas Station Architecture, Luxury Qualities
36
Female Urination Stations
'GoGirl' Lets Ladies Pee More Like Gents
35
Earthwide Eco Statements
829 Landmarks Around the World Switch Off Power for Earth Hour 2009
34
Shipping Container Hotels
$20 Rooms at 41 Berangan Hotel for Credit Crunch Travel
33
Eco Transformer Architecture
'Bird Island' Prefab Homes For Waterfronts in Kuala Lumpur
32
Ultra Luxury Apartments
W Residences & Hotel Spreads Opulence in Manhattan Skies
31
98 Ways to Reduce Pollution
Simple Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
30
High-Tech Bovine Grooming
DeLaval Automated Cow Brush Makes Pretty, Happy Cows
29
Eco-Stunt Photo Tricks
Earth Hour 2009 Light Graffiti From WWF on Flickr
28
Hip Pod Houses
'Module-Home' Architecture Has Solar Panels and Water Saving Systems
27
Futuristic Houseboats
Espin Erikstad's 'Loup de Mer' is a Floating Duplex
26
Dresses Made of Old Shoes
'Remade in Chile' Turns Reclaimed Puma Sneaks Into Art
25
Green Dream Homes
Modern British Architecture Makes the Perfect Eco Family Home
24
Green Manufactured Housing
I-Home Boasts Bevy of Eco-Friendly Features, $100K Price Tag
23
35 Gorgeous Gardening Must-Haves
Inspirations and Products for Your Springtime Delight
22
Striking Submersibles
Aqua Compact Watercraft Ready to Dive in Future Underwater Cities
21
Backpack Bicycles
The 'Collapsible Bike' Minimizes Storage Space and Back Strain
20
Vintage Furniture Transformations
Reupholstering Reuses Chairs and Sofas Destined for Destruction
19
Breeding Featherless Chickens
Naked Birds Like Hot Weather, Are Prone to Sunburn
18
Stingrays That Eat Cell Phones
Gadget-Filled Dissection Shows the Effects of Ocean Dumping
17
Hippie Hemp Homes
Cannabis Construction Combats Climate Change
16
New 7 Wonders of Nature
Voting For Seven Wonders of the World Part 2
15
Car-Caravan Hybrids
COLIM Features Detachable City Auto for Sightseeing
14
Hydrofoil Sailing Yacht Designs
‘eXplorius' Has V-Shaped Underwater Wings (UPDATE)
13
Tree House Resorts
Club Med in Senegal Looks Like Peanuts, Costs Many Sheckels
12
3-Wheeled Hummers
Piaggio MP3 Hummer Edition is Bizarre Cross-Branding At Its Finest
11
Luxury Electric Cars
GM Builds Cadillac Converj
10
Ethereal Recycled Metal
Glittering Human Clouds by Julie Trembley Don't Look Like Scrap Metal
9
Chainsaw Art
Randall Boni's Animal Carvings Are Incredibly Realistic
8
Z-Frame Bicycles
Organik Motion Propels Riders to the Future of Eco-Friendly Transit
7
Recliner Bikes
‘This Way' Recumbent Bicycle Is Strictly For Fair Weather Riders
6
Wooden Scooters
Improving The Classic Vespa With Classic Woodworking Techniques
5
Luxury for the Homeless (UPDATE)
Faux-Cardboard or Clochard Duvet Covers
4
Earthen Cooking Structures
Cob Ovens Are Eco-Friendly and Fuel Efficient
3
Oil Rig Resorts
Sustainable Developments to Beautify Floating Gulf Coast Eyesores
2
Self-Powered Tech Homes
Microsoft Unveils the Futuristic New American Home (UPDATE)
1
Earth Hour in Asia
Beijing Shuts Off Olympic Bird's Nest and Watercube for Earth Hour 2009
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28 Homes for Nature Lovers
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Aquatic Residences from Redneck Houseboats to Floating Lofts
Upside Down Houses
Avant Garde Architecture for the World's Most Daring and Eccentric
Earthwide Eco Statements
829 Landmarks Around the World Switch Off Power for Earth Hour 2009
Earth Architecture
Cob Houses Made of Dirt and Straw
Shipping Container Hotels
$20 Rooms at 41 Berangan Hotel for Credit Crunch Travel
Eco Transformer Architecture
'Bird Island' Prefab Homes For Waterfronts in Kuala Lumpur
13 Innovative Folding Bicycles
Color Pop Paintography
Miles Aldridge's Overly Saturated Fashion Editorials
Hip Pod Houses
'Module-Home' Architecture Has Solar Panels and Water Saving Systems
Biblical Balloon Art Photography
Paul Graves' Modern Twist on ‘The Garden of Eden'
Underwater Luxury Yachts
Whale-Like Submarines
Eco-Friendly Mini Appliances
Gota Dishwasher Is Designed to Recycle Water
20 Options for an Eco-Friendly Green Roof
Highlighter Street Art
Judith Supine's Colortastic Creations Light Up NYC Walls
Trashy Fashion
Wearable Recycled Art From WalterWorks
Animal Movement Eco-Art
Recycled Mixed-Media Sculptures That Capture Animals in Action
25 Wonderful Wind Power Generators
Trucked in Houses
Prefab Architecture Makes a Recession Comeback
Cliffside Architecture
Peru's Lefevre House Lives on the Edge of Desert & Ocean
Recycled Aircraft Suites
Costa Verde Hotel's Boeing 727 Airframe Room
Loft-Style Houseboats
The SchwimmHausBoot Could Be The Future of Urban Living (UPDATE)
Z-Frame Bicycles
Organik Motion Propels Riders to the Future of Eco-Friendly Transit
In-Door Frames
Unusual Modern Plexiglas Doorway Accents Decorate Unused Space
White Eco Bicycles
The ‘Green Shadow' Bike Scores Top Green in Transportation
Tropical Starchitecture
Celebrity Architects Create Private Paradise in Dellis Cay
Oceanfront Eco Homes
Awesome Auzzi Residence Overlooks Popular Byron Bay
Tea Houses on Stilts
Terunobu Fujimori Designs The Takasugi-an in Japan
Floating Swedish Hotels
The Salt & Sill is Sweden's First
Presidential Plane Renovations
Russian Aircraft Gets Makeover
Traveling Shipping Container Stores
Puma City Might Come to Your Town
Garbage Chic
Black Bin Bag Couture
Cross-Branded Bikes
Apple Bicycle Takes You for a Green, High-Tech Ride
Celebs Made of Garbage
A-List Mosaic Makeover Portraits Are Pretty Trashy
Electric Blue Lipstick
Adidas Editorial Features Loud Color From Head to Toe
Shipping Container Offices
Truth Box Architects Break Ground on Providence Eco Design
Sunny Garden Fashion Ads
Bright Gucci Spring Summer 2009 Campaign
Eco-Friendly Nightclubs
Greenhouse Opens in NYC (UPDATE)
Otherworldly Architecture
China's Dalian Int'l Conference Center Looks Like It's From Mars
Collaborative Global Eco Stunts
Will Earth Hour 2009 Have More Than 50 Million Participants?
Driftwood Sculptures
'Yalos Alanya' Beachcomber Art
Caged Treehouse Restaurants
The Yellow Treehouse Opens its Doors in New Zealand
Eco-Friendly Prefab Offices
The OfficePOD is a Sustainable Workplace That Can Be Placed Anywhere
Insect-Inspired Transformer Bikes
Grasshopper Bicycle
Eco-Friendly Shower Curtains
Inflatable 'Green Warrior' Prevents Water Waste
DIY Cardboard Garden Tools
The Rake and Take
Vibrant Faux Leather Furniture
Classic Seating in Wild Colors
Water-Filtering Bridges
China's Miyi Tower Will Clean River Below, Foster Cultural Arts Above
Cheeky Mechanic Sculptures
Recycled Robots and Ray Guns Look Ready for Trouble
Undulating Plywood Eco Art
Henrique Oliveira's Materials Come From Sao Paulo Dumpsters
Search by Trash
Earth's Journey Eco Art Gallery For Green Chic Discoveries
DIY Sanitary Napkins
Eco-Friendly Homemade Cloth Feminine Hygiene Products
Controversial Artificial Reefs
Does Practice of Ocean Dumping Recycle Old Steel Or Just Litter?
Life-Sized Dollhouses
Abandoned Farmhouse Transformed Into Giant Playhouse
Vegan Handbags
Sustainable Sparrow Handbags Are Made of Cotton and Hemp
Color-Burst Dancetography
Andrey & Lili's Porfolio Includes Some Vibrant Movement
Anti-Pee Pills
OTC ‘Lady Guard' Halts Urination
Incredible Carved Wooden Vessels
Dixie Biggs Creates Lathe-Turned, Leaf-Embellished Art
Pricey Prefab Housing
WeeHouse Ups Its Pricing and Eco-Friendliness (UPDATE)
Recycled Metal Wall Art
Michelle Stitzlein's Moth Collection
Eco-Friendly Hotels for Oenophiles
Fall Asleep Inside a Wine Cask at De Vrouwe van Stavoren
Eco-Friendly Fast Food
McDonald's Opens LEED-Certified Restaurant in Chicago
Luxury Oases Retreats
Real Desert Gardens
Eco-Friendly Sneakers
Veja SPMA High-Tops Are a Fashionable Win-Win Situation
Wind Power Expansions
London's 'Quietrevolution' Spins Powerful Presence in the UK (UPDATE)
Solar Panel Necklaces
The Eco-Friendly Lux by Mae Yokoyama Emits Light at Night
Giant J-Shaped Architecture
Green 'City-Park' Tower Spreads On and Over the Hudson
Cardboard Tree Huggers
Life-Sized Cut-Outs To Promote Earth Hour Awareness in Australia
Earth Hour 2009 Victories
Dubai Saves 200k kilowatts of Electricity
Aeroponic Home Air Filters
‘Breathe Easy' is Packed With Toxin-Absorbing Plants
Manmade Islands from Trash
Turning a Gyre of Junk Into a Revitalized Ecosystem
Trash Collecting Jewelry
Multifunctional Brooch Doubles as a Mini Garbage Bin
$15,000 Front Doors
Choate Carbon Fiber Entrance Features Biometric Fingerprint Scanner
Eco-Friendly Filmmaking
Eric Bana's Team Plants Trees to Offset “Love the Beast”
Living Flower Clocks- The Garden Alarm
Bright Blue Doors
Lisbon Street Art Features Indigo Paint and Portuguese Poetry
Solar-Powered Ice Cream Trucks
The MERM Minivan is an Eco-Friendly Roach Coach
Old New Furniture
Knoll's Vintage Style Barcelona Chair For Modern Lounging
Trashtography Self-Portraits
Artist's Giant Collage is Comprised of Everything He Threw Out for 36
Period-Predicting Toilets
Toto Loo Predicts Your Monthly Cycle Based on Pee Samples
Giant Floating Flower Beds
The Hanging Gardens of Paddington For Hotel Indigo's Launch
Stacked Crate Skyscrapers
The Lotto Turm in Stuttgart is Made of 55 Shipping Containers
Eco-Friendly Air Fresheners
Chikuno Cubes Are Reusable Tiny Odor Eaters
Wii Remotes for Hippies
The Hemp-Mote Is Perfect For Tree-Hugging Gamers
Eco-Friendly Irrigation Solutions
Water Delivery for a Greener Planet is in the Bag
DIY Grass Chairs
Grow Your Own Eco-Friendly Organic Lawn Furniture
Building Bricks from Waste
HYmini POLLIBricks Made of Your Old Garbage
Eco-Action Tools - ‘Shrink Your Foot' Helps You Downsize Your Carbon Footprint
Custom Home Doors
Personalized First Impressions
Craptastic Cosmetics
Chicken Poop Lip Goop
DIY Eco Home Makeovers
Save Energy, Save Money and Revamp Your Abode
Eco-Friendly Distilleries
Maker's Mark Proves That Bourbon Should be Green
1950s Galactic Seating
The Saturn Armchair Makes An Out of This World Comeback
Eco-Friendly Double-Decker Buses
The Freight*BUS Reinvents London Icon
Eco-Conscious Floating Hotels
The Aerohotel
Eco-Friendly Funerals
Green Cremation Saves Trees and Budgets in India
Eco-Friendly Hotel Architecture
Kimpton Key Largo Green Resort
Personal Landfills
Sustainable Dave Collects Trash For 365 Days
Cloning Plants
‘Boo-Shoot Gardens' Boosts Worldwide Bamboo Production Potential
Branding Nature
Curb Sustainable Logotisements Are Amazing and Eco-Friendly
Cardboard Box Beds
Nikolay Suslov Designs for Nomads and the Homeless
Trashy Office Accessories
Deck Yourself in Fake Ink Splats and Pencil Shaving
Super-Green Gadgets
Samsung's 'Blue Earth' Solar Phone Walks the Eco-Friendly Talk
Funky Outdoor Decor
Garden Gnomes with Street Cred
Eccentric Children's Decor
The Electric Pink Rocking Sheep
Eco-Friendly Shopping Totes
Wind Bags Are Sewn Using Wind-Generated Power
Biodegradable Kitchen Sponges
Twist Cleaning Products Are Reusable and Eco-Friendly
Eco-Friendly Cleaning Rags
Ditch Paper Towels for SKOY Cloths
Eco-Friendly Engine Plants
Ford Restarts Ecoboost Production in Cleveland
Starbucks-Inspired Garbage Cans
The Coffee Cup Rubbish Bin
Green Baby Gift Boxes
Eco-Friendly Sets Make Great Presents for Environment-Minded Parents
Eco-Friendly Recession Blankets
Snuggies Gain Popularity Due To Ridiculous Branding
Being Served by Robots
This Radio-Controlled Table Replaces Restaurant Waitstaff
Eco-Friendly Candy
Lotte 'Eco Choco' Environmentally Conscious Chocolate
Solar-Powered Masonry
Brick Lights Offer Eco-Friendly Lighting at Night
Recycled Tarp Fashion
Reclaimed Hot Water Bottle Bag From The Bundeswehr
Eco-Friendly Cosmetic Wipes
Kaia Bamboo Facial Cleansing Cloths Nourish Naturally
Meditating Garden Figures
Unlike Roaming Gnome, ‘OM Gnomes' Will Stay Put Doing Yoga
Geeky Gardening Gadgets
EasyBloom Plant Sensor in the Flesh (UPDATE) (CES 2009)
Eco-Friendly Parade Floats
Catherine Pears' Mardi Gras Float is Made Entirely of Upcycled Junk
Eco-Friendly Dog Toys
Simply Fido Only Uses Unbleached Fibers and Organic Cotton
Spiritual Awakening Decor
Zen Inspired Rock Garden in Test Tube Vases
DIY Home Produce Gardens
Hydroponics Is a Growing Winter Phenomenon
Eco-Friendly Paint
IdeaPaint
Eco-Friendly Olive Farms
Monte Vibiano Will Be First Carbon-Free Agribusiness in Italy
Eco-Friendly Functional Art
LiquidCardboard Shifts Shape
Eco-Friendly Breweries
Sierra Nevada to Turn Beer Waste Into Ethanol With the Efuel100 Micro Fuele
Eco-Friendly Bow Shirts
Adili Tee Shirts Are Chic and Environmentally-Conscious
Eco-Friendly Sawvertising
Using Rusty Saws For Rainforest Protection Awareness