Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
bioplastic, Tag
- Award-winning biodegradable agar packaging could replace plastic Wed, 13 Apr 16, 4:00amA group of designers from Japan have created a prototype design that could completely change the way we deal with product packaging. The design group, AMAM, calls their project Agar Plasticity, and it explores the use of...
- Light and portable WHEELA combines the best of a bicycle and scooter Wed, 23 Mar 16, 6:30amAn international creative team introduces WHEELA the Scootbike. WHEELA – the Scootbike® is a brand-new personal transportation device with a unique patented design, combining the advantages of a bike and a scooter. Being...
- Undulae turns cornstarch-based bioplastic into stylish lamps Tue, 22 Mar 16, 7:56amUndulae is a series of table and pendant lamps made of cornstarch-based bioplastic tubes. Bioplastic is made from the mixture of cornstarch, water, vinegar and glycerin with particular proportion and mixing process. In this...
- Milwaukee youth revamp “Drift” bench with a vibrant paint job Wed, 19 Aug 15, 7:00amCommunity Reimagines Bench Inspired By Environment Story by Jenni Reinke Images by Cassie Rogala A new narrative for public seating has emerged through the fusion of architecture and community art...
- Undulae lamps are made out of cornstarch-based bioplastic Tue, 18 Aug 15, 5:35amUndulae is a series of table and pendant lamps made of cornstarch-based bioplastic tubes. Bioplastic is made from the mixture of cornstarch, water, vinegar and glycerin with particular proportion and mixing process. In this...
- 8 incredible parks created from landfills Tue, 2 Jun 15, 4:10am1. Mt. Trashmore, Virginia Beach Talk about turning trash into treasure - the satirically dubbed Mount Trashmore went from being an abandoned landfill to becoming the Virginia's most visited park. Tony Hawk, among several...
- Tel Aviv’s notorious ‘Garbage Mountain’ transforms into world’s largest recycling park Tue, 3 Feb 15, 3:58am2. Hiriya Park, Tel-Aviv, Isreal Hiriya's horrifying mountain of garbage hit its limit in 1998 after reaching 25 million TONS of waste. After that the facility was finally shut down and an international competition was held...
- Mazda unveils exterior car parts made from plants! Tue, 16 Dec 14, 3:38amFord already uses plants like tomatoes to make several parts for the interiors of its vehicles and now Mazda has announced that it has furthered the technology to produce exterior car parts...
- Harvard Scientists Create Super Strong Degradable Bioplastic from Shrimp Shells Sat, 10 May 14, 2:47amThanks to a team of Harvard scientists, being called a "shrimp" will no longer amount to an insult. The University's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering isolated chitin in the arthropod's exoskeleton to make...
- Harry Yoell’s Potato Starch Plant Pots Biodegrade at the End of Their Lifecycle Tue, 28 Jan 14, 9:00amDesigner Harry Yoell created this set of sustainable herb pots from his own potato starch-based bioplastic. The green material is very light and strong, and once the pots have served their purpose they can be composted in...
- Ecover to Launch Bottles Made From Salvaged Sea Plastic and Bioplastic Fri, 27 Sep 13, 7:00amTwo million plastic bottles are used in the UK every day, and over 50% of them are recycled. To help ensure the sustainability of its cleaning products, Ecover introduced a new plastic made from sugarcane that is 100% renewable,...
- Sixteen-Year-Old Student Turns Banana Peels Into Bioplastic Sat, 29 Jun 13, 2:02amPhoto via Shutterstock As fruit, bananas are perfectly packaged - all the protection they need is provided by their flexible, resilient peels. As sixteen-year-old Turkish student Elif Bilgin discovered, the starches and cellulose...
- Ford Uses Edible and Recycled Materials To Make Eco-Friendly Car Parts Wed, 4 Jul 12, 3:00amInhabitat attended last week’s Ford’s Go Further Trend Conference, where Ford’s researchers were on hand to show some of the latest materials extracted from plants that are being used in Ford vehicles...
- SpudCoat: A Rain Poncho That Can Be Planted to Yield Tomatoes or Cucumbers Thu, 27 Oct 11, 2:00amRain ponchos can hardly be considered a fashion staple. After being worn once, or maybe twice, they often wind up in the trash. Taking a stand for sustainability, a Japanese microbiologist developed the ingenious SpudCoat,...
- Scientists Developing Self-Healing Plastics Inspired by Rubber Tree Plants Thu, 10 Mar 11, 4:11amResearch centers around the globe are working to develop eco-friendly self-healing plastics.