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An updated list of eco-friendly pet carriers
Back in 2011, we presented a short list of eco-friendly pet carriers, so you can say that it’s been a while. It’s time we updated that. Check out our new list of eco-friendly pet carriers that are sturdy, good for the planet, and safe for your pets. The Scotch and Co Pet City Carrier Handbag…
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Ditch the paper towels and switch to Skoy
Paper towels are great for cleaning up messes, but once you’re done with them, it’s off to the trash can for them, adding to all the solid waste that will eventually make its way to landfills. The solution here would be to find a reusable, washable option that would replace your paper towels and eventually…
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Check out Joob Activewear, a new eco-friendly activewear brand
Joob Activewear is a very young brand, launched only in mid-July this year, but it’s already very serious about its sustainability-related partnerships and initiatives. Joob’s headquarters is solar powered, and many of the company’s products are made from sustainable fabrics such as merino, umorfil, lyocell, and recycled polyester, and they promise to look for better…
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Summersalt is going to be your new favorite swimwear brand
No matter what size you are, swimwear shopping is always going to be a bit difficult, and it’s even harder if you’re looking for eco-friendly swimwear. But that could change with Summersalt, an emerging swimwear that was created with the aim to provide a wide range of amazing swimwear for women of different sizes. Their…
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The 2020 Tokyo Olympics medals are finally out
In 2017, we posted about about the organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics putting out a call for people to donate their old mobile phones, the materials of which were to be used to make medals. It looks like they really did hit their target, because the medals are now out and they look great!…
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Saorsa 1875, Scotland’s first vegan hotel, is now open
Make that the UK’s first 100% vegan hotel. Saorsa 1875, the project of co-founders Jack McLaren-Stewart and his mother Sandra McLaren-Stewart, officially opened on June 15. This boutique hotel in the Scottish Highlands breathes new life into a Victorian gothic baronial house built in 1875 and promises a luxurious stay within its stylish 11 rooms…
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Berlin company Kaffeeform is turning coffee grounds into coffee cups
Berlin-based company Kaffeeform has figured out what to do with all the coffee grounds produced by the city’s numerous coffee shops. Instead of simply disposing of them, they’ve teamed up with Crow Cycle Collective, who bike around Berlin to collect coffee grounds and then drop them off at Kaffeeform’s workshop, where the grounds are then…
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The Olympics headquarters is one of the greenest buildings in the world
The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) 500 employees will now be housed in a new building in Lausanne, Switzerland–and it just might be the most sustainable building in the world at present. So what makes this building eco-friendly? Construction on the building, which was designed by Danish firm 3XN and built in collaboration with IttenBrechbühl, began…
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