Category: Green goods
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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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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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Lego breaks out its eco-friendly pieces
They said it couldn’t be done, even though Lego promised a few years ago to phase out acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS, derived from petroleum) bricks by 2030. But yesterday, the Danish company announced a breakthrough, sharing that their botanical elements, such as leaves, bushes, and trees, will be made from plant-based plastic sourced from sugarcane and will…
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Rumi X makes workout clothes that feel good and do good, too
Okay, so we might be a little obsessed with clothes made out of recycled materials. You can’t really blame us, though. It’s a brilliant idea, like the one athletic apparel company Rumi X has. Their activewear is made from recycled water bottles and upcycled coffee grounds. The materials are first gathered and then sent to…
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This water bottle decomposes after you use it
The World Economic Forum Facebook page shared this video of a water bottle that decomposes once you finish drinking from it. Made from algae jelly, the water bottle was invented by Ari Jonsson, a student from Iceland. The aesthetics have some room for improvement, but this is nevertheless a great idea.
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Waste2Wear comes out with The Green Hijab
Malaysian manufacturer Waste2Wear has come up with a way to make eco-friendly hijabs: by turning plastic bottles into fabric. The process involves cleaning each bottle, shredding them into flakes, washing them again until all that’s left is 100% RPET (recycled polyethylene terephthalate). Afterwards, the flakes are turned into pure recycled plastic pellets, which are then…
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Girlfriend Collective wins people over with its eco-friendly leggings
It sounded like it was too good to be true: last year, leggings were being offered–for free–to Facebook users. Many were skeptical, but they also decided to take a chance and jumped on the offer–and they ended up falling in love with the leggings. Refinery29 even wrote about the leggings, and Who What Wear also…