Recycling
Recycled Bottles and Textile Tree Celebrate Olympics in London
London’s South Bank has got a new look. Part of an Olympic celebration, Scottish artist Gayle Chong Kwan has used thousands of recycled plastic milk bottles to create a serene, fluffy looking environment. The bottles are erected or hanged down in such a way that they look like the "landscape" of stalagmites and stalactites. If you take a stroll through the ...
Floor Mats from Recycled Marine Ropes
This is a story of a reincarnation, which has a green side to it. Used marine ropes pose a huge risk to both humans as well as marine animals as they are usually left in the ocean. One way to avoid such a mess in the oceans is to convert these ropes into some other products. That’s exactly what Sophie Aschauer ...
Recycled Shipping Container is Now a Roaming Pizzeria
Pizzeria comes in different shapes and sizes. But what sets Del Popolo apart is that it was a shipping container in its earlier avatar. The recycled shipping container now is a mobile Neapolitan pizza joint; it, however, has kept those haute elements of the shipping container intact. The 20-foot shipping container went through recycling processes, before it was fitted on to ...
Bring Me Back is Puma Bid to Snip Impact on Environment
Puma has come up with a new initiative, something on the lines of recycling of used products. The program is in collaboration with global recycling firm I:CO, and is titled Bring Me Back. Launched in Germany, the program will have recycling bins installed in Puma stores in the country. It aims to collect gently used shoes, clothing, and accessories or whatever ...
Atmospheric Ball Gown is Made of Recycled Fishermen’s Jackets
Wouldn’t you too love to have the deep blue ocean playing on your attire? A piece of fabric that brings in all the fun of the blue seas on to your ball gown has been designed by Santa Monica-based architects at Minarc. Significant about the new fabric is that it has been made from recycled fishermen’s jackets and repurposed rubber. Iceland-based ...
Honda to Reuse Rare Earth Metals from Used Car Parts
Honda plans to start the world’s first mass recycling process of extracting rare earth metals from its used cars this month. The car maker has entered into a tie-up with the Japan Metals and Chemicals Company for this recycling process, where in rare-earth metals from the nickel-metal hydride batteries will be collected from used hybrid vehicles like Honda Insight and ...
Ford Focus Electric Seats Made from Recycled Plastic Bottles
Ford continues to reveal its environmental awareness by involving recycling strategies in its manufacturing processes, after committing to turning its Wixom Assembly Plant into an eco-conscious paradise relying on renewables. We now hear that the new EV from Ford will use Repreve seating material made by Unifi. Repreve is a blend of post-industrial fiber waste and post-consumer waste such as the ...
Bridgestone Air-less Recyclable Tires Unveiled inTokyo
Close on the heels of the introduction of airless tires by Michelin, Bridgestone has now come up with the airless models which are 100 percent recyclable. Michelin had recently introduced their airless tires under the trade name Tweel, which is the trend setter of the variant. The material used by Bridgestone for the concept is flexible, durable and recyclable. The new ...
Axion 100 Percent Recycled Construction Product Welcomes You to the Future
Axion International has taken a new step towards a greener future by developing building materials made from 100% recycled content, most of which comes from plastic bottles. The US recycles just 27% of its plastic bottle waste as of now, but the innovation from Axion has been working to raise that number. The materials are created without the use of additional ...
Undies from Upcycled Cashmere Sweaters, the Sartoria Way
Prepare with luxury for the upcoming winter in the Great White North. Sartoria has pretty cool and comfy undergarments to offer. Each pair of these wooly undies is handmade, from upcycled merino-wool and cashmere sweaters. Choose from the four available sizes of S, M, L and XL and pick the rise as well. Men folk do not worry, you too have plenty ...
