Fairtrade restaurantweek
4-7-2010
From the 25th to the 31st of October the second edition of the Fair Trade restaurant week will be held. This week is an initiative of the sustainable culinary guide “Puur! Uit eten” and the Max Havelaar Foundation. The goal? Promotion for the consumption of Fairtrade-products in the hospitality industry.
Waterproof paper
23-6-2010
Eline Paper has developed a new type of waterproof paper. The so-called Stone Paper is made of crushed stone. Calcium carbonate, to be exact. Especially because of its environmental friendliness, sustainability and strength it’s an interesting development in paper.
Rooftop garden
18-6-2010
We will see them more often, the green roofs. In The Netherlands, many municipalities subsidize for roof greening. Benefits of a green roof are: improved quality of the air, rain buffer, more CO2 absorption, brings down the city temperatures a few degrees and it just looks better. What is stopping you?
Eco-friendly Burger King
15-6-2010
In Waghäusel, Germany, the first environmental friendly Burger King has opened. By using solar energy the fast food restaurant lowers their energy usage by 45%. The restaurant is entirely lit by LED technology and even the baking plate is economical.
What to do with old wine barrels?
15-6-2010
A fun way to recycle old, seemingly useless items into funny things. The swing looks no different than a normal swing, but it’s good for the environment!
CO2 algae-lamp
10-6-2010
Mike Thompson discovered that some algae produce electricity during photosynthesis. He has designed an algae-lamp. A small battery stores energy and uses it to generate light. The result is a kind of lava lamp, but environmentally friendly. In order to stimulate photosynthesis just add water, and occasionally blow in some CO2. Offcourse the algae themselves have to be in the lamp.
Corona Save The Beach Hotel in Rome
6-6-2010
This hotel, located in downtown Rome, is built from 12 tons of waste from European beaches. The architect wanted to increase the awareness on garbage. And is there a better way to illustrate this, than to live surrounded by garbage? Sponsored by the Corona beer, it’s only been open for 5 days.
Bclean 2, for clean company cars
6-6-2010
Bclean washes company cars without using water. Once every two weeks, the cars are washed at a designated location. Cars are washed using a citruswax, and a specially designed cloth. Every time this saves 150 liters of water.
Recyclable cigarettes
4-6-2010
In the US 80 million pounds of cigarettes end up on the street or in the garbage every year. Councillor Michael G. DenDekker of Queens, New York, has recently discovered that cigarettes can be recycled into many useful products such as glue, sealants and even clothes. Smokers themselves will pay part of the costs. On each cigarette pack is a ‘recycletax’ of 1 cent.
Trendy outdoor kitchen
3-6-2010
This outdoor kitchen, designed by Jamie Durie, is stylish and made from organic materials. By styling plants in the interior, the kitchen is really part of the garden. Jamie Durie wants people from to enjoy the outdoors even more.