Memories of indoor games are littered with the lingering odor of adolescent sweat, the squeak of plimsoles and those gymnasium floors lined up for basketball et al. But those gym floors don’t last forever and as it turns out they can be recycled into some surprisingly desirable home products. The clever people at mademansion.com are stocking [...]
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Gym Class eco-heroes
Posted in Ethical product, recycled materials, tagged ethical products on December 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In Patagonia
Posted in Ethical product, recycled materials on November 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The US outdoor clothing manufacturer has been a big player in ethical fashion since the mid-1990’s. They’ve lead the way with innovative manufacturing processes that allow them to use recycled plastics as the principle material source for their fleeces and puffa jackers. There’s little question that they where their principles lie in terms of ecological [...]
Emma Watson dips into the world of ethical fashion
Posted in Ethical product, Fair Trade on July 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Another summer and another Harry Potter block buster bursts onto the scene bringing with it a deluge of screaming fans camping out for the faintest site of the stars of the franchise. When the first Harry Potter was filmed no one would have imagined that Emma Watson would generate such interest from the media. Roll [...]
Garden furniture eco-style
Posted in Ethical product, recycled materials, tagged ethical materials, reclaimed materials, recycled materials on March 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
With spring now in the air many a homeowner will be inspecting the garden furniture ready for another year. Although sustainably sourced wooden chairs and benches make a good choice. By the time you factor in the maintenance and protection required to achieve their full lifetime they are hardly the choice of the discerning eco-warrior. [...]
A new life for spent jeans
Posted in Ethical product, recycled materials, tagged ethical materials, ethical products, green home improvement, recycled materials on February 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I think I must go through at least one pair of jeans a year. Sure they get a gradual retirement, probably a years service for decorating and jobs around the house. But there’s a point when every pairs of jeans doesn’t have the right feel when you pull them on – and that’s when you [...]
Flotsam and jetsam
Posted in Ethical product, recycled materials, Uncategorized, tagged eco building, ethical mater, ethical products, living green, reclaimed materials on June 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
As any beachcomber will tell you identifying the flotsam from the jetsam is the least of your worries. The world’s oceans are becoming choked with assorted debris that has roughly the same half life as plutonium. Naturally the way to highlight the woe’s of the world’s ocean’s was to build a pop-up hotel from 12 [...]
