Oasis of Seas, the world’s latest and largest luxury cruise liner is also one of the most green eco friendly ships to sail on the troubled waters across the globe. The ship which sailed out from the Finland shipyard looked magnificent and majestic but its true delight factor is the green design which not only consumes 25% less power but also reuses all water and recycles all the waste.
If you took a look at this bright yellow bus shelter, it would remind you of the yellow school buses which still ply in many cities. Well, the Bus Shelter design hasn’t just been inspired by the school bus and school going memories, the entire Bus Shelter has been made from recycled parts of old school buses literally picked up from scrap yard.
With changing times every individual is now being more careful about the environmental issues today. Olympics is the new target of the environmentalists this time. The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic Games has come up with designs for the gold, silver, and bronze Olympic Medals which are made out of recycled materials. These medals are designed by Canadian artists and are made up of used electronics. 6.8 metric tons of circuit board diverted from landfills has gone into the making of these medals. The design of these medals is curved and is laser etched, making every medal unique.
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Sleeping bags have overall been a very good invention for frequent campers. 15 Degree Down Sleeping Bag like the North Face Green Kazoo Sleeping Bag is made of recycled material. This recycled sleeping bag feature lofty 600-fill goose down and recycled Climashield HL Green synthetic insulation for extra padding in high-compression areas. The bag is also made of Pertex polyster shell. The North Face Green Kazoo Sleeping Bag: 15 Degree Down are also made with down-filled draft tubes that keep chilly air from sneaking in, and sleeping pad retention loops that’ll ensure you’ll stay comfortable all night. You can buy this here, for a price of around $280.
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The Centre of Elgin waste management service has now switched to a greener rather expensive garbage can. This $4000 can is a miniature trash compactor; the can uses solar power to automatically compact trash and even manages to send a signal to garbage crews when it is full. Consuming the same amount of energy to heat a pot of coffee for all that compacting done in a month, since most of that energy is produced via its solar panels it makes this garbage can a Zero carbon emitter.
Sanyo today released new, upgraded versions of the “eneloop” rechargeable AA and AAA batteries, with a promise of even more recharge times. Their latest batteries, available in AA or AAA sizes, can be recharged up to 1,500 times. That’s 500 times more than the original eneloop batteries, which launched in November 2005. Sanyo’s claim of being number one is compared to other nickel-metal hydride batteries as of today. The eneloop (named for the concept of “looping energy”) is also well-known for its ability to hold a charge when not in use. These batteries incorporate some aspects of dry cell batteries, like the throw-away Alkaline, allowing them to hold 75 percent of their charge after three years. Above all, the batteries come pre-charged through solar power at Sanyo’s manufacturing plants.
Do you often find it hard to let go of your old mobile phones lying in your drawer, it could be for sentimental reasons or just plain laziness to hand it over to one of those recycling centers many companies have started. Well, if you live near Omaha, Neb, you have one more incentive to recycle it, cold hard cash, instantly! The Eco ATM e-cycling station electronically inspects phones, assigns them real-time secondary market value, and provides in-store payment–if the handset still has any monetary worth. If not, consumers can choose to assign the device to the recycle bin.
This new range of washbasin from Wet, are a new breed of recyclable washbasins that are 100% recyclable, indestructible, non-toxic, child-friendly and are very easy-to-maintain. These new wash basins come in a range of hot hues, including Ice White, Black, Apple, Lila, Fuchsia, Lemon, Orange and Red, and also in the Gold, Zebra and Cosmo motifs, which can be combined in 64 different ways to form a funky fusion of color in your bathroom. Mix and match these cool accessories for an eclectic look, or choose matching styles for a clean, contemporary look.
The winner for The 4th Bin Design Competition, a call for an electronic waste logo and recycling bin for New York City is the ‘Expand Recycling’ from the Netherlands. The design team consists of Lovisa Nersing, Giovanni Doci, John Kock, Marcel Schreuder, Niels Caris, Volker Pflüger, Christian Wiciok, Renze Rispens and Cornelia Einicke. It is intended to be stationed as the common recycling area for apartment and office buildings. A facility manager looks after the bin’s activities such as moving the recycling containers to the curbside or when it is full. A transmitter and a sensor in the bin alerts the recycling company when it is moved from the original spot and also helps in giving them the chance to customize the pickup routes and work more efficiently.
Beauty and brains is hard to come by these days. But with Rico’s Washbasin and Watercloset (W+W) combo, the fantasies come alive. This fancy multi-tasking toilet-sink combination is not just compact and perfect for your small apartment bathroom, but its smooth design boasts of an ingenious self-contained greywater system that is capable of reducing water use by upto25% compared to standard 6/3liter dual flush toilet. The system uses water-reuse technology and also doesn’t flush the bacteria in the units’ built-in container, thus reducing the bad odor. Though the model has been introduced in Japan and has been popular there for long, but the fresh features and the water re-cycling feature is very new and eco-friendly.