Category Archives: Recycle
Italy’s Valcucine has come up with a grand idea of a 100 per cent recyclable kitchen. It is called the gRennaissance line of kitchen cabinets in glass and aluminum. This way you don’t have to throw away your kitchen cabinets when it’s old. It will have a new glass base units system called Invitrum and can be assembled and dissembled easily thanks to its mechanical joints. The glass base units are also designed in a way to eliminate double side panels. In short, this system requires fewer materials to used than does in conventional types thus saving energy and resources. Using glass also makes it recyclable with no glues and helps in recycling formaldehyde emissions and resistence to heat and steam.
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Now this is an excellent initiative that is being carried out Canon where they take back their junk copiers and recycle them into calculators. It’s not 100% closed loop cycle and the calculators aren’t 100% eco-friendly, but the steps taken by Canon towards being green is really appreciated. Two Models LS-120TSG and the F-502G are made from 100% recycled plastic from the copiers and the former is solar powered too. It’s one thumb up for them and hopefully we can give them two if they bring their other products as well in this list.
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Starting in Spring 2009, Sears will start selling suits that are made from recycled plastic bottle chips and wool. The suits will be branded as EcoGir for the fashionable males. It takes upto 13 2-liter bottles to get enough material for one suit and these can be washed at home too! This would mean a good use for the 60 million bottles that the Americans throw out every day! Bagir Group Ltd is the only tailoring company in the world to have adapted this into fashionable suits that appeal to the eco-conscious customer.
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The Bullet Pen .375 Magnum has dared to change the age-old adage that ‘The pen is mightier than the sword.’ When the user will pen down a few words with this pen recycled from a bullet shell, his/her words will be mightier than bullets! Shoot your knowledge with the ballpoint pen that is capped with a genuine .375 H & H Magnum Shell. Inside is a lacquered Fisher Space Bullet Pen. This all brass pen has a shelf life of 100 years and so it reduces the burden on landfills too. It houses a medium point black ink cartridge and uses the standard “PR” series refills. It is the same PR Series Pressurized refill that was developed for NASA and has been used on every American and Russian Space Shuttle mission. For $30, it’s a mighty eco-friendly pen to make a strong statement about saving our planet.
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H&M is a great brand – not just in their clothing range but also in heart. Or so they have proven to be as they are soon to be using recycled PET plastic bottles to make their clothes rather than the conventional polyester. Keeping in mind the receding ice space and the crazy weather conditions across the world owing to global warming could have been one reason to this move. But nonetheless, it’s a welcome change and hope more brands will follow suit.
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Now here’s a great idea that will help you have a real green spot in your home, no spare batteries to charge and keep a watch of time. The Timeless Garden is a brilliant concept by designers Francesco Castiglione Morelli and Tommaso Ceschi. It is a recycled clock made out of plastic and contains two slots where you can put some mud and place your plant. The mud and metal of the base helps create the necessary electricity to help run the clock.
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The new Airnamic Green from Alen Corp in the states is an air filter made from recycled plastic bottles. This can remove dust, mold, pet dander, grass and tree pollen and other allergens that exist in your home. This also reduces electricity consumption according to the way the filter is designed. This filter not only comes useful to save bills and allergies that hunt small children, it is also something that will improve your home atmosphere. This will do exceptionally well during sand storms in parts of the Middle East which usually ends up leaving you filled with sand. And this is no exaggeration.
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We have seen used shipping containers and out-of-service rail compartments being put to use by serving as eco-friendly dens. The latest to join this new trend of abode is retired aircraft. Re-designed as the Jumbo Hostel, the 747-200 is roomy enough to accommodate 25 rooms. Even the cockpit is converted into a bedroom! Stretched across 6 square meters, each room has space for three bunk beds…..one bed more than the regular twin sharing option. Though it may get a bit crowded for three people in such a small area. Hey but aren’t we all used to being cramped up in aircrafts even when we fly? At least in this airplane-turned-hostel people will be able to stretch out their legs with out irritating co-passengers…errr room-mates. Serving as a flier for Singapore Airlines, Pan Am and a Swedish Airline, this plane now rests are an affordable furnished hostel. For once, people can talk about spending a night in an aircraft without hurting the pockets. So what if it’s stationed on the ground only?
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Being green starts with thorough understanding of the 3 Rs, that is Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. While most of us, who sport a green persona, try to incorporate these 3 Rs in to our daily living, designer Ryan Frank has shaped up am optimum model for the same. Dubbed, Inkuku, it is crafted out of recycled aluminum and wrapped up in reused plastic shopping bags. Inspired by the South African craft chicken decoration, the designer has confirmed that plastic bag can be put to a better use even after its original role. Skilled folks with creative mind and eco-conscious can churn out distinctive eco-friendly products that prove a point to the rest of the world – Eco-friendly products are here to rule!
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Ah, six months back, I sold my car with out realizing that the aged engine was a treasure chest. At least I could have been richer with a chess set built out of the used auto parts. I am harping about the auto-turned-chess as I am inspired by RevRod crew’s idea of recycling useless engine parts into an intelligent game of war ! How about making your move on the High Octane Chess Set with the pawns made from lifters or rooks recycled out of bolts with a welded castle nut top. The valve spring with a welded rocker arm top plays the role of a Knight and the intake valves is best suited as the Bishop. And lastly the royals……King is nothing but the input shaft of a 4-speed Muncie transmission and the Queen is a part of a high-performance slant-6 racing cam shaft with a spider gear welded on top. Phew! Heavy metals for heavy game!
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