Last year, a firm RVM Recycle from Delhi installed three recycling machines in the coal town of Dhanbad, in Jharkhand, India. The machines, or as they are called smart bins, were installed under the brand name Zeleno on three different locations provided by Dhanbad Municipal
The Indira Paryavaran Bhawan in New Delhi has become first ‘net zero energy’ building in India. Officially inaugurated by India’s Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, the building will serve as the head office for the Ministry of Environment and Forests and has a capacity to accommodate
The era of listening music carrying a Boombox on your shoulder is long gone. However, if in today’s world of compact gadgets and smart technology you want to relive the time of large afro hairstyle and huge portable speaker systems, the Berlin Boombox is for
Currently teaching at the Monash University, designer Mark Richardson has always focused on understanding modern transportation design trends and development of sustainable mobility systems. Officially a senior designer at Ford Motor Company, Mark has worked on number of projects in the past and the latest
With an objective of eliminating waste and reduce environmental impact of the fashion industry Swedish multinational retail-clothing company, H&M has unveiled a new line of clothing made out of recycled textile fibers. The company announced the first collection of products made from the fibers of
We have never thought of possibilities beyond fabrics like silk and cotton when it comes to bow ties. However, the new and unique ‘wood papillon’ collection by vinyluse will certainly change that. Crafted in Italy, the collection of the handmade bow ties is made using
With an initiative to reduce energy and recycle plastic, Canada-based water bottling company Ice River Springs has unveiled 15 liter bottles made from 100 percent recycled plastic. The new bottles slated to sell under Arrowhead brand name have been made primarily for water cooler. For
There are lots of designers around the globe who are concerned about the environment and use their creativity and eco consciousness to bring something nature friendly to save our planet. One such designer is UK based Vanessa Harden who is working on a biodegradable tent
“It’s strong, it’s durable, it’s cheap and what I like about it the most that it’s made of cardboard!” These are the words of Israeli entrepreneur Izhar Gafni who has successfully made a prototype of a bicycle that has been entirely built from cardboard. The
I just love reading about earth friendly stuff and regularly blog a lot about environmental issues and technologies. Every time I visit Treehugger, I always find some great green stuff. Today, my eyes stopped for a while on an awesome tree house, I came across