March 10, 2006
Bikes reborn...
...as fun, funky furniture. Rumor on the street says it's all comfy and sturdy. All crafted in my favorite little city in the world, Marquette, Michigan.
There's even a prototype for a kid-sized seat. Neat.
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February 03, 2006
I'm partial to Bey
Graceful post-consumer chopstick table lamps. Nine different designs, at fairly reasonable prices.
Of course the little "I could do that" voice made an appearance as soon as the page loaded.
ETA: Here's the source: Kwytza Kraft. And they're right in Sacramento!
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February 02, 2006
Pillow whimsy
Mother Mary Klein and daughter Shelly Klein craft these delicious embroidered pillows from only organic and recycled fabrics.
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September 16, 2005
Not Recycling, But...
...I'm loving Pear Dishmate by Earth Friendly Products so very much, I just had to rave about it. Just four non-polluting ingredients - water, coconut oil derived surfacants, salt, and pear oil! It works so well, smells absolutely delicious, and isn't nearly as hard on my hands as even my old Ivory was.
Posted by jennie at 10:29 AM
September 13, 2005
...And Continuing That Theme
Green Earth Office Supply has a decent range of earth-friendly stuff, and the prices are pretty reasonable. Make sure to check out the page of freebie offers you can snag with minimum orders, too.
Posted by jennie at 12:24 PM
September 12, 2005
Recycling at Work
A line of office workspace items handcrafted from Japanese magazine pages - Translations, at the new-to-me See Jane Work.
Also offered: a pretty recycled-leather folio and staple-free staplers.
Posted by jennie at 10:25 AM
August 28, 2005
Yogurt Cup Handles
Recycline creates recycled and recyclable products, including a line of disposeable razors:
The EPA estimates that over 2 billion disposable razors are landfilled annually in the United States. Recycline's new patent-pending Preserve™ Razor Recyclable is made for recycling – just squeeze in the arms, pop off the blade and recycle the handle – and like all of our Preserve products, the handle is made with 100% recycled plastics.
Retailing at $7.25 for four, it competes favorably with other premium razors on the market (Venus cartridges alone are about eight bucks for four).
The line also includes toothbrushes and disposeable tableware.
Posted by jennie at 09:50 PM
August 16, 2005
And They're Soft, Too
Teko Ecopoly socks are made from fibers gleaned exclusively from recycled polyester and post-industrial waste.
Ecopoly™ is a highly sophisticated recycled polyester (PET) fiber of high quality, capable of offering unique functions and textures. This is the world’s most sophisticated technology for highly advanced chemical recycling and enables the decomposition, purification, and other polyester products (fibers and films) into a highly pure polyester raw material -- equivalent to that produced from petroleum, but without spilling a single unnecessary drop of oil.
Posted by jennie at 09:50 AM