Poop Management — Cloth or Disposable?

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Paula Mitchell Bentley .

Or is there a third option that is easier for parents than cloth and better for the environment than disposables? Matt touched on these flushable diapers in his piece aptly titled Green Diapers: A Lot of Sh*t to Think About in which he examines all the pros and cons of both cloth and disposable [...]

Turning Coconuts Into Car Parts?

Posted on January 9, 2009 by John Platt .

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Researchers at Baylor University are have come up with a method to turn coconut husks — which would otherwise become waste — into car parts. Talk about your new-car smell!
The outer husks (which you normally don’t see in the grocery store) have been blended with polypropylene fibers, then hot-pressed to become car parts that are [...]

360 Paper Bottle By Brandimage

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Doug Gunzelmann .

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The 360 Paper Bottle is a biodegradable, resealable, eco-friendlier plastic bottle alternative. Brandimage works to design, develop, and engineer new products and brands. These Paper Water Bottles are made from 100% recycled material and could transform the plastic water bottle pollution so prevelant today.

Seedling: System of Biodegradable Nestling Planters

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

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UPDATE: Brett Duncan emailed us some more info… after the jump.
This is a great idea from designer Brett Duncan. It is a system of biodegradable nestling planters. As the plant grows too large for it’s planter you place the whole planter inside the next larger soil filled planter, and so on, until presumably placing [...]