What a 44 Year-Old Toaster Can Teach Us About Sustainable Design

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Tim Hurst .

How $2 bought me one of the best appliances I own
I like my toast. I’m one of those people that believes bread simply tastes and performs a better when thoroughly warmed and a little crispy on the outside. So you can imagine my consternation when my toaster recently stopped working. It’s not that the toaster [...]

Etsy Finds to Help You Waste Less in the Kitchen

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Becky Striepe .

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So we’ve made the switch to recycled toilet paper in the name of saving virgin forests, but it turns out that the bathroom isn’t the only room in the house with the potential for producing lots of waste. Between paper towels and napkins and those sandwich baggies, your poor trash bin can fill up [...]

GARBAGE Recycled Kitchenware Lighting

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Doug Gunzelmann .

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Gilles Eichenbaum, also known as Garbage, is a Paris based designer and artist who melds antique household items into captivating light fixtures. Truly gorgeous.

Save Energy with a DIY Eco-cook

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

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We featured the Eco-cook a couple weeks ago and I was surprised how angry some people got claiming that this was not in fact eco-friendly. The arguments came in by comment and by email. The chief complain was that this is just more stuff to buy and to send to the landfill and that [...]

Sunday Funnies - An Energy Saving Dishwasher

Posted on March 30, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

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LAUGH!
Here is an Energy Saving Dishwasher… the only downside is until your train it you’ll have compost heaps in your living room.
From “Stupid & Funny Ideas” at Blogspot