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RE-Case: iPhone Case Made from Trash

RE-Case: iPhone Case Made from Trash

By Becky Striepe on April 25, 2012

You know we love upcycling around here, so when the folks at MINIWIZ offered to send me their case for the iPhone 4 that’s made from trash, I knew I had to take them up on it.

Category: Concept+Design, Gear+Gadgets, Innovation, Living | Tags: packaging, plastic, Re-Case, recycled iphone 4 case, recycled iphone case, recycled plastic

Recycled Coffee Mugs to Green Your To-Go

Recycled Coffee Mugs to Green Your To-Go

By Becky Striepe on October 19, 2011

Getting coffee on the go can come with a lot of waste, but finding the right reusable to go mug can be a challenge!

Category: Food+Drink, Living | Tags: coffee, coffee mugs, plastic, recycled plastic, to go mugs

Compostable Plastic that You Can... Compost!

Compostable Plastic that You Can… Compost!

By Becky Striepe on February 25, 2010

Researchers at the Imperial College of London are about to change the bioplastics game, developing a truly compostable cup.

Category: Concept+Design, Innovation | Tags: bioplastics, composting, plastic, recycled plastic

Samsung's Blue Earth: First Solar Powered Touchscreen Phone

Samsung’s Blue Earth: First Solar Powered Touchscreen Phone

By Derek Markham on February 14, 2009

With a body made from recycled plastic, a solar panel for power on the back, an ‘eco-mode’ energy-saving setting, and a built-in ‘eco walk’ pedometer for calculating how much CO2 emissions you’ve saved by walking, the Samsung Blue Earth cell phone just set the bar for eco-friendly phones very high.

Category: Gear+Gadgets | Tags: cell phone, recycled plastic, Samsung Blue Earth, solar power

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