Tag Archives: recycling

Riiiiiiiight…. What’s a Socktopus?

By Kevin Danenberg | Published: December 9, 2007
Here’s a little something awesome I found featured on Inhabitat.com, a blog that focuses on sustainable design and architecture.  You can order a plush mollusk called a Socktopus that is made from recycled sweaters and is "lovingly filled with hypoallergenic polyester".  I think it’s brilliant because the recycled result is convincingly a new product, whereas [...]
Posted in Environment, Web Sites | Also tagged , , | Leave a comment

CFL’s: It’s Easy Being Somewhat Greener

By Kevin Danenberg | Published: September 20, 2007
I’ve been giving Compact Fluorescent Lamps a try since early this year. They use far less wattage than incandescent bulbs, prompting Australia and Canada to begin phasing out incandescent bulbs to reduce energy consumption. A 14 Watt CFL outputs the same light as a 60 Watt incandescent bulb, and lasts up to 10 [...]
Posted in Environment, Home Economics, Technology | Also tagged , , | Leave a comment