Category Archives: Recycle
The next time someone calls you a couch potato, show them this report and swell in pride. Scientists from the University of York are saying that now it is possible to recycle waste material from discarded televisions to make them useful for medical purposes. They also found a ‘way to recover the chemical compound polyvinyl-alcohol (PVA) from television screens, and transform it into a substance which could be suitable for use in tissue scaffolds which help parts of the body regenerate’. These can be used in pills or dressing thereby helping different parts of the body.
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Julia Johnson has come up with a small help. She has discovered this recyclable headrest. It is made of materials that can be broken down and reused or recycled. It uses proximity sensors and actuators it will always be right behind the person and helps you travel without having to think of getting a neck cast. This comes as a relief after the news – legislation that will be in place by 2015 in the European Union that says 95% of any vehicle produced needs to be recyclable. This headrest is thus to save all that misery. This doesn’t make so much sense to me.
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You can now see the world through green shades too with the latest eco-friendly eyewear from Oakley. The Bob Burnquist Gascan eyewear from the desirable Gascan line is designed to honor the namesake athlete’s support of Green initiatives in environmental awareness. Shaped out of excess materials from the manufacture of other eyewear, Oakley also uses fully biodegradable bamboo for making its storage bag too. Also the icons on the frame are chiseled out of bamboo. Not missing out finer green details, the company is also using recycled materials and eco-friendly inks for packaging. Doesn’t all this earn Oakley’s Bob Burnquist Gascan a round of eco-applause? Not compromising on quality or style, this special edition features Warm Grey lenses, Black frame coloration and screen printing on the inside of the right temple. Inspired by sportsman Bob Burnquist, this latest eco-eyewear from Oakley salutes his efforts to raise consciousness about environmental issues.
[Newscom]
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We have seen containers recycled into eco-friendly offices or homes. But today it’s time to dive into a pool recycled out of a construction dumper. BoingBoing reports that a group called Macro/Sea is modifying these discarded dumpsters into usable swimming pools. Ideal for throwing pool parties, these dumpster pools can be positioned on vast open spaces. Also it can be commercialized by stationing them in parking lots of the strip malls. The people behind this project intend to offer such a cool dip option to urban-dwellers at affordable price. Since sunny days are looming over, such eco-fun idea is definitely going to be a hit with frolic-seekers. Jump for more images……
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As beautiful as photography is, it is also that painful to see such costly equipment go to utter waste after such short while of usage. Photoblog Photojojo came up with a great idea to not just toss away your spoiled cameras and its huge lenses. He suggests that you turn these ‘defunct gizmos’ into flowerpots and grow plants in them. That way you don’t have to hunt for the perfect pot and you don’t have to waste more money on buying more things to cram your home. You can just recycle and reuse. Brilliant idea.
Via – [Gizmodiva]
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Recently there was this news article on a rainbow being created with credit cards across the world. Now, an artist Robert Bradford has created gigantic sculptures from discarded toys. That is, my friends, recycling. This father of two saw so many of his two children’s’ toys thrown about that he thought, what the heck! Let’s put it to some use! And voila! You have you crazy, modern art sculpture. His first piece was an Alsatian dog, made four years ago completely from his children’s toys. The idea came about when he thought that the toys made a great combination of colours, shapes and textures all jumbled up which he then modified using glue, stick and screws. His largest works, ‘The Toy Soldier’ and ‘The Toy Angel’, took almost two months to make and are layers of thousands of models, figures and game parts meticulously chosen from car boot sales and thrift shops.
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And you just sip on to your cup of hot coffee in ignorance! Has it ever dawned upon you that what happens to the waste coffee grounds? A Taiwanese company, Singtex Industrial, has pioneered the technology to weave out a fabric out of it. Called S.Cafe, such an eco-friendly material dries quickly and offers UV protection. But I will wear it for its ability to control odors. Does it mean that we can do away with our not-so-earth-friendly body spray cans? The general manager of Singtex also says that one medium cup of coffee can make two T-shirts. So next time you hit for that cup of coffee, you are going to indirectly donate the raw material to shape out two eco T-shirts. Such a coffee-fabric can be washed without the need of a detergent. What a fashionable way to avoid the coffee grounds from hitting the landfills.
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Panasonic is now using lasers that can quickly weaken the thick glass of the cathode ray tubes of old televisions and increase the processing speed by three-folds. The cathode ray tubes in old TVs are made of different glasses in the screen at the front and also at the end of the funnel at the back. Till recently, Panasonic was using hot wire around the edge of the tube for weakening such thick glasses. This technology processed 24 sets in an hour. To increase this time was a big challenge because it took some time for the wire to heat up and cut the glass into two. So Panasonic started using lasers. Here the CRT is rotated so that the powerful laser runs across all four sides of the tube which creates a stress crack. After that all you need is a gentle tap with a tool and bingo! It’s into two pieces. The new method increased the processing rate from 24 to 72 sets an hour.
[Reuters]
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It’s just amazing how much people can think about when they have some creativity fluids in their body and also the will to recycle. Here’s a cool design. It is a formula one car with all its intricate details made out of Styrofoam. Michael Salter, apparently known to make such cool designs did this for his latest show at the Portland John Ross Plaza Studio. It is a FULL replica of the Formula one car made from scrap Styrofoam pieces, three big wall paintings and 24 framed digital drawings. Just stunning!
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As I sip Coke to quench my thirst, I do keep an eye on the company for its green footsteps too. Gives me more than one reason to stick to this brand of beverage. Till now the Coca-cola has earned green brownie points for recycling plant, environment friendly PET bottle and wind powered billboard on Time Square. Latest from this company is the world’s biggest recycled artwork to mark Recycle Week in Great Britain. Shaped out of thousands of used aluminum cans, the 50m artwork has been unveiled on top of the chalk cliffs of the Sussex coastline. Christened as Precious Metal, this eco-art work has been inspired by a classic 1949 summer poster from The Coca-Cola Company archives of a swimsuit-clad lady relaxing in the sun. Led by the award-winning Cornish sculptor Robert Bradford, it is intended to motivate consumers to recycle more this summer through reminding them of the inherent value of empty cans and bottles. Roll over for the video…..
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