Category: Recycling

August 20, 2008November 29, 2008
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8GB EarthDrive – Recyclable Flash Drive

It seems that computer gadgets are a new target for the eco-friendly world, with low power PCs and disk drives using recycled materials. Today we get to see the ATP 8GB EarthDrive made from bio-recycled plastics (not sure what bio-recycled means compared to recycled!) for an attractive $48. The housing of the device is completely...

August 15, 2008November 29, 2008
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Easy Starter Kit for being Greener

If you’re having trouble getting started to living a greener life, then the Green Tomato Kit is an inexpensive starter pack ideal for giving you a head start. The kit contains a range of green gadgets, energy saving radiator reflectors, a toilet systern water saving pack, a reusable shopping bag, energy saving light bulbs and...

August 13, 2008May 1, 2009
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AltusLumen TRI-L Contemporary Personal Light

AltusLumen TRI-L rechargeable and portable light in a new green gadget, a magnesium-based rechargable LED light with a 300 degree hinge and tripod to allow the light to be positioned at any angle. The TRI-L adheres to 5 bold and environmentally sound principles adopted by AltusLumen, including being made from recycled and recyclable material, energy...

August 11, 2008July 13, 2009
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BioDegradeable Picnic Plates and Utensils

Most western societies have a very throw-away nature, one of many reasons our landfill sites are filling up fast. I applaud this use of eco friendly technology, a , as it means it doesn’t matter if the plates, etc get left around in a field after a festival or picnic, as it’s all 100% eco...

August 4, 2008July 13, 2009
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Solar Powered PIR Security Light

Sometimes there’s a trade off between having a useful gadget and it’s energy requirements. So if you’re interested in home security, it would be fairly likely you’d want a motion detecting flood light. However, if these lights are coming on several times in an evening, it’s probably going to cost a bit in energy costs...

July 28, 2008July 13, 2009
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Toilet Humour – Actually a Crap Idea

The “Shit Box” is a wonderful trademark name, despite not being a product you’d chat about with your parents or other prudish family members. You’d need to be a fairly liberal individual to want to use the Shit Box, which is an eco-friendly portable toilet. All components are biodegradable, yet the toilet box itself is...

July 5, 2008July 13, 2009
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EFuel100 MicroFueler – Brew Your Own Fuel

Conventional fossil fuels costs are going through the roof at the moment all over the world. We need to find and use alternative and cheaper energy sources, particularly fuels that work with cars and other vehicles. The EFuel100 MicroFueler is essentially a home distillery that allows you to create your own ethanol supply using yeast...

June 27, 2008July 13, 2009
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Combined Washing Machine and Toilet

Washup is a bizarre conceptual design that combines a washing machine and a toilet in the same place. The idea is that waste water from the washing machine is used to flush the toilet, rather than wasting fresh water to flush the toilet.