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Cuddle Up to This Power Monitor

Alison Neumer Lara, February 16th, 2011

It looks like a plush polar bear toy, but don't be fooled. This stuffed animal is actually a cute power monitor that changes color to indicate household energy use - green is OK, pink indicates use above a certain threshold that contributes to global warming, which endangers wildlife habitat. The idea, an entry in the GE Ecomagination Challenge, is ... read more

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Tagged energy, reduce, students

Published in Household


Upcycled Furniture We Want Now

Alison Neumer Lara, February 16th, 2011

Leftovers can be the best part. At least that's the case for two Swedish designers who turn flea store finds, vintage clothes and crocheted pot holders into high-style, whimsical furnishings. Linda and Jona Netsman, founders of Design by Leftovers, introduced their second collection last week at the Stockholm Furniture Fair. Traditional settees and wingtip chairs get a fresh and fun ... read more

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Tagged clothingandtextile, homeandofficefurniture, reuse

Published in Household


How to Avoid Candy Wrapper #FAIL

Amanda Wills, February 16th, 2011

Two days after Valentine's Monday you're undoubtedly coming down off your love- and sugar-high, and no one is judging you for those candy wrappers piled up in your cubicle corner. Plastic-coated candy wrappers have long been a recycling dilemma because of their size, weight and lack of valuable, post-life material. But even though they're tiny in size, they're everywhere. ... read more

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Tagged number2plasticHDPE, reuse

Published in Plastic


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