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spotlight: designer reusable fast-food packaging!

You’re probably familiar with reusable packaging materials like glass jars, but have you ever heard of reusable fast food packaging? It’s certainly not something you see often, if at all. But, we’re seeing new ideas in sustainable packaging more frequently now....

spotlight: an un-conventional green building in vancouver

nature, sustainability

Convention centers generally don’t inspire a lot of excitement or appreciation. They’re usually in the background, serving as backdrops for conventions or conferences. The Vancouver Convention Centre, however, is not your typical ho-hum large-event space. The key word...

spotlight: green ski slopes at amager bakke power plant

nature, sustainability

There’s a recently-constructed waste-to-energy plant located in Copenhagen, Denmark. And while that alone is not necessarily unusual, the artificial green ski slopes and park that sit atop the plant is! amager bakke power plant Beginning operation in 2017, the...

want to take your beauty routine to a more eco-friendly place?

beauty, lifestyle, sustainability

Sustainability is top-of-mind for many these days. And one area that has plenty of room for improvement is the beauty industry. The market is vast; you may use 5, 10 or 15 beauty, skin, and personal care products in a day. And many probably come in a plastic bottle,...

spotlight: desert hydroponics at sundrop farms, australia

hydroponics

Can you grow vegetables in dry hot climates? Sundrop Farms says yes. This large hydroponic farm grows fruits and vegetables in Adelaide, Australia without using soil. Sundrop Farms uses practices common among hydroponic farms, like avoiding pesticides. But it sets...