Cargoshell is a brand new eco-friendly idea for freight storage containers. They are constructed from composites and for that reason significantly lighter than the usual metal container. This company thinks that shipping of a light and portable container will save power (generated by fossil fuels) and as a consequence minimizes CO2-emission significantly.
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Who would ever think that used bottled water can be used as hanger too? That’s what Rethink Hanger is all about. It basically turns two ordinary plastic beverage bottles into a unique clothes hanger by screwing the bottles into the hook. It presents a way to encourage the reuse of already consumed items by forming a new functional product. Available in colors Green and Yellow.
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Chickadee and Me is a good business idea strongly rooted on a mother’s love for her baby and passion to save the environment. In an article, founder and new mom Sarah Eddy switched to cloth diapers because she feels guilty knowing that these disposable diapers pile up in landfills. From this passion comes the birth of handmade woolies.

After experimenting with various cloth diaper brands and styles, the 2005 Grand Valley State University grad ended up at her sewing machine making appliquéd diaper covers called “woolies” out of the softest wool sweaters she could find. These woolies are worn over cloth diapers and come in a range of styles including brieflike “soakers,” capri-length “shorties,” full-length “longies” and even “footies” that cover the child from waist to toe.
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Ovopur water filter is what you’ll get if you combine utilitarian sculpture with eco-friendly water filtration system. Created by Canadian entrepreneur Manuel Desrochers, this 23-pound ceramic egg-shaped device can hold about 2.9 gallons of water.

Most importantly, it combines gravity and a glass filter cartridge to purify ordinary tap water. It’s a stylish twist on the 5-gallon plastic water cooler that has been the standard-bearer in homes and offices for years.

To minimize waste, Desrochers utilizes reusable and recycle materials as much as possible. It means the filter inside the Ovopur is reusable, made of blown glass and containing four layers of activated carbon, a zinc and copper alloy, quartz, and a layer of tiny, porous ceramic beads.
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It’s about time to have an edible bottle to go with our favorite drink. And you can count on the Japanese to do something like that. Now, they have created sun-dried squid bottles to replace their traditional sake bottles. It’s recyclable and did I mention edible?

Backtracking a bit, the process begins when cuttlefish are caught, cleaned, and set out in the sun to dry. The skins may be stuffed with rice or grain to help them form to the shapes of bottles. After the squid have been sun-dried to a nice golden brown, they’re ready for their reincarnation as liquor bottles – you should be so lucky.

When warm or hot sake is poured into an Ika Tokurri, the liquor will absorb flavoring from the squid making the taste somewhat smoother and milder. The bottle can be used about 5 or 6 times; after that it can be eaten!

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