The design of products is an important aspect of a circular economy. The circular economy approach addresses material supply challenges by keeping materials in use much longer and eventually returning materials for new use. The principle is that waste must …
Free MOOC Circular Fashion: Design, Science and Value in a Sustainable Clothing IndustryThe MOOC Circular Fashion starts 27th of May and 3rd of August: Design, Science and Value in a Sustainable Clothing Industry brings you a comprehensive introduction in circular fashion brought to you by roughly thirty different experts from both academia …
Upcycling service for fashion overstockFor a brand or retailer with (dead)stock HACKED by__ operates as a upcycling service. Designer Francisco van Benthum will up-cycle residual stocks into contemporary fashion for men and/or women. In a collaborating structure the HACKED by__ X [your brandname …
Free course: Sustainable Packaging in a Circular EconomyIf you are interested in learning about sustainable packaging design, this MOOC course from the Technical University in Delft on EDX.com is for you! You’ll also benefit if you are a professional in the packaging industry and want to learn how to find circular …
Getting mainstream buyers to consumer more sustainableAlthough most people claim to prefer a more sustainable product, only a limited number of ‘green buyers’ act on their words at the moment of purchase. To find out how to get mainstream buyers to buy more sustainable products, we used data on 950 Western …
Re:newcell’s recycling technology transforms high cellulosic post consumer waste into pure, natural dissolving pulp to create new fibres. It’s an efficient process that reuses chemicals, and it’s up and running. The discarded textiles are shredded, de …
Natural Fabric dye from the fermentation potAlmost every industrially used colour is produced using fossil-based chemistry. One of the most colour-consuming industry remains textile manufacturing, which uses 1 million tons of dyes every year, this industry happens to be the second most polluting …
Silky fabric from wasteIn Italy every year, more than 700.000 tons of citrus skin waste are produced. Orange Fiber set out to develop a process to use this waste in the production of an innovative material out of industrial byproducts. Using citrus juice byproducts that do not …
Growing bricks instead of firing40% of global carbon dioxide emissions are linked to the construction industry, primarily from exhaustive material production and disposal processes. At bioMASON, they grow their materials by employing microorganisms to grow cement.The inspiration for these …
Upcycled cotton fabric turns into silky fibersEvrnu purifies cotton garment waste, converts it to a pulp, and extrudes it as a pristine new fiber for the creation of premium textiles. It is finer than silk and stronger than cotton. Evrnu gives an upgrade to something we already need and want – beautiful …
JosephJoseph offers a big range for all household sizes and grades of recycling. In Europe in most municipalities it is mostly at least glass, paper, plastic & metal, organic and the rest. For all or whatever you want to recycle there are plenty of …
Kickstarter Project: 3D KNITTING on DemandEveryone a customized unique sweater produced on-demand, not more nor less, for a fair price! Now on Kickstarter For the Netherlands over one fashion item per person instore is never bought per year and might even turn into waste …
79,000 Euro buys you an off-grid towable houseEcocapsule is a low-energy house packed into a compact form. It merges an energy efficient shape, compact volume and off-grid capabilities with the luxuries of a warm bed, running water and a hot meal. Though small in size, each Ecocapsule comfortably houses …
Making recycling easy and cleanDomestic waste usually comprises a myriad of different materials, so people often improvise managing the waste by using a clutter of extra bins and containers. The Totem waste separation unit responds to this problem in one object. Featuring a footprint …
Wooden super car (except for the V12 Engines)When most people think of a wooden vehicle, they don’t think high performance. They are more likely to picture a canoe made of a hollowed-out log or a rickety wagon made of nailed-together planks. The Splinter, a high-performance, wooden supercar, is …
mineral water bottled in belgium or italy and transported to shanghai. My first thought about the difficulty to design for sustainability. of course it is ridiculous to ship water over the globe but in the chinese dont like drinking carbonated water so ...
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Airbook 11" Model MC505, MC506Based on Apple's data from http://images.apple.com/environment/reports/docs/11inch_MacBookAir_Product_Environmental_Report.pdf. They don't say anything about the lifetime but I assumed 5 years (3 years own use and 2 years second hand). 4 hours working, ...
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