You will have guessed by now that we love wacky ways of recycling household items and this story is a great example of just what can be created with a little imagination, a pile of plastic waste and of course dedication. Take two students with a dream, 90 plastic pop bottles, a couple of rolls […]
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This month’s My Alter-Eco features a night club doing its best to reduce it’s carbon footprint. The Sustainable Dance club in Rotterdam is perhaps the greenest in the world and its not just low energy lightbulbs and solar power that makes it so energy efficient. Sweat produced by clubbers and rainwater are used to help […]
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The competition for Miss Earth is on and this is by no means your average beauty pageant. The lady who takes the title of Miss Earth U.K has to plant trees, attend environmental seminars and educate the public about the three R’s. As we are based in the Midlands we are hoping a girl from […]
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Fed up of all the free CDs you get with the Sunday newspapers? Well, we have an eco friendly way of disposing them for you-recycle them into a Panda chair. The Panda chair made in Spain by designer Belen Hermosa utilises thousands of CDs. We love it because CDs are not the easiest things to […]
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We love the idea of reuse and refashioning everyday items so were delighted to come across a website which makes jewellery and accessories from organic and natural seeds, pods and nuts from the Brazilian rainforest. The products aim to support indigenous tribes in Brazil by helping to retail their crafts over the internet. One particular […]
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This months My Alter-Eco features another feat of ingenuity in the world of sustainability. The newly invented solar powered bra made by underwear company Triumph enables the wearer to charge small items like mobile phones and ipods. It’s eco functions also include a water pouch so that the wearer can remain hydrated without resorting to […]
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Today’s My Alter-Eco features the ultimate in eco-chic…..the amazing composting handbag. The Bond Bag has been created with the environment and practicality in mind. It has a compartment which will compost old bus tickets, cigarette butts, tissues and receipts. The magic ingredient within the compartment that enables the breakdown of the materials is a sea […]
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This My Alter-Eco story features an inspirational bunch of young women from Manchester called ‘The Spokes’ The Spokes are unique and are the only all-woman all-bike-loving bicycle dance troupe in the U.K. Their aim is to entertain people by choreographing and performing synchronized bike riding/ dancing and tricks. In a wider sense they also want […]
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Looking for an alternative to travelling or transporting goods by car? Then why not try something similar to this village in Gloucestershire. Residents from Rack Hill in Chalford have petitioned their local council for a grant to purchase a donkey. The estimated cost per animal being from £300 – £600, the donkeys would carry their […]
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Our My-Alter Eco this month features a house made from old newspapers. Some months back we featured a house made from old glass bottles so were pleased to find this little gem online. The creator of the newspaper house an artist called Summer Erek reckons his house will contain over 80,000 copies of the metro […]
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