Tony’s Farm Eco-Packaging is a step towards a more eco-friendly packaging for the leading organic farm in China. The farm wished to use a packaging that was more in fitting with its environmentally aware philosophy. This pulp molded box allows the produce to be safely transported while being reusable, stack-able and sustainable.

Tony’s Farm Eco-Packaging has been envisioned by designer Matthias Burhenne to allow Tony’s Farm in China to be able to transport their organic fruit and vegetables safely to their customers. The molded pulp packaging created from sustainable sources is moisture resistant, helping it to safely hold the produce, it is suitable for reuse and once it has come to the end of its usefulness the packaging can be easily recycled, or composted. Tony’s Farm Eco-Packaging has been designed to allow it to be stack-able, so that the amount of space the empty packaging takes is kept to a minimum.

The boxes are designed to be used to take the produce to the customers, and to be returned for reuse. The packaging boxes though could be useful in a variety of ways in a home. These boxes could make a suitable alternative to plastic bags or plastic boxes often used to transport produce. Though many supermarkets do allow you to reuse cardboard boxes when in store those using online delivery find their produce transported in many plastic bags, carried in plastic carriers. Many stores will collect the plastic bags for recycling, though reducing the amount of plastic used would still be of significant benefit to the environment. It is not known however why the produce pictured has been securely encased in differing plastic wrappers, the boxes would allow you to place in fruit and vegetables unwrapped.

Source: Matthias Burhenne

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The book 50 Green Projects for the Evil Genius is a detailed, step by step guide on ways to make your life more eco-friendly. The book contains many different Do It Yourself projects ranging from ways to improve your cars fuel efficiency to how to build your own solar water heater and many things in between.

50 Green Projects for the Evil Genius provides you with step by step instructions for how you can make your own environmentally friendly life improvements. The projects allow you to make improvements to your car, and even show you how to create other green methods of transportation. The book also provides many projects to help you make your home as eco-friendly as possible. The book covers subjects like transportation, alternative fuels, solar, wind, and hydro power, home insulation and construction and many more to help you achieve a greener way of life.

Each project comes with full instructions on how to design, build and install the creations that can be made to suit your particular needs. Most projects are made out of easy to find parts, and each project lists fully all the parts that will be required to create it. The projects range in complexity, from simple creations like creating a worm compost bin, to more complex projects like creating your own wind turbine. This range helps to make the book of use to anyone, from those wanting easy and quick creations to help make their lives greener in small ways to those who have ambitious green dreams.

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Just Add Water is a concept for a bottle lid and flavour delivery system to help extend the amount of usage you can get from a standard water bottle. The Just Add Water idea is to allow you to refill bottles with tap water and add flavour to it to make the water more appealing.

Just Add Water is a concept designed by Plus Minus Design to help reduce the amount of empty water bottles that go to landfill or for recycling every day. Most people do not like the taste of tap water, and no matter how much they know that by refilling and reusing their water bottles they help to reduce the demand and waste of plastic they still cant bring themselves to drink the stuff. The Just Add Water lid steps in to make tap water more palatable.  The lid is designed to fit on all standard water bottle necks, once in place securely the gelatin based liquid tab that is in the lid can dissolve on contact with the water, adding a burst of flavour to the tap water.

The Just Add Water lids are designed to allow you to be able to replace the gelatin based liquid tab, thus allowing you to reuse the bottle and its led time and time again. There is hope for the tabs to be made to add different things to the tap water to help make it more appealing, different flavours, maybe the ingredients to make the water into an energy drink, research into what the tabs could achieve is ongoing. The tabs would allow you to be able to add flavour anywhere, as they are small enough to be easily taken with you, all you would require is tap water to fill your bottle with.

The Just Add Water sports lid will be able to be recycled just like the water bottles when it is worn out. As the tabs will be sold in packs separately to allow you to refill your lid when needed, you would be able to buy and add the tabs without the lid, for those who do not like drinking from a sports lid or use bottles with a wider than standard mouth. The Just Add Water concept will help make it easier to reuse water bottles, refilling them with ordinary tap water and being able to transform it into something anyone would want to drink.

Source: iGreenSpot

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These Solar Roof Tiles provide a suitable alternative to large, obvious solar panels for those who wish to preserve the aesthetics of their roof. The solar panels can be placed on every tile or only on a section to provide your home with sustainable eco-friendly electricity.

The Solar Roof Tiles are made by the Italian company Tegolasolare. They create each tile from natural red clay and do not add any chemicals to the clay to help minimise the environmental impact. By using a high temperature spray drying process the tiles they create have increased strength which provides you with a durable tile with a traditional red colouration. The tiles have a greater resistance to weather and knocks and they absorb less water and heat compared to more traditional counterparts.

Each tile can have a solar panel that comprises of 4 photovoltaic cells installed onto it. The solar panel is integrated into the tile, helping it to not be seen except from above. This allows the home owner to retain the aesthetics of the building as from ground level only the red of the tiles is really noticeable. Each tile’s solar panel needs to be connected up by wire strings to the next one. The tiles are all interconnected underneath to form the equivalent of one large power generation system.  The wiring bundles lead to an inverter that is used to transform the current from Direct Current (DC) to Alternating Current (AC) which can be then fed into the power grid.

The electricity created by the solar panels that has gone to the power grid is then used as credit against your electrical usage bill. Depending on how many tiles you have with a solar panel integrated this can lead to high savings. The tiles with the integrated solar panels can be put onto any amount of the roof you require, tiles without the panels can be used to tile the rest of the roof. This allows you to target roof areas where maximum advantage of the sun can be taken to save costs, or to cover the whole roof for maximum gain. As each tile is designed to have a solar panel integrated, additional solar panels can be added at a later date if you decide to leave some tiles free from them to begin with. Because each tile is separate each one can be easily replaced and wired back into the system. This allows the roof to be maintained easily and for you to be able to upgrade the solar technology in stages if required for higher performance in the future.

The Solar Roof Tiles provide anyone with the means to benefit from solar energy without having to deal with the ugly large panels commonly used. The tiles can be used with great flexibility as you can  increase the amount of solar panels used over time if required and can upgrade the system in stages. The tiles help a building to retain its traditional aesthetics while benefiting from modern technology of solar energy.

Source: iGreenSpot

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The Nighthawk is a wind-up LED torch that provides you with a bright, focused light whenever it is required. Because a dynamo is used to produce the electricity for this torch there are no worries over it running out of power when you need a torch most. The torch can also be used to provide charge for your Nokia mobile phone.

The Nighthawk by Powerplus uses both two traditional LED bulbs (5mm) and a ‘new generation’ 0.5W LED bulb. These give the torch a bright focused beam of light that is highly energy efficient. The torch charges its internal battery from the kinetic energy you provide by winding the handle of the torch. This dynamo power allows the torch to be easily and quickly recharged anywhere, with no concerns over sunlight, keeping the torch charged ready for use, or worries over batteries.

The Nighthawk is supplied with a standard Nokia phone adapter cable. This allows you to charge your Nokia phone (or any device that uses a Nokia charger to gain charge) from the electricity you have generated winding up the torch. From winding the handle of the torch for one minute you provide enough electricity to light the 5mm LEDs for 90 minutes, the 0.5w LED for 20 minutes and provide roughly 2-8 minutes of talk time on your phone, or half an hour of standby time. When the torch battery is fully charged it can provide 12 hours of light from the 5mm LEDs and 4 hours of light from the 0.5w LED.

The Nighthawk measures only 15.5cm x 5cm (6.1 in x 2 in) which allows it to be easily carried with you wherever it is needed. The torch provides you with a powerful light whenever it is required. Its use of LED bulbs and dynamo power allow the torch to provide light or phone charge that requires very little effort or forethought.

The Nighthawk Dynamo LED Torch is yours for just £19.95.

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The Pest Free Elevated Garden is designed to allow you to produce stronger, healthier, pest free plants without the aid of chemical pesticides. The greenhouse protects against pests, allowing your plants to grow in warmer, sunnier conditions which helps to encourage higher yields on your plants.

The Pest Free Elevated Garden raises your plants away from many common garden pests such as slugs, snails, rabbits and rodents. The base is roughly 51cm (20 in) high and does also allow you to tend to your plants whilst you’re sat in a chair. This is ideal for people with limited mobility who have trouble bending over. The greenhouse helps to protect your plants from pests without pesticides as it has insect netting hung over all sides. This allows the rain and sunlight through to your plants while keeping the insects out. It will additionally offer some protection to your plants from larger pests such as birds, cats or dogs. The side netting is easily pulled up when required to allow you access to your plants.

The Pest Free Elevated Garden is constructed from a PVC UV-resistant frame and base. It also includes 7mm clear poly sheeting that can be used to cover the sides of the greenhouse over the netting. This sheeting allows the garden to be used more like a traditional greenhouse would, keeping the plants within warmer and protected from the elements which is great for seedlings or for extending the plants growing season.

The Pest Free Elevated Garden measures 124.5 cm x 122 cm x 122cm (49 in x 48 in x 48 in). Because the garden is raised up from ground level, the temperature of the soil for the plants is higher, helping them to grow more vigorously. The plants also have more access to the sunlight without being so easily shaded by other objects around the garden. 

Though this elevated garden does prevent the need for the use of hazardous chemical pesticides, the use of PVC plastic is not eco-friendly in the slightest. There are plenty of other types of eco-friendly plastics that could be used instead. The manufacturers could also have used sustainable bamboo rather than use plastic. So a great idea, but it’d be pretty easy to make it completely eco-friendly with just a few changes.

The Pest Free Elevated Garden costs $599.95 and assembles within 2 hours using the supplied tools.

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The IRISO Water Dripper is a system that helps you to convert an old plastic bottle into a device to keep your plants watered. The device can be set to a number of drip rates to allow it to be compatible to a range of plant sizes and by using a large bottle you can ensure your plants are watered even if you are away for weeks.

IRISO Water Drippers are an efficient system for delivering your houseplants, or garden plants, water 24 hours a day even when you are away. The drippers help you to turn regular plastic drinks bottles into water storage tanks to supply the plants with constant water.  The enclosed system supplies water directly into the soil, helping to prevent the water from evaporating. It does this without using any electricity or access to mains water supply as it uses gravity to provide the plant with the water from the bottle.

The flow of water to the plant can be adjusted to suit the needs of the plant and can be anything from 150 ml a day to 1.5 ltr a day. This watering system helps you to re-purpose plastic bottles into something of use,  the system requires that the mouth of the bottle is a standard one (standard to both the .5ltr and 2ltr bottles commonly purchased) but any size of bottle you can find with this can be used. This allows you to attach a bottle big enough to provide your plants with water for a long time, usually for anything from 20 days to 2 months, perfect for when you are away on holiday. The system helps to prevent over watering and encourages more efficient use of water. It achieves this as there is no loss of water through evaporation nor is water being used in areas it is not required.

The IRISO Water Drippers costs just £3.97 for a single dripper, or £17.99 for a pack of 4 dripper kits. These kits are highly respected and have got fantastic reviews.

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The Enviro Battery Kit contains all you need to create many different environmentally friendly batteries and other such eco-friendly items. The kit can help you turn many different household items into batteries allowing you to power items like a LED bulb or watch while explaining the science behind why these experiments work.

The Enviro Battery Educational Kit made by Green Science can be used as an educational tool to help teach children about environmentally friendly power sources, and the science behind creating electricity from chemical reactions. The kit includes the parts and full detailed instructions to allow you to create batteries from ordinary household items like fruit juices, vegetables, coins, and utensils. The kit also includes the parts to allow you to light an LED bulb, power a watch, and activate a music chip.

The Enviro Battery Kit includes 4 plates of both copper and zinc and connection wires for these, 2 specially designed bottle screw caps, a tower with a LED bulb on top, a sound chip, a LCD watch moment with protective cover and many other parts to help you create the experiments in the instructions. This educational kit is not suitable for children that are 3 or under due to the small parts, the kit is aimed for children aged 8 and up, though adult supervision is recommended.

The Enviro Battery Educational Kit is just $13.79 with free shipping.

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The Vac From The Sea is a concept by Electrolux to create vacuum cleaners from recycled plastic. Rather than using any old plastic they specifically wish to create vacuums from the plastic they will be gathering from the sea, either from floating plastic expanses or from shore lines.

With the Vac From The Sea concept, Electrolux hopes to highlight two major problems with plastic. Firstly the demand for plastic to recycle into more sustainable goods actually outstrips supply, meaning many who wish to create products from recycled plastic can struggle to do so. Secondly, and more importantly, there is a huge amount of plastic in the worlds waters. The oceans of this planet hold great amounts of plastic – there are vast floating island of plastic some, Electrolux informs us, are several times larger than the state of Texas. There is also a large quantity of plastic washed up on the worlds shorelines.

This plastic causes enormous problems for the environment, killing wildlife and destroying surrounding ecosystems. With only around 1% of plastic being recycled the amount of plastic going to waste is staggering. With Vac From The Sea this environmental horror can be turned into a new resource, helping to provide more recycled plastic that can be used to construct useful household items such as these vacuums. Electrolux plan to remove the plastic in different ways depending on the area they are working on, but methods will include diving for the plastic, scooping it from the waves, and clearing coastlines by hand. Hopefully the plastic reclaimed from the sea that is made into these products would never find its way back there. The dream would be that no other plastics find their way to our seas and that this clean up can highlight the action many need to take to recycle.

Source: Electrolux

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The book Solar Energy Projects for the Evil Genius introduces you to a world of build-it-yourself solar projects. With detailed instructions and illustrations the book talks you step by step through 50 different solar projects ranging in difficulties.

Solar Energy Projects for the Evil Genius guides you through creating over 50 exciting eco-friendly solar projects. The book provides you with the part list for the projects and gives detailed instructions with plans for each one. The book explains the science and math for each project, helping you to understand the principles that cause the projects to work.

The range of projects vary in difficulty, starting with the more basic projects and advancing up to complex projects that could help you renovate your home into a more energy friendly dwelling. The projects range from a solar powered hot dog cooker to a solar powered refrigerator, from a flashlight to an environmentally friendly robot. This range of build-it-yourself projects ensures there is something to appeal to everyone.

Solar Energy Projects for the Evil Genius is just $16.47 with free shipping. The book is also available in the UK for just £11.31 with free delivery.

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