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Phoenix Commotion is a construction company that builds low-income housing out of found and salvaged materials. Each home is one-of-a-kind, with floors built out of wine corks, and picture frame corners constructed into ceilings. . Picture: Lost at E Minor
1/18Phoenix Commotion is a construction company that builds low-income housing out of found and salvaged materials. Each home is one-of-a-kind, with floors built out of wine corks, and picture frame corners constructed into ceilings. . Picture: Lost at E Minor
Almost none of the products at London organic market Unpacked, from the extensive range of bulk grains, oils and dried fruit and nuts, to the baked goods, fresh products, or cheeses, are individually wrapped. Unpackaged, instead, opts for simple displays, including custom ball jar framed bulk bins from design firm Multistorey and invite you to bring your own containers (even water bottles!) to fill up on your desired item. Picture: Lost at E Minor
2/18Almost none of the products at London organic market Unpacked, from the extensive range of bulk grains, oils and dried fruit and nuts, to the baked goods, fresh products, or cheeses, are individually wrapped. Unpackaged, instead, opts for simple displays, including custom ball jar framed bulk bins from design firm Multistorey and invite you to bring your own containers (even water bottles!) to fill up on your desired item. Picture: Lost at E Minor
The Free Spirit Sphere tree house offers a unique way of creating unobtrusive means of living amongst nature. The whole thing, including stairs and suspension bridges for access, it is removed, ‘without a trace’. . Picture: Lost at E Minor
3/18The Free Spirit Sphere tree house offers a unique way of creating unobtrusive means of living amongst nature. The whole thing, including stairs and suspension bridges for access, it is removed, ‘without a trace’. . Picture: Lost at E Minor
Add some personality to your home with these wall-mountable, eco-friendly vanities by lovenostalgicwhimsy, who has paved the way in revamping and transforming aged brown leather luggage into medicine cabinets. . Picture: Lost at E Minor
4/18Add some personality to your home with these wall-mountable, eco-friendly vanities by lovenostalgicwhimsy, who has paved the way in revamping and transforming aged brown leather luggage into medicine cabinets. . Picture: Lost at E Minor
The Infiniski Manifesto House in Curacavi, Chile, is made of recycled and repurposed materials and other eco-friendly elements. The house utilizes renewable and self-sustainable energy systems such as solar heating and natural ventilation, and the architects boast that it is 70 per cent off-the-grid. Picture: Lost at E Minor
5/18The Infiniski Manifesto House in Curacavi, Chile, is made of recycled and repurposed materials and other eco-friendly elements. The house utilizes renewable and self-sustainable energy systems such as solar heating and natural ventilation, and the architects boast that it is 70 per cent off-the-grid. Picture: Lost at E Minor
Say hello to the biodegradable environmentaly friendly chair made from DuraPulp, a paper based material that is fully recyclable. Reinforced with PLA, plastic made from maize starch or cane sugar which binds with the paper fibers at 167 degrees Celsius, the result is a material that has the properties of plastic and the qualities of paper: water resistant, lightweight, yet surprisingly solid. . Picture: Lost at E Minor
6/18Say hello to the biodegradable environmentaly friendly chair made from DuraPulp, a paper based material that is fully recyclable. Reinforced with PLA, plastic made from maize starch or cane sugar which binds with the paper fibers at 167 degrees Celsius, the result is a material that has the properties of plastic and the qualities of paper: water resistant, lightweight, yet surprisingly solid. . Picture: Lost at E Minor
Sprout Watches are believed to be up to 86 percent eco-friendly thanks to their sustainable make up of bamboo faces, recyclable packaging, biodegradable corn resin bodies, mercury-free batteries and use of cotton bands. Picture: Lost at E Minor
7/18Sprout Watches are believed to be up to 86 percent eco-friendly thanks to their sustainable make up of bamboo faces, recyclable packaging, biodegradable corn resin bodies, mercury-free batteries and use of cotton bands. Picture: Lost at E Minor
Seeing the gap in the market for a hanger that doesn’t take a hundred years to break down, the guys over at Green Hanger took it upon themselves to design and distribute a 100 percent recyclable cardboard hanger. Picture: Lost at E Minor
8/18Seeing the gap in the market for a hanger that doesn’t take a hundred years to break down, the guys over at Green Hanger took it upon themselves to design and distribute a 100 percent recyclable cardboard hanger. Picture: Lost at E Minor
New York-based sustainable energy company Beautiful Earth Group, has made a solar powered electric vehicle station. The stations is completely modular and off-grid, and is comprised of shipping containers that have been recycled specifically for this purpose. Picture: Lost at E Minor
9/18New York-based sustainable energy company Beautiful Earth Group, has made a solar powered electric vehicle station. The stations is completely modular and off-grid, and is comprised of shipping containers that have been recycled specifically for this purpose. Picture: Lost at E Minor
Floating Island International is a company that makes ‘bio islands‘, floating islands made from recycled plastic on which little ecosystems for vegetation and microbes flourish, pulling pollutants out of the water below, thereby improving the water quality of contaminated areas. Picture: Lost at E Minor
10/18Floating Island International is a company that makes ‘bio islands‘, floating islands made from recycled plastic on which little ecosystems for vegetation and microbes flourish, pulling pollutants out of the water below, thereby improving the water quality of contaminated areas. Picture: Lost at E Minor
Mexican artist Carolina Fontoura Alzaga makes beautiful Victorian-era chandelier sculptures from the beaten remains of old bike parts. . Picture: Lost at E Minor
11/18Mexican artist Carolina Fontoura Alzaga makes beautiful Victorian-era chandelier sculptures from the beaten remains of old bike parts. . Picture: Lost at E Minor
Cardboard cradles can be customized according to taste. . Picture: Lost at E Minor
12/18Cardboard cradles can be customized according to taste. . Picture: Lost at E Minor
The Plastiki is a one-of-a-kind catamaran made out of 12,500 re-purposed plastic bottles as well as other recycled plastic materials. The entire boat is powered by solar panels, wind, propellor turbines, and bicycle generators. Picture: Lost at E Minor/GreenUpgrader
13/18The Plastiki is a one-of-a-kind catamaran made out of 12,500 re-purposed plastic bottles as well as other recycled plastic materials. The entire boat is powered by solar panels, wind, propellor turbines, and bicycle generators. Picture: Lost at E Minor/GreenUpgrader
Made from redundant street banners, leather jackets and couches destined for the dump, creative group Poketo and South Korea’s eco-friendly non-profit shopEco Party have re-purposed these eco-friendly materials into an assortment of durable, one-of-a-kind tote bags. . Picture: Lost at E Minor
14/18Made from redundant street banners, leather jackets and couches destined for the dump, creative group Poketo and South Korea’s eco-friendly non-profit shopEco Party have re-purposed these eco-friendly materials into an assortment of durable, one-of-a-kind tote bags. . Picture: Lost at E Minor
While most Americans buy bottled water, which are made with PET, a material that does contain recycled content, only fourteen percent of those bottles find themselves being recycled. Boxed Water is not only more efficient to transport (two pallets of boxed water is equal to five truckloads of leftover plastic bottles to transport), but cuts down on carbon dioxide, which is emitted when destroying plastic bottles. Picture: Lost at E Minor
15/18While most Americans buy bottled water, which are made with PET, a material that does contain recycled content, only fourteen percent of those bottles find themselves being recycled. Boxed Water is not only more efficient to transport (two pallets of boxed water is equal to five truckloads of leftover plastic bottles to transport), but cuts down on carbon dioxide, which is emitted when destroying plastic bottles. Picture: Lost at E Minor
Is that a boom box you’re listening to? Um, no. What you’re looking at is a post-consumer pulp paper picnic box complete with compostable utensils, plates, cups, napkins and the ability to pack in a great deal of food. Picture: Lost at E Minor
16/18Is that a boom box you’re listening to? Um, no. What you’re looking at is a post-consumer pulp paper picnic box complete with compostable utensils, plates, cups, napkins and the ability to pack in a great deal of food. Picture: Lost at E Minor
Computer technology company ASUS has brought green principles to technology with the unveiling of their bamboo notebook, which has a 70 percent longer life span than other notebooks, thanks to the super hybrid engine, and an exterior made of bamboo, a substance that can rival metals in strength but is renewable and biodegradable. . Picture: Lost at E Minor
17/18Computer technology company ASUS has brought green principles to technology with the unveiling of their bamboo notebook, which has a 70 percent longer life span than other notebooks, thanks to the super hybrid engine, and an exterior made of bamboo, a substance that can rival metals in strength but is renewable and biodegradable. . Picture: Lost at E Minor
Alternative builders Patricia Schmidt and Graham Sippo of Larnook using secret hemp mixture to fill the wall cavities of their home before rendering it to improve its liveability. Picture: Jay Cronan
18/18Alternative builders Patricia Schmidt and Graham Sippo of Larnook using secret hemp mixture to fill the wall cavities of their home before rendering it to improve its liveability. Picture: Jay Cronan
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