Ecoffins
Bamboo coffins made in China get good eco-ratings as the material is sustainable and the shipping has a low carbon footprint. Ecoffins are the manufacturer of the bamboo coffins and were the first British company to get Fairtrade accreditation in China. UK. www.ecoffins.co.uk
Continue reading...Natural Death Centre
Thursday, January 8, 2009
The Natural Death Centre offers free, independent advice about death and funerals (regular as well as green). The Centre publishes The Natural Death Handbook containing tips, legal advice and case studies on how to arrange a “dignified death in harmony with nature” and hosts annual Green Funeral Exhibitions in London. www.naturaldeath.org.uk
Continue reading...A-bike
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Always have a bike handy. The world’s smallest folding bike reduces to just 66 cm high and 15 cm wide. Weighing only 5.5kg, it will be ready to use in 10 seconds. UK. www.a-bike.co.uk
Continue reading...Pedibus
Thursday, January 8, 2009
In the good old days kids used to walk to school. They can start doing it again by joining the local Pedibus. Children walk to school together with two adults (the driver and conductor). There are set routes, stops and times. Find out how to start one of your own at www.iwalktoschool.org or www.pedibus.it. Italy.
Continue reading...Mobility Switzerland
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Mobility Switzerland is the biggest car-sharing company in Europe. Cars can either be booked ahead or you can go to one of the 1,000 parking stations and see if any are free (membership cards held to the windscreen will cause the doors to open if the car is free). www.mobility.ch
Continue reading...Vélib’
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Paris’s Vélib’, or “freedom bike” scheme, was launched in July 2007 and has turned the city cycling mad. You simply pick up a bike from one of the ubiquitous stands, ride it and drop it back at any random stand at your destination. The self-service “bike hire” system is available 24 hours a day, 7 [...]
Continue reading...L’Artisan Parfumeur
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Each of L’Artisan Parfumeur’s luxury scents is created to evoke a season, a memory of a journey, or a special celebration. The Paris-based perfumery has applied its olfactory savvy to an organic skincare range and a fragrance called L’Eau de Jatamansi. The range contains the wild Himalayan Jatamansi plant harvested at altitudes of 3,000 metres. www.artisanparfumeur.com
Continue reading...Recycled shoes
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Currently 95% of all leather is tanned using chrome, a heavy metal that is potentially carcinogenic. Terra Plana makes shoes from chrome-free leather for the uppers, recycled foam and latex sourced from the sap of the lactae hevea trees. Recycled materials are used as a matter of course and include leather car seat scraps, coffee [...]
Continue reading...Hetty Rose handmade shoes
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Fashion graduate Henrietta Rose Samuels set up her footwear label Hetty Rose in 2007. Her shoes are made from vintage fabrics for the uppers, wooden heels and recycled leather soles. For the moment she makes every pair herself in her small workshop in Essex. www.hettyrose.co.uk
Continue reading...Makepiece clothing label
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Makepiece humorously calls itself a “sheep farming fashion label” and makes a delightful collection of sustainable knitwear and wovens. Beate Kubitz owns the sheep and buys in yarn from British farms; Nicola Sherlock designs the feminine shrugs, cardigans and wraps; and Manda Johnson-Holme creates skirts, trousers and dresses from a combination of hemp, silk and [...]
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