Conceptos Plasticos: Housing Made from Plastic Waste
Conceptos Plásticos is building homes for low-income families using recycled plastic bricks.
Cow’s Milk Provides an Eco-friendly Alternative to Plastic
Using cow’s milk, Royal College of Art graduate Tessa Silva-Dawson designed a range of vessels using an alternative to one of the Earth’s most harmful pollutants: plastic. Her 100 per cent biodegradable plastic vessels are made using a natural plastic extracted from skimmed milk. The vessels form part of her graduate project called, Protein.
Lunar Launches Online Shop
Lunar is excited to announce the launch of their online shop and is offering Live Eco readers R150 off their first purchase.
Bio-bean Powering Cities with Coffee Waste
What if you look at coffee waste as a valuable resource? That’s what clean technology company Bio-bean is doing:
Eco Packaging Made from Leaves Aims to Revolutionise Packaging Industry
Leaf Republic develops eco packaging and servingware from pressed leaves.
Gardening Gurus Share Why Rooibos Tea is a Must for the Garden
The antioxidant-rich Rooibos tea is best-known for its health benefits, but according to South Africa’s top gardening gurus, it’s also a must for every garden.
Eat for the Earth this June
Soil for Life is inviting people to Eat for the Earth this June, in celebration of World Environment Day.
Fashion Revolution research reveals shamefully low levels of transparency amongst global fashion brands
This week marks the third annual Fashion Revolution Week (18 April – 24 April). Global fashion brands must do more on transparency, Fashion Revolution warns, as it launches its inaugural Fashion Transparency Index today to mark the start of Fashion Revolution Week (18th – 24th April 2016).
Fashion Buying Goes Digital: Is the traditional fashion trade show a thing of the past?
SOURCE Brand Preview is an online showcase of fashion brands that is turning the traditional fashion trade show format on its head. Held completely online, this two-day event showcases brands to fashion buyers and press from around the globe, who are searching for the next big thing.
Livia Firth Turns Eco-Fashion Designer for Marks & Spencer
Livia Firth is making the jump from curator to designer. Mere months after creating an “Edit” of Marks & Spencer’s better-for-the-planet womenswear, ethical fashion’s most vociferous voice is creating her own line of clothing for the British department store.