recycling
Design
The Unibody Coca-Cola Can
12:51AM Jesus Diaz | It doesn’t only look beautiful and it will make Jon Ive and Steve Jobs wet, but this naked Coca-Cola can would help save energy while reducing air and water pollution. Would it really make a difference? Let’s do some maths: More »
Screens
11:07AM Nick Broughall | It’s taken a while, but it looks like Australia will be getting a proper national TV and PC recycling system within the next couple of years. Finally! More »
Australia Getting A Proper TV And PC Recycling System
11:07AM Nick Broughall | It’s taken a while, but it looks like Australia will be getting a proper national TV and PC recycling system within the next couple of years. Finally! More »
Computers
Disposable Laptop Works As A Metaphor, Not As An Actual Product
9:35AM John Herrman | There’s no doubt about it: Today, the concept of a disposable laptop is totally ridiculous. But you know what else was ridiculous? Disposable cameras, 60 years ago. And this thing just looks fantastic, so I’ll let it slide. Also: symbolism! More »
Vehicles
USS New York Is Made With Steel From The Twin Towers
10:20AM Jesus Diaz | The 208m long, $US1.2 billion warship USS New York is actually made of New York. At least, 7.5 tonnes of salvaged steel from the Twin Towers. Watch it come back home, under the eyes of the Queen of the Harbour: More »
Music
TerraCycle Recycles Tasty Treat Wrappers Into Speakers
6:00AM Jack Loftus | These recycled speakers are interesting, TerraCycle, but I won’t be 100 per cent impressed until you find a way to turn the World’s Largest Cheeto into a speaker too. More »
Design
2010 Olympic Medals Made From Melted-Down Circuit Boards
4:20AM Adam Frucci | The gold medals for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics have been revealed, and they’re made from melted down old circuit boards. Because athletes will really appreciate that geeky touch. More »
Phones
EcoATM Automates Mobile Phone Recycling Process
7:00AM Jack Loftus | Mobile phone recycling services are ubiquitous today, but this is the first time I’ve seen the process automated and presented in a convenient ATM-like package. More »
Gadgets
12:30PM Rosa Golijan | It looks like a modded Roomba, but this prototype Automatic aluminium Can Crusher will save you many forehead aches. It’s BYOC (bring your own cans) with a long-lasting rechargeable battery and lotsa crunching sounds included every time you recycle. More »
Auto Aluminium Can Crusher Is Eco-, Battery-Friendly
12:30PM Rosa Golijan | It looks like a modded Roomba, but this prototype Automatic aluminium Can Crusher will save you many forehead aches. It’s BYOC (bring your own cans) with a long-lasting rechargeable battery and lotsa crunching sounds included every time you recycle. More »
Peripherals
1:30PM Nick Broughall | In the seven years its been running, Planet Ark has recycled 10 million printer ink cartridges. That’s about 4700 tonnes of waste that didn’t go straight to landfill. That’s a pretty good effort, but I reckon we can do better. More »
Cartridges For Planet Ark Collects 10,000,000th Cartridge
1:30PM Nick Broughall | In the seven years its been running, Planet Ark has recycled 10 million printer ink cartridges. That’s about 4700 tonnes of waste that didn’t go straight to landfill. That’s a pretty good effort, but I reckon we can do better. More »
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