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Eco Brolly
english/ An environmentally friendly umbrella made to encourage the society to take part in recycling.
This umbrella can re-use and adapt objects such as newspaper, card, and plastic bag and turn it into an umbrella. It can re-use whatever the consumer thinks of reusing. It is a supporting devise when it rains, all the user has to do is unscrew the top lid, poke the lid onto the middle of a reuseable object, quick screw to secure it & open it out like an umbrella!
This is for short distances, but it can last longer, by clipping the clips at each end of the umbrella onto the newspaper to stabalise it. It is pocket size, lightweight aluminium, suitable for Britan, where its hard to predict the weather, espeically for Central Londoners, where free newspaper is avaliable.
español/ Un paraguas ecológicamente amigable diseñado para propiciar el reciclaje en la sociedad.
Eco Brolly es un paraguas ecológico o, mejor dicho, el esqueleto de un paraguas, fácil de llevar en el bolso, en la guantera o, incluso, en un bolsillo, ya que solo mide ocho centímetros de largo. Así, siempre estarás preparado para cualquier chaparrón inoportuno o inesperado.
Desenrosca el tubo, saca el esqueleto, pínchale algo como un periódico o una bolsa de plástico, vuelve a enroscar la tapa para que haga de tope y úsalo como un paraguas normal. Sí, sabemos que tiene algunos inconvenientes. Si utilizas un periódico, el tiempo de exposición a la lluvia será algo breve, por no hablar de que la tinta se corre y puede arruinarte el traje.
Eco Brolly es idea de Shiu Yuk Yuen, una joven diseñadora japonesa, residente en Reino Unido, que se ha inspirado en los paraguas espontáneos que todos improvisamos cuando nos sorprende la lluvia: bolsas de plásticos, periódicos, prendas de ropa, bolsos… Además, según su creadora, es ecológico, ya que darás al periódico o a la bolsa un nuevo uso antes de tirarlo.
Issuu Publication | Eco2 .02 - Recyclable
Banco do Brasil | Diário de Bordo 2010
Saving the Planet 1 PeopleTowel at a Time
english/ While reusable personal hand towels are new to the US, the Japanese have been using them for decades. Japan is a small island with limited natural resources, so they are very eco-conscience.
Make a difference with a small lifestyle change and switch to PeopleTowels. Use a towel for a day or two, and throw it in the washing machine. It’s simple, easy and very environmentally friendly.
español/ Mientras reutilizar toallas personales es un concepto nuevo en USA, los japoneses las han estado utilizando durante décadas. Japón es una isla pequeña con escasos recursos naturales, por lo que tienen una conciencia ecológica muy arraigada.
Marca la diferencia con un pequeño cambio en tu estilo de vida y forma parte del movimiento ecofriendly de PeopleTowels. Use una toalla por un día o dos, y pónlas a lavar. Es simple, fácil y muy respetuoso con el medio ambiente.
Website PeopleTowel | Traducción Artevital
EcoWay | Natural Banana Leaf Packaging
english/ Using banana leaves as a new material to create new ecological packages for take away. Banana leaves are a product which exists in many regions around the world. This material has a wax-like surface which is ideal for wet and greasy foods. It is flexible and therefore can be adapted to many types of packaging. The packages are cut to form using die cutting technology. No glue is used. The unique qualities of this material allow packages to be opened simply by tearing the banana leaf along its natural perforation.
Today the majority of disposable goods are wrapped in man-made, often petro-based materials that usually last far longer than the items they protect. With many companies spending millions on R&D searching for more sustainable alternatives, an Israeli designer named Tal Marco has taken a decidedly low-tech and refreshing approach to package design with his use of natural banana leaves. Banana leaves are highly flexible, easy to open and have a naturally waxy surface that is ideal for food applications. Although not a completely novel idea, Marco’s design uses die-cut leaves that can be folded into numerous forms and lend themselves well to many retail applications. His design was showcased in Designboom’s “Dining in 2015” design competition.
español/ Usar hojas de banano como un nuevo material para crear nuevos paquetes ecológicos para llevar. Las hojas de banano existen en muchas regiones alrededor del mundo. Este material tiene una superficie similar a la cera que es ideal para los alimentos húmedos y grasientos. Son flexibles por lo que se pueden adaptar a muchos tipos de envases. Los paquetes son cortados utilizando la tecnología de troquelado. No se utiliza pegamento. Las cualidades únicas de este material permiten a los paquetes que se abra simplemente rompiendo la hoja de plátano a lo largo de su perforación natural.
Hoy en día, la mayoría de los bienes disponibles están envueltos, a menudo, de petro-materiales que suelen durar mucho más tiempo que los artículos que protegen. Con muchas compañías gastan millones en busca de alternativas más sostenibles, el diseñador israelí Marco Tal ha adoptado un enfoque refrescante y de baja tecnología para el diseño del empaque, con el uso de hojas de plátano natural. Su diseño se lució en la competencia de diseño Designboom’s “Dining in 2015”.
Eco Friendly Banana Underwear
This just in, AussieBum has create underwear made from materials created from the banana plant. AussieBum an Australian based company has developed a ecological friendly way to make underwear. The fabric used is made from fibres from the leaves and plant of the banana tree.
Many questions have been asked about the new underwear. What do they smell like? Are they edible and will monkeys bother you? These are some of the questions the public has been asking. The fabric has no resembling odor to the banana and being made from the fibre of the leaves and rest of the plant they are not edible.
Monkeys will not follow you around if you are wearing the new banana underwear. You will be as safe as wearing what you do now.
People are also wondering what the underwear fill like. The banana fabric is actually soft and lightweight.
AussieBum wanted to use materials locally made in Australia but there are no yarn spinning factories left there. The fabric comes from southeast Asia.
The new underwear has become quite popular with huge orders obtained from different countries.
The banana fibre is more difficult to make into yarn then other fibres but local options are being looked into.
