Cleaning up shouldn't require a hazmat suit, but with all the toxic chemicals that make up today's household products, it might not be such a bad idea. To help you get your home squeaky clean in a healthy
Clean Mix is a very clever yet simple idea by Treehugger’s Petz Scholtus. Created in her studio, Poko Design, Scholtus developed a basic cleaning kit that consists of a refillable spray bottle and jar
Every year, tons of waste is borne out of packaging materials for most consumer goods, including designer furnishings and lighting fixtures that claim to be green products. While some companies spend
Are you tired of going to the store for veggies, only to come back home to find yourself with a load of useless un-eco-packaging? Overwhelmed by the wasteful nature at his local market, Ben Huttly, a
PepsiCo just unveiled a brand new, 100% renewable PET plastic bottle made entirely from plant-based resources that could revolutionize the bottling industry. Coca-Cola and other consumer giants have also
Nature has had millions of years to come up with perfect natural packaging solutions -- brilliant designs made from elements as simple as water, sun and nutrients that keep liquids wet, protect cargo
2011 is right around the corner, and to ring in the new year Oakland-based artist Maria Schoettler recently rolled out a gorgeous culinary calendar that makes buying fresh local produce as easy as
Curb Media's exerts can develop Field Advertisements, using natural materials like stone, chalk, sand and mud to create enormous adverts. Other forms of these oversized adverts include Crop Circles and
Earlier this year Inhabitat’s Emily Pilloton highlighted the insightful video ‘The Secret Life of Cell Phones’ produced by environmental nonprofit INFORM, Inc. Now we are pleased to announce the
We don’t monkey around when it comes to picking out our organic fruit. And one year-round favorite that always finds itself in our bags is that yellow little delight you could easily call nature’s
The ad campaign is from the preeminent pubic body of scientist who are deeply engaged in helping develop public policy and education based on hard, empirical data. The Union of Concerned Scientists is
One of the most delicious designs nature has to offer, the coconut exemplifies how Mother Nature is one of the best designers around. The coconut shell is a natural packaging design solution that can
Today we're thrilled to kick off a brand new series that explores a greener future for packaging design, brought to you by Eco Chick founder and green journalist Starre Vartan! Each year households
Today we're thrilled to announce a brand new editorial series on Inhabitat that explores the past, present, and future of packaging design, hosted by Eco Chick founder and green journalist Starre Vartan!
Whether you are redecorating your home or office, or moving into a new place, what you choose to put on your walls is going to have a huge impact on the look and feel of your space. To keep the mood fresh
German publishing company Hamburger Automatenverlag found a brilliant new use for old cigarette vending machines — instead of icky cigarettes, the re-purposed “machines” carry a series
Just think - what if all the cardboard boxes that you receive when you buy online from Amazon or Apple had seeds in them and you could simply put them in your nearest plot of soil and grow some baby
Designboom tipped us off to Droog‘s recently released “Darwin Chair” designed by new york-based graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister. The chair consists of a cantilever base topped with a
Just in time for the World Cup, PostCarden has released this clever mini-garden greeting card to pay homage to the beautiful game of “Football” (apparently what they call it in the rest of the
We're getting kind of sick of saying this, but BP's latest latest attempt to stop oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico has failed -- yet again. The oil spill is quickly becoming the largest
Excessive packaging is one of our top pet peeves here at Inhabitat, so we were really inspired by this flat cardboard sheet that is capable of conforming to the shape of any object, saving a bundle on
Designer Andrew Kim has created a new Eco Coke concept bottle that minimizes the packaging's environmental footprint while maximizing its efficiency. The square bottles are more collapsible, fit tightly
Eco-friendly consultants are sure to turn green with envy when they see Andrea Romani’s brilliant Ecological Business Card design. The concept consists of a simple stamp that can be used to print
Green is the color of nature, the environment and sustainability, but ironically the pigments used to create the color are not all that healthy or environmentally friendly. Many green pigments are
Spring might have one foot in the door but we couldn’t resist giving a shoutout to Element Six’s “snow ads” that stay in existence just long enough to get their message across and
Walking through the produce aisle shouldn’t be as mysterious as the ingredients on the back of a bag of Cheetos, but sometimes picking out fresh produce can be a befuddling task even for the most
Frito-Lay has been working for a year now on developing and testing a biodegradable bag that will completely break down in an ordinary compost pile. The corn-based polymer chip bags are set to hit store
If you've been shopping, watching TV or surfing the web at all, you've undoubtedly noticed all of the companies taking their products and services green. While this is generally a good thing, we can't
If you're reading Inhabitat, you're no doubt aware of how popular the 'green' trend has become. Businesses have finally started to realize that the environmental movement is here to stay, and that there
Most Americans would have a fit if their credit card or cell phone company sent a dollar amount at the end of the month with no itemized description to match. But we tolerate it from our utility companies
