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Cardboard Vacuum Misses the Sustainable BoatWe love it when designers find new, eco friendly alternatives to conventional materials -- sugar based plastics, paint made from recycled plastic bottles, rubber made from dandelions -- but just substituting a "green" material for a conventional one isn't always the best idea. Take, for example, this cardboard vacuum cleaner by Vax, made from recycled plastic with an outer form that is constructed from the cardboard that it comes packaged in. Vacuum cleaners are made out of hard plastics for a reason -- because they need to be durable....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/vaxs-cardboard-vacuum-is-constructed-from-its-own-packaging-materials/'>READ ARTICLE</a>1
Cardboard Vacuum Misses the Sustainable BoatWe love it when designers find new, eco friendly alternatives to conventional materials -- sugar based plastics, paint made from recycled plastic bottles, rubber made from dandelions -- but just substituting a "green" material for a conventional one isn't always the best idea. Take, for example, this cardboard vacuum cleaner by Vax, made from recycled plastic with an outer form that is constructed from the cardboard that it comes packaged in. Vacuum cleaners are made out of hard plastics for a reason -- because they need to be durable....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/vaxs-cardboard-vacuum-is-constructed-from-its-own-packaging-materials/'>READ ARTICLE</a>2
Cardboard Vacuum Misses the Sustainable BoatWe love it when designers find new, eco friendly alternatives to conventional materials -- sugar based plastics, paint made from recycled plastic bottles, rubber made from dandelions -- but just substituting a "green" material for a conventional one isn't always the best idea. Take, for example, this cardboard vacuum cleaner by Vax, made from recycled plastic with an outer form that is constructed from the cardboard that it comes packaged in. Vacuum cleaners are made out of hard plastics for a reason -- because they need to be durable....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/vaxs-cardboard-vacuum-is-constructed-from-its-own-packaging-materials/'>READ ARTICLE</a>3
Cardboard Vacuum Misses the Sustainable BoatWe love it when designers find new, eco friendly alternatives to conventional materials -- sugar based plastics, paint made from recycled plastic bottles, rubber made from dandelions -- but just substituting a "green" material for a conventional one isn't always the best idea. Take, for example, this cardboard vacuum cleaner by Vax, made from recycled plastic with an outer form that is constructed from the cardboard that it comes packaged in. Vacuum cleaners are made out of hard plastics for a reason -- because they need to be durable....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/vaxs-cardboard-vacuum-is-constructed-from-its-own-packaging-materials/'>READ ARTICLE</a>4
Cardboard Vacuum Misses the Sustainable BoatWe love it when designers find new, eco friendly alternatives to conventional materials -- sugar based plastics, paint made from recycled plastic bottles, rubber made from dandelions -- but just substituting a "green" material for a conventional one isn't always the best idea. Take, for example, this cardboard vacuum cleaner by Vax, made from recycled plastic with an outer form that is constructed from the cardboard that it comes packaged in. Vacuum cleaners are made out of hard plastics for a reason -- because they need to be durable....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/vaxs-cardboard-vacuum-is-constructed-from-its-own-packaging-materials/'>READ ARTICLE</a>5
Cardboard Vacuum Misses the Sustainable BoatWe love it when designers find new, eco friendly alternatives to conventional materials -- sugar based plastics, paint made from recycled plastic bottles, rubber made from dandelions -- but just substituting a "green" material for a conventional one isn't always the best idea. Take, for example, this cardboard vacuum cleaner by Vax, made from recycled plastic with an outer form that is constructed from the cardboard that it comes packaged in. Vacuum cleaners are made out of hard plastics for a reason -- because they need to be durable....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/vaxs-cardboard-vacuum-is-constructed-from-its-own-packaging-materials/'>READ ARTICLE</a>6
