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Sustainable silk clothing.
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Fashion

Naytra Couture's sustainable silk clothing uplifts artisans

Naytra Couture designs sustainable silk women's clothing. The sustainable couture pieces include shirts, tunics and scarves — all made with zero plastics. "We have adopted an absolutely no plastic policy. We use 100% pure mulberry silk – no man-made fiber at all," the company stated. Naytra Couture also works...
A whale emerging from the ocean.
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Animals

Learn all the latest whale intel at Whalefest Monterey

If you love whales, hurry and plan your travel for the 12th annual Whalefest Monterey, coming up on March 19 and 20. People come to Monterey, California from around the world to celebrate cetaceans and get the lowdown from world-renowned marine experts and historians. The free, family-friendly event...
An expanse of the Sanand Factory by Studio Saar
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Businesses

Climate-adaptive factory in India promotes employee wellness

Sanand Factory in Gujarat, India, created by Studio Saar, explores how a factory can go beyond being eco-friendly to also be healthier and happier for workers. The new factory is built on the site of a former lakebed. It features a seasonal lake that varies in depth by the time of year. Additionally, the facility...
A portion of a grey sofa with pillows on it and a decorative white sculpture next to it
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Outdoor Furnishings

Make your outdoors amazing with these sustainable furniture

Outer outdoor furniture is sustainably-made and gorgeous to look at. The materials are also tough and long-lasting. To top it all off, the design is a blueprint for a sustainable future in furniture. Outer furniture is made with OuterShell fabric, a patented durable material made out of 100% recycled...
A reusable bag filled with vegetables with a knife set behind it and two orange peppers with a knife in front of it all on a cutting board
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Lifestyle

This reusable bag replaces 300 plastic zip lock bags

How many plastic zip lock bags have you thrown away in the last year? Yeah, we're not really comfortable answering that question either. The answer is more than we'd like to admit, even though we're fairly conscious about plastic waste. Reusable baggies have been on the market for years, but miss...
A small, mobile greenhouse.
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Gardening

A mobile greenhouse to grow your garden's possibilities

Many people dream of having their own greenhouse, but let's face it, it can be impractical. The Bramber mobile greenhouse makes these greenhouse dreams easier to achieve. Bramber can be moved around as needed to get more or less sun and taken with you when you switch residences. This mobile greenhouse does everything...
Two bamboo structures on the beach. Two bamboo structures on the beach.
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Hotels

Sustainable bamboo makes up these off-grid eco-resorts

Nomadic Resorts is at it again, designing a bamboo treehouse resort called Playa Viva in Mexico for an off-grid eco-vacation adventure. Inspired by the Mobula Rays that migrate off the shore of the resort, the project employed local construction workers and used sustainable bamboo and site-sourced materials. The...

Nomadic Resorts is at it again, designing a bamboo treehouse resort called Playa Viva in Mexico for an off-grid eco-vacation adventure. Inspired...