Cleantech and Green Living from the Land of the Prophets
Posted in Business & Technology on Oct 11th, 2008
Israelis are notorious for their love of gadgets. Well, at least Israeli men are. And Israeli kids. It’s a pretty true stereotype that Israeli elementary schoolers had their own cell phones way before cellphones were widespread in the US. Hand an Israeli kid pretty much any electronic gadget and they’ll figure it out in less [...]
Posted in GreenYourselfDaily on Sep 10th, 2008
If you don’t, perhaps you know someone who does? Save your old t-shirts. If cut & sewn into long strips connecting them into one big ball of “yarn” they can be crocheted or knitted into heavy afghans, blankets, bedspreads, lap covers, rugs, or clothing, such as hats, scarves, or shawls and ponchos. Guaranteed, that you’ll [...]
Posted in GreenYourselfDaily on Sep 7th, 2008
There are so many wonderful things that you can do with odd household throw-aways. Be creative and think outside the box, or INSIDE the box in some cases…
Cereal boxes can make stylish and colorful bookmarks.
Use empty tissue boxes to store extra plastic bags.
Ever find that your chips get crushed? Pop them into a [...]
Posted in GreenYourselfDaily on Aug 31st, 2008
With everyone going back to school over the next few days, now is a good time to connect with parents from your children’s school. Find out who has children in grades above your child and see if you can get their old books. There are also many book stores which will buy and resell used [...]
Posted in GreenYourselfDaily on Aug 12th, 2008
One of the best ways to reduce your waste is to reuse it. If you want to get rid of something, perhaps there is someone else out there that would treasure your rejects. When reading the news keep your eyes open for community events which give such opportunities. None in your neighborhood? Organize one! It [...]
Posted in Culture & Design on Aug 3rd, 2008
Junction: an act of joining; the state of being joined.
Junktion: Tel Aviv design studio founded in 2008. Lovers and joiners of what the city dwellers clasify as junk.
Junktion, one of Tel Aviv’s newest and most fabulous reuse design studios, tries “to create a meeting point with what the city has already classified as junk.” In [...]
Posted in Culture & Design on Jul 21st, 2008
We’ve heard of environmentally conscious Israeli designers doing some pretty crazy stuff with paper. Green Lullaby makes EcoCradles out of cardboard paper, Amit Brilliant turns used paper wrappers into wallets, and Erez Mulai transforms wasted paper into wastepaper baskets.
While we think these designers are great and love their work, none of them has reinvented [...]
Posted in Culture & Design on Jul 18th, 2008
Clever design, whether environmentally friendly or not, is something that everyone can appreciate. Who doesn’t love a passport case made out of map shower curtains, or a pencil sharpener that looks like an alligator? But we think that environmentally friendly design is almost always clever by default, because it reuses existing materials in [...]
Posted in GreenYourselfDaily on Jul 11th, 2008
Have your Naot (leather sandals and shoes) gotten dirty? To clean leather shoes, rub with banana peel (the inside of the peel), then wipe and buff with a cloth.
Posted in GreenYourselfDaily on Jul 4th, 2008
There are some very beautiful wine bottles around and it seems a terrible shame to just throw them away. Here are a few ideas of how to harness that beauty and make your house classier as well.
Some fancy restaurants use empty wine bottles to serve water. It certainly looks more elegant than a plastic soda [...]
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