The ecologic plates, bowls and serving dishes created by VerTerra are made from palm leaves.
But it’s not only the material that is ecologic. The production process is free of chemicals and glues and, according to the company, approximately 80% of the water used in the steaming and pressing process is recycled.
Also, the products are compostable and can be used to make fertilizers at the end of their lifecycle.
To order, simply go to VerTerra’s website. A 12-piece set starts from US$ 25.
VerTerra was founded in 2006 by Michael Dwork. On that same year, they were granted two US$100,000 awards to boost their project.
Yes, we can reduce our daily waste by being creative and economical; in the end, the gain will be ours. Cutting down on consumption and recycling and reusing consumer products and materials should be a natural attitude. Nonetheless, some people see the entire environment issue as nonsense.
Product packages are reusable nowadays. With some creativity, they can be reused in our kitchen, office or children’s room, for example. Cans, boxes, paper, bottles and innumerous other products that come into our homes every day don’t need to end up in the garbage can.
Some people, however, may need to make significant changes to their behavior towards the environmental issue. This would stop them from dumping their garbage on streets, empty lots, or landfills. Unfortunately, such changes don’t usually happen naturally so we need to continue educating people and setting an example.
The truth is that, on the one hand, we have to make it very clear for everybody that we will be facing an environmental tragedy within the next few years; on the other, some people may need more than information to change their behavior. This change may require the establishment of measures of mandatory compliance to address the environmental issue.
As citizens, we have the right to demand that people be held accountable for their actions and also to pressure our government officials to change our laws in order to curb some of the population’s consumption practices like other countries are doing. For example, in some countries, supermarkets charge customers for their plastic bags, a measure that, in a way, forces the population to reduce the consumption of such bags.
“We surely won’t be able to solve our planet’s problems just by ourselves, but we can help the future generations, the generation of our children and grandchildren to live in a better Earth. For the next 50 years, many of us will still have living descendants because many of the people who were born today will still be alive. Therefore, each one of us should do their part in the best possible way. For the sake of our children and our children’s children.”
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I saw this chair in a blog called Eco Spirit, written by Portugal-born Maria and Wilma. I liked the chair so much that I had to talk about it here. Purupu, as this children’s chair is named, is made from a new material called DuraPulp.
DuraPulp is a mixture of paper pulp and biodegradable plastic created by a company called Södra PulpLab, which results in a waterproof paper as resistant as wood, steel or hard plastic. The new material boasts the best features offered by paper: it’s cheap, light and organic.
The chair made from this material was introduced during the 2009 Milan Design Week and was designed by Claesson Koivisto Rune, a company founded by three Swedish designers and architects—Marten Claesson, Eero Koivisto and Ola Rune.
These pendants made from plastic utensils by Luis Luna, Mexican designer, catch our eye due to his choice of materials.
In one of the projects, we have an array of white forks, spoons and knives from a children’s party; another one is built with red plastic cups, creating a pendant that can be the highlight of any room.
These are great ways to recycle and create new uses for everyday objects. We will never look at children’s birthday parties in the same way.
The Gluttony suspension lamp (built with forks and knives) was a finalist in the “House Party” competition, held during the 100% Design Tokyo 2008.
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