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Scientists from Iowa State University (ISU) recently unveiled a natural alternative to synthetic clothing pigment. This natural alternative is sourced from brewed coffee grounds.[...]

Next time you plan a trip to Devon, UK, be sure to visit the Earth.Food.Love grocery store. The unique supermarket sells up to 200 pesticide-free products which are ethically-sourced. The store is also completely packaging-free,...

Read the rest of Designer Aaron Mickelson Shows How a Product Can Be Its Own ‘Disappearing Package’ Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: aaron mickelson, disappearing package, eco design,...

A Brazilian fast-food chain has introduced a clever solution for customers tired of having to unwrap their hamburger before eating it: edible packaging...

Here at Inhabitat we’ve been hoping for, and advocating, biodegradable packaging for years, but now designer entrepreneurs are thinking even bigger; how about packaging one could actually consume? Turning what was a...

Photo: Background pattern of wine bottles corks via Shutterstock If you are involved in the creative community, you will have noticed the slowly-but-surely growing preponderance of cork as a material used in design...

However you feel about eggs – love ‘em fried with onions, hate ‘em in anything, or are morally opposed to consuming them at all – one thing you can’t argue about is that they are an incredibly...

“Before” example of a kids Novara bike: Smarter, lightweight packaging means most of the waste above is eliminated. According to Eric Abraham, REI’s packaging engineering manager, the future is all about...

One in four Americans eats at least one meal a day in a fast food restaurant. Besides it being an arguably high-calorie and low-nutrient choice (processed food loses vitamins and minerals at each step of shipping and preparation),...

Read the rest of Packaging the Future: Can Plantable Seed Paper Give Way to a Blooming Garden? Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: flower seed paper, Gardening, green gardening, green paper eco paper,...

Read the rest of Egregious Packaging Hall of Fame: Why Toilet Paper Needs a Redesign Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: consumer products, eco design, green design, green packaging, packaging the future,...

Read the rest of Packaging the Future: Is Boxed or Bottled Wine Better for the Earth? Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: bottled wine, boxed wine, eco wine, green design, green packaging, green products,...

In my column ‘Packaging the Future’, I’ve looked at the myriad ways the materials around us contribute to environmental pollution and human health issues (from manufacturing, use and disposal)...

I’ve always had an overabundance of hair; when I was a little girl my grandma taught me to pull the wads from my Mason Pearson and throw it out the window...

Sometimes sustainable design is not about creating new objects — it is often more effective to promote, re-design, or even re-package an existing product...