Diary of an Eco Girl

Scroll to Info & Navigation

Tip of the Day

Another alternative to cotton fabric is bamboo, especially organic bamboo.

Bamboo grows fast and wild without the aid of fertilizers, pesticides or any chemical assistance. Bamboo fabric is durable and breathable with incredible softness and natural luster that makes it a an attractive substitute for cotton.

Shop Amour Vert’s organic bamboo-cotton blend tops that are as comfortable as it is beautiful.

The Story of Bottled Water | La Storia dell’Acqua in Bottiglia

lucaciavatta:

The Story of Bottled Water

The Story of Bottled Water, released on March 22, 2010 (World Water Day) employs the Story of Stuff style to tell the story of manufactured demand—how you get Americans to buy more than half a billion bottles of water every week when it already flows from the tap. Over five minutes, the film explores the bottled water industrys attacks on tap water and its use of seductive, environmental-themed advertising to cover up the mountains of plastic waste it produces. 

Read More

las18design:

Despite the not so clever name, (‘ECO’ ugh, they might as well have painted it green while they were at it) this clock is actually really clever. It’s powered by the collective juice of any spare or nearly empty batteries you might have lying around and tells you which ones have run completely flat, making sure you get the most out of the nasty, world polluting things. The concept, designed by Bor-Ru Huang, won a Liteon Award this year.