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Swap-o-Matic is a vending machine enabling users to donate and receive items without spending money. Over the years we’ve seen various initiatives enabling consumers to easily trade goods with each other for free. The latest twist on the exchange concept is Swap-o-Matic , a vending machine that allows users to ... keep reading
Written by Springwise last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Consumerism, Design, Industry & Business, Innovation, Recycling
Box Play for Kids’ range of stickers help children creatively convert carboard packaging into a variety of objects and animals ready for play. Even in today’s world where children are being treated to their own range of tablet computers , it’s still the case that many are quite content ... keep reading
Written by Springwise in December 2011, about Children and Families, Design, Recycling
Christchurch , did you realise how trendy the containers that are everywhere in the city are? We notice they are now popular in Merivale even. But beyond that , Starbucks is also about to unveil a new store in suburban Seattle built primarily of four used shipping containers . Containers have become the ... keep reading
Written by Celsias Team in December 2011, about Design, Earthquake, Innovation, Recycling
G.A.B.E.E stands for “Garbage Alternatives – Bettering Earth’s Environment”.What started out as a small trademe based business, has now become a fully-fledged online store selling second hand appliance parts, and it's based in Martinborough.Cathy Hutchison moved to Martinborough just under 6 months ago ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in November 2011, about Consumerism, Design, Industry & Business, Innovation, Lifestyle & Behavior, Recycling
Westpac NZ Ltd was named Sustainable Business of the Year at the 2011 NZI National Sustainable Business Network Awards in Auckland .Westpac also took home the People’s Choice and the Trailblazer Large and Corporate Business awards.The Judges were particularly impressed by Westpac’s high level of commitment to ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in November 2011, about awards, Branding, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Corporate Social Responsibility, Events, Finance & Money, Recycling, Retail, Sustainability (5 comments)
Katerva – a sustainability recognition and intelligence organization – has announced the winners in each of its categories of sustainability. These winners represent the most promising new ideas and initiatives on the planet in their fields. Katerva says it would like to recognize all of its nominees and finalists for their excellence ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in October 2011, about Design, Innovation, Poverty, Recycling, Sustainability, Technology
Bisphenol A (BPA) — a substance that may have harmful health effects — occurs in 94 percent of thermal cash register receipts, scientists are reporting. The recycling of those receipts, they add, is a source of BPA contamination of paper napkins, toilet paper, food packaging and other paper products. The report, which ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in October 2011, about Chemicals, Children and Families, Industry & Business, Recycling, Retail, Transparency
It’s one thing for a cardboard box to be infused with seeds and designed for planting at the end of its useful life. It’s quite another, however, to see a similar concept in something made from plastic. However, it’s no ordinary plastic used in Equilicuá’s Spud ... keep reading
Written by Springwise in October 2011, about Agriculture & Food, Business & Biodiversity, Design, Food, Innovation, Recycling, Renewals
Soar Printing likes to be considered to be at the forefront of the printing industry offering an extensive range of services - from short run digital printing to long run offset printing and large format poster prints. Within their specific industry segments the Soar divisions are market leaders utilising the latest ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in September 2011, about awards, Corporate Social Responsibility, Energy Saving, Industry & Business, Innovation, marketing, Recycling
The cleantech-enabled transformation to a low-carbon, resource-efficient economy may be the next industrial revolution.Ernst & Young's work on Six Global Trends Shaping the Business World list those six trends as:Emerging markets increase their global powerCleantech becomes a competitive advantage Global banking seeks Recovery through transformation Governments enhance ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in September 2011, about Branding, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Conservation, Corporate Citizenship, Economics, Finance & Money, Green energy, Industry & Business, Recycling, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Technology (1 comment)
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