August 2009
2 posts
BYOM.
How many of us order coffee or tea to go in a disposable cup? Stop for a second and think about the amount of waste that this habit generates in a year. These cups contribute to 3.7 million lbs of garbage to be exact.
BYOM is a movement to Bring Your Own Mug. Many coffee shops now offer discounts for those that show up with their own mug, so do your part, save some $, and BYOM.
…liz...
March 2009
15 posts
Soy-based Inks
Many innovations have been made in the past few years towards advancing the sustainability of the printing industry. Through the improvements in paper manufacturing and recycling, the introduction of environmentally friendly inks, and the responsible use of press consumables, the industry is poised to significantly reduce its carbon footprint. Designers have a unique opportunity to aid in these...
Reuseit
When it comes to paper, we use a lot of it. The average American uses 700 lbs of it yearly. And it turns out that less than half of it ends up getting recycled. So whenever I have waste paper, instead of automatically looking for a recycling bin, I check to see if the reverse side is blank. Then I just cut it down the middle and clamp it with a jumbo binder clip and violà—an 8.5 x 5.5 in. scratch...
Zip It, Little Baggie
This poster takes a realistic approach to the growing environmental crisis facing us by taking a first step to reducing the overwhelming amounts of waste generated by consumers and the products consumers usurp. Something as seemingly insignificant as the plastic sandwich bag used by many families to pack their children’s lunches contribute to the heaping masses of plastic waste. While not a...
Short Showers = Saving Water
Showering is something we take for granted every day. If you take time to think about it, we use drinkable water to wash ourselves, while people in other countries travel miles just to get clean water for their families to drink.
When I learned about the lack of clean water and the many problems it creates, I started to feel guilty about my long, leisurely showers. As a solution, I designed a...
Taking Care of Your World
Extending the sustainability movement to youngsters, Taking Care of Your World is a board book for kids ages 0-3. With friendly illustrations, the book teaches young children simple ways of caring for their planet. The accompanying plush toy brings the world closer to home as a friend dependent on future generations for proper care.
It’s never too early to be green!
Christine Park
Make Meals, Not Trash.
Every day Americans throw out food that could have been eaten. Not only is this a waste of money and resources, it fills up our landfills. I have created a series of recipe cards, printed on old paper grocery bags, to be displayed in the produce aisle of a grocery store. These cards will give shoppers delicious meal ideas using their leftover and unused food. The opposite side of the recipe cards...
Milk Cartons
Every day people all around the world throw out their milk cartons. They are then not recycled and tossed in with all the other trash that just sits there. To re-use these milk cartons is a start to helping this environment clean itself up. Anything you can possibly think of you can do to these cartons. Create your own ideas. You can keep them in home, put them outside, give them to others. All...