If you’re a maker just starting out your journey in sustainability, it can be overwhelming to figure out how to get started. From understanding the types of materials to utilize, learning what steps will help reduce waste and emissions, and finding inspiring new ways to explore creativity that don’t have a negative environmental impact. The good news is there are plenty of resources available for DIYers looking for ways to make their projects more sustainable – from simple switches you can make today, big-picture ideas for longterm change, or exciting new ways makers are helping push sustainability into the future. In these blog posts we’ll look at tips tricks and ideas specifically tailored towards diyers and makers on the road to creating projects with greater eco consciousness so that not only will you create something beautiful but also respect its impact on our planet!
Here is another great idea form James Li. This time he used some scrap cardboard and an old case fan to make a laptop cooler. Let’s just hope his laptop does get too hot, cardboard ignites easily. My laptop needs to be slightly elevated to cool it down, so here is a laptop cooler (unfortunately, […]
Gio points out this unusual recipe for a circuit board drill using an an old cassette tape motor – it actually looks pretty comfy to hold, but any malfunction in that coupler/drill bit would likely not be comfy – be sure to wear the appropriate safety gear, suit of armor, etc. – Make@home PCB drill. […]
Anna Borstad tells the story on Whip Up of how she ended up creating this recycled textile worm for a company that raises and sells red wriggler worms for home vermicomposting.
This “Soil Lamp” by Marieke Staps is made of mud and lights an LED through the natural metabolism of the biological organisms contained within it. We’ve seen fruit powering electronics before, but building it into something that resembles a commercial product is still pretty far off. Soil Lamp via Next Nature
Scott Beale of Laughing Squid writes: “Can Throwing”, it’s kind of like Parkour for recycling.
Sometimes it’s just that simple – a bottle opener from Togo, made with a piece of stick and a screw, with a lovely beaded handle. Togolese Bottle Opener Simplicity
From Treehugger, here’s an interesting call against recycling. In part: Lets call recycling what it is- a fraud, a sham, a scam perpetrated by big business on the citizens and municipalities of America. Look who sponsors the National Recycling Coalition: behind America Recycles Day: Coca-Cola, Pepsico, Anheuser-Busch, Coors, Owens-Illinois, International Bottled Water Association, the same […]
