I spent my last weekend at Savoir-Faire event in Brussels.
A number of stands where you can cook your own organic food, learn how to do a compost, make bike bags out of old fuel containers, try a washing machine or a mixer that works with an old bike instead of a motor, learn how to [...]
How to recycle paper towl rolls:
Voilà! A more cost effective version to eco fashion (though I’m not sure what will happen to the bottles in the bag when it rains > might only be a solution in dry climate zones):
TRASHed is an initiative by Global Inheritance.
This programme focusses specifically on events & festivals for younger people. The idea is to motivate the crowds to recycle an item that tends to create the biggest waste (in terms of volume) on most bigger festivals: Plastic bottles, cups and cans.
Funny idea: My flatmate showed me a little purse she got from a friend that was made of a ‘recycled’ sauce pack. Browsing around online I found this UK based shop called DoyBags that sells recycled bags, household items and accessories that are made of recylced drinking & sauce packs.
I met Joan Nadal a few weeks ago at the Planet Attitude fair here in Brussels.
He has designed a paper coat hanger that can be used with empty water bottles or a piece of rolled paper is quite cool:
Ideaplants community activities