We noticed these interesting eco-friendly sponges at a local market the other day.

Jack Bresnahan created a set of nine biodegradable plastic lids that turn old tin cans into different kinds of household containers.

Usually, the most we can expect from a discarded tin can is that someone will be thoughtful enough to make sure it winds up in a recycling bin—but either way, it’s trashed. Recent design school graduate Jack Bresnahan has a better idea, and has devised an ingenious method of adding a new functional life to empty tin cans with a set of biodegradable plastic lids. Each lid from the set of nine repurposes a can, converting it into a soap dispenser, toothbrush holder, or vase, among others. The lids have currently only been exhibited at the New Designers show in [...]

In a summer season filled with outdoor BBQ’s and picnics in the park, a level of convenience and disposability goes a long way. Unfortunately, for most of us that generally means trash bags overflowing with plastic cups and utensils, paper plates and napkins destined for the dump.
Enter Branch’s Biodegradable Party Kit, an all-in-one package with everything you need to serve 50 at your next gathering. The plates, cups and bowls are made from 100% sugar cane fiber (bagasse), the utensils are produced with potato starch and the napkins are from recycled paper. And while it can’t match the sustainability of reusing [...]

The Spud Raincoat by Equilicuá aims to be as educational as it is useful, illustrating the potential of compostable materials that are as effective as their less environmentally-friendly counterparts. The jacket, though indistinguishable from any other raincoat, is made entirely from potato starch bioplastic, and as a final feat of eco-consciousness, can actually be planted in the ground, releasing a concealed packet of seed that will be nourished by the jacket material as it biodegrades. Containing Mediterranean plant seeds contained in Spanish clay balls and fabricated from French potatoes by a German bioplastics firm, the Spud Raincoat is verily a [...]