Seven Eco-Friendly Products, via SciAm

A hybrid bike, a new brand of toilet paper, reusable tote bags and a water-powered clock are among seven eco-friendly products listed by Scientific American.

The bike, manufactured by a Taiwanese company, is pegged at $2000. Who’s buying?

The water-powered clock sounds cool – all you need to do is fill the reservoir with water, add a pinch of salt and the chemical reaction that takes place powers your watch. If only this technology could run buses and aircraft! It costs only $16. But then, time is money.

Of all these products, my heart went to the ‘disposable cutlery’. What’s new, you may ask. Imagine cutlery made out out of ‘vegware‘ – 80% potato starch and 20% soy oil! What sounds truly amazing is that these products reportedly handle heat and washing very well. And they’re priced right – $6 for 50. Hmmm…

And just a few days ago, I mused about making plastics edible.

Image – from sciam.com

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    Founder-editor of The Green Ogre, Beej began this blog as a solo writing project in 2006. A communications professional, he has worked as a corporate storyteller, journalist, travel writer, cartoonist and photo-blogger. He is an active birder and citizen science enthusiast.

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