ReMakes Billboard Placemats

One large billboard or movie poster becomes 100 lbs of plastic waste materials in a landfill after as little as a month on display.  ReMakes  trys to avoid this by upcylcing old billboards into one of a kind placemats. Each set of 4 placemats is made from the same billboard, to give them a matching color scheme. Scan the QR code in the bottom of each placemat to get a daily conservation fact.

Beautiful, unique placements, that do something good for the environment, and give you a topic of conversation for dinner - what more could you ask for.

Available in black or color for $15.99 through Abe's Market.

Eco Warrior Bag

Do you feel like an eco warrior? Maybe this reusable shopping bag will help you take on the role. Designed by Rezon, a Japanese design group. (Found through It's Nice That).

GE Smart Grid Website

GE has a beautiful new interactive website to promote their Smart Grid innovations. The website is stunning, with intelligent interactive features like a print and play augmented reality Smart Grid. The forward thinking website reflects well on their forward thinking ideas about energy. GE has some intriguing ideas about integrating alternative power sources and smart meters into consumer's lives. They make a convincing argument by visualizing the potential impacts.

Howies Care Labels

The Howies Winter 2008 catalogue features a series of care labels for the planet. There is one for the River, Forest, Mountain and Sea. Check out some of the sketches and photo shoot images from the designer, Tom Seymour's, blog.

IBM Green

IBM has decided to take on carbon. Carbon is apparently the enemy of all green geeks... which is why you should buy an IBM (apparently). I'm not sure I follow all the logic, but none the less, I'm enjoying their anti-carbon videos. They include a Moose inspired green vandalist. The 'green' street art is created by cleaning the walls of tunnels, roofs and the underground, to show green messages such as, unplug, ride bikes, or stop wasting money.