http://www.greenkampong.com Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:35:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/consciously-curated-helle-jorgensen/ http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/consciously-curated-helle-jorgensen/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 13:50:24 +0000 green team http://www.greenkampong.com/?p=4707     Oh, the lovely soft sculptures of Australia-based artist Helle Jorgensen. What makes them ecofabulous? Well, she makes barnacles from reclaimed wool, and turns discarded plastic bags into beautifully crafted sea anemones. Hmm, I imagine that she finds the reclaimed wool at garage sales and thrift shops, but where does she get that plastic [...]]]> http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/consciously-curated-helle-jorgensen/feed/ 0 http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/sole-trader-takes-recycling-in-his-stride/ http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/sole-trader-takes-recycling-in-his-stride/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:56:55 +0000 green team http://www.greenkampong.com/?p=4624     As protests continue across the Middle East, American shoemaker Bahman Irvani remembers 1979. That year, he and his family fled Iran after the revolution leaving behind their thriving footwear business.”We left Iran because the government took over not only our businesses but our personal assets as well,” said 59-year-old Irvani, whose family had [...]]]> http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/sole-trader-takes-recycling-in-his-stride/feed/ 0 http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/waste-recycling-plant-launched-in-tuas/ http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/waste-recycling-plant-launched-in-tuas/#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 15:32:31 +0000 green team http://www.greenkampong.com/?p=4265 http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/waste-recycling-plant-launched-in-tuas/feed/ 0 http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/new-york-to-implement-clothing-recycling-program/ http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/new-york-to-implement-clothing-recycling-program/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:19:29 +0000 green team http://www.greenkampong.com/?p=3755 In Singapore where we are so stuck on whats new and trendy (not such a great trend in itself) there would be a great use for an idea like this! Someone please stand up and do this, you can count me in! Starting in September, New York City will launch one of the largest textile [...]]]> http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/new-york-to-implement-clothing-recycling-program/feed/ 0 http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/the-life-box-solutions-for-re-greening-the-planet/ http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/the-life-box-solutions-for-re-greening-the-planet/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:55:44 +0000 green team http://www.greenkampong.com/?p=3729 If ever you needed extra incentive to recycle the packaging that comes with all your purchases, The Life Box is it. Simply tear up, plant and water, and voila, you’ve planted several trees. (They’d have to be native to your location though, we think). What is The Life Box™? The Life Box™ was invented by [...]]]> http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/the-life-box-solutions-for-re-greening-the-planet/feed/ 1 http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/karang-guni-chic/ http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/karang-guni-chic/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:00:35 +0000 green team http://www.greenkampong.com/?p=3396 Stuart Haygarth collects things and then displays them. Stuff you can find in flea markets become stunning exhibits, like his collection of bottles and vases which he then categorizes by color. The results are amazing.]]> http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/karang-guni-chic/feed/ 0 http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/new-soap-old-bottle/ http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/new-soap-old-bottle/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:33:55 +0000 green team http://www.greenkampong.com/?p=3387 A company in the U.S. buys brand-name detergents and soaps and sells them to consumers in recycled plastic and glass bottles, calling it an eco-initiative aiming to “give consumers a greener option”. The company doesn’t vouch for the eco-friendliness of the contents of the bottles, but you get the drift.]]> http://www.greenkampong.com/green_reporter/new-soap-old-bottle/feed/ 0