environment

A green product and practice

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In the last couple of months I have really started to notice and appreciate green products, and practices/initiatives taken by companies. I thought I would share two of such that I have seen. While in Mont Tremblant I was at a ceramic studio where you paint your own item. When the girl behind the counter gave me my receipt she used a stapler that does not use metal staples, instead it just cut a hole in the paper and loops it around the other paper. I thought this was genius! Not only was it functional (strength wise), but it was so ecological and economical. The practice I noticed was adopted by Aldo, a Montreal based Shoe Manufacturer. In order to reduce plastic bag use they made shoe boxes which include a rope handle. By doing so with the use of nontoxic and recycled resources they are actively helping out the planet.

You can purchase the stapleless stapler here

You can read more about the Aldo shoe boxes here

Hempcrete the green alternative to Concrete

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Everyone knows what Concrete is, but not Hempcrete. Recently I was reading an environmental blog and came across an article on Hempcrete. I had no idea what it was. After reading the article I thought it was a great green alternative to Concrete and decided to share the knowledge. Hempcrete consists of hemp, lime,  sand, plaster, and cement. It can be used interchangeably with concrete. The great thing about it is it’s stronger, less prone to cracking, and is carbon negative. Yes! I said carbon negative! What does that mean? I believe it is defenitly hempcrete is  possible alternative to concrete. Since there is not much information available to the public about it (mostly propeatary). If it is commercially viable this could mean a great thing for construction, and our planet. As of now though the American Government does not acknowledge hemp as a viable material.

(this is a video from of hempcrete being applied)

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjhzo1Y38uI

ps. here is a site that has lots more information on hempcrete