tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26966200542037580092024-03-13T11:57:01.347-07:00Bright Green Brands Blogenvironmental, ethical & ecological inspiration: the brand design blog for all things green...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696620054203758009.post-61091721324472560872014-10-16T04:57:00.000-07:002018-09-26T03:54:22.170-07:00A Glorious Sunny Day Under the Shade of a Tree...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="s1">…Though not overly relaxing, as I was crouched behind my camera taking these tasty food shots for client Olive Branch's new recipe booklet. Still, not a bad way to make a living, AND I got to eat </span>the subject matter!</div>
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<span class="s1">Each of the recipes feature one or more of their amazing products, most of which made by small farmers and local cooperatives around Greece, then shipped (overground) to us lucky people in the UK.</span></div>
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<br />Barney2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16801529634184757097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696620054203758009.post-28576835668123424122014-09-17T14:29:00.002-07:002014-09-18T02:01:52.894-07:00Duke of Delhi in the final of Virgin Start-up Foodpreneur 2014, judged by Sir Richard himself!Well what an exciting day! Our client Duke of Delhi made it to the final two in the category 'Most Exciting New Brand'. We were up against another great new product, 'Proper' Baked Beans. Both had passion, enthusiasm, a unique product, and elephants in the logos!<br />
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The stand got so busy I had to turn Duke of Delhi and go behind the counter to help elaborate on the Duke of Delhi story and brand, and encourage people to try the product - Indian spiced chocolate with a crunch of Bombay Mix inside. The branding AND the product went down extremely well, great to hear so many compliments from so many passionate food loving people.<br />
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The judging began, presented by Michela Chiappa, and judged by Melissa and Jasmine Hemsley, Mina Holland (editor of Guardian Cook), Paul Lindley of Ella's Kitchen, and of course the one and only Sir Richard Branson - who was the judge in our category!<br />
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Unfortunately Mr Branson chose the more healthy, beany option over Duke of Delhi's Anglo-Indian chocolate fusion. But second place is definitely still to be celebrated, and many new contacts (and I think a few new customers) were made...</div>
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I think the other runners-up deserve a special mention for all their effort and positivity! Especially Katie & Jane from NotDogs, who were grinning til the end!<br />
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Firstly, a range of the finest Greek olives: Greek Olive Mix, Sundried Tomato Garlic & Rosemary; Fiery Red Chilli and Herbs Chilli & Garlic.<br />
Second is a range of coarsely cut 'chunky' tapenades: Sundried Tomato Feta & Greek Basil; Goats Cheese Rosemary & Chilli, Florina Peppers & Chilli and the slightly sweeter Fig & Mint.<br />
All are delicious straight from the jar, but I've also tried adding them to salads, pasta, polenta and just with a decent tortilla chip!<br />
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Olive Branch source all the ingredients from local community cooperatives in Crete, the home country of founder Maria. They are then shipped overground to the UK, delivering an absolutely amazing hit of Mediterranean sun-ripened splendidness.<br />
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All are beautifully illustrated by the very talented <a href="http://www.ohnmarwin.com/" target="_blank">Ohn Mar Win</a> - and I'm not just saying that because we happen to be married! Simple illustrations of the ingredients were created using texture to add taste and a natural artisan feel.<br />
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OK, so Duke of Delhi had already created a Bombay mix with chocolate chunks, an Indian snack with an eccentric British twist, which has become very popular, and now sold at Fortnum & Mason.<br />
However, not happy to leave it there, they had a thought - what if we add more chocolate? a LOT more! So they turned it on it's head and came up with the Duke of Delhi Chocolate bar, with Bombay mix inside, a kind of Anglo-Indian Willy Wonka Bar!<br />
There are five amazing flavoured chocolate varieties: Cardamom & Vanilla, Toasted Coconut, Lime, Orange and Cinnamon, plus a plain version. Some are dark, some are milk, ALL are very different and a tad addictive!<br />
They were launched this weekend at the BBC Good Food Show, Olympia.<br />
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Here's the packs we designed for them... (click to enlarge)<br />
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When invited to help with my local Transition Town steering group, the first thing I couldn't help but do was redesign the identity.</div>
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The Transition movement is a network of worldwide local organisations trying to make their local area less dependent on oil and fossil fuels, more self sufficient, and try to tackle the problem of climate change, all from a local standpoint, the idea being that if every City, Town, Village and community did this then the collective effect worldwide would be huge.</div>
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Hertford originally got it's name for being the 'ford' where 'Harts' (stags) came to cross the water, and the 'Hart' has become a symbol of the town.<br />
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Although there are no restrictions or guidelines as to how each Transition group identity should look, I wanted to give it a hand crafted feel, so I decided to cut out all the individual elements from of a butternut squash, then hand print them. I then scanned them in and pieced it back together in illustrator.<br />
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...the rest of said squash of course was not wasted, and went to very good (and pretty tasty) use!<br />
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Barney2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16801529634184757097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696620054203758009.post-22533300786429783282013-10-23T06:14:00.001-07:002013-10-23T06:16:16.444-07:00Having Problems with Gas?!! We ship most of our (fossil) gas into the UK on huge container ships from Qatar...<br />
<a href="http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/newsdesk/energy/data/where-do-we-get-our-gas">http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/newsdesk/energy/data/where-do-we-get-our-gas</a><br />
...which isn't cheap, OR particularly eco-friendly.<br />
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OK, so we don't want huge gas price rises, and we don't really want to Frack the very ground we walk on (and poison the very water we rely on). So, apart from using much less, what's the alternative?<br />
It could be renewable Biomethane. Ecotricity and even the National Grid agree:<br />
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<a href="http://www.nationalgrid.com/corporate/About+Us/climate/press/020209.htm">http://www.nationalgrid.com/corporate/About+Us/climate/press/020209.htm</a><br />
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...let's just hope our frack-friendly Government see the benefits too.Barney2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16801529634184757097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696620054203758009.post-83477313704669072332013-07-24T07:47:00.000-07:002013-07-25T07:17:04.902-07:00LATEST NEWS: Bee Mercy Raw Honey Rebrand...Just shot the newly rebranded range of Bee Mercy Raw Honey, as natural a honey as you can get without raiding a wild beehive (which I do not advise).<br />
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They came to us with a generic label across all their amazingly different tasting honeys, which really didn't do enough to communicate the care, passion and love they have for the product or the naturalness, benefits and personality of the brand.<br />
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The identity Bright Green Brands created is pretty self explanatory - a beehive in the shape of a heart, showing the love we have for the bees, and the love (I like to think) the bees show by sharing their lovely food with us!<br />
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For the labels we illustrated the different plants the bees visited for each variety, from ground-growing meadow flowers like Heather, Thyme and Lavender, to the much taller Citrus groves, Eucalyptus, Oak and Chestnut trees, plus the less specific Forest and Mountain honeys.<br />
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As luck would have it I had just started a beekeeping course before the project came along, which was the best research I could possibly have imagined! Photos from that course to follow soon...<br />
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Just seen this 'Great British Summer' range in my local M&S, REALLY like the Summeryness and the quirky quintessential Britishness, plus it just LEAPS out on-shelf, appearing all round the store in various categories.<br /><br />Instinctively picked up several packs of I-don't-even-KNOW-what, then realised how much I was spending on stuff I didn't 'need', but just 'wanted'. After all these years I STILL get totally suckered by my own profession!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-H85Pv2cSHgFbvxkfqUiaYq0zxljltPAX5e9u5wpZozuPCB8sQ5ICMjFktVq2-kEPzGaK-s6OnM8zgWfwGoryzwRG1o3EAr6WgY6isIqOO9JUvtk66IBBpXfa7Jc_P8I3CRb1N3pbONew/s1600/DSCN1457.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-H85Pv2cSHgFbvxkfqUiaYq0zxljltPAX5e9u5wpZozuPCB8sQ5ICMjFktVq2-kEPzGaK-s6OnM8zgWfwGoryzwRG1o3EAr6WgY6isIqOO9JUvtk66IBBpXfa7Jc_P8I3CRb1N3pbONew/s1600/DSCN1457.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-H85Pv2cSHgFbvxkfqUiaYq0zxljltPAX5e9u5wpZozuPCB8sQ5ICMjFktVq2-kEPzGaK-s6OnM8zgWfwGoryzwRG1o3EAr6WgY6isIqOO9JUvtk66IBBpXfa7Jc_P8I3CRb1N3pbONew/s640/DSCN1457.jpg" width="497" /></a><br />
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<br />Barney2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16801529634184757097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696620054203758009.post-47444003339562621332013-05-08T09:24:00.001-07:002013-05-08T09:25:33.379-07:00Waitrose Go with the Flow!Fantastic news from Waitrose. They plan to replace ALL meat packaging with flow-wrap. Meat packaging is a HUGE waste, considering how many people across the country buy meat every day packaged in hard plastic trays. We, luckily, still have a local Butchers - no plastic packaging, free-range AND local.<br />
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Lets hope other retailers follow Waitrose lead, especially M&S, with their supposed 'plan A' - still seemed to be tonnes of plastic on the shelves last time I visited.</div>
Barney2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16801529634184757097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696620054203758009.post-30140426579339256282013-03-28T05:04:00.000-07:002013-03-28T05:40:25.798-07:00Beautiful, Magical & Surreal Garden Photography by Magda Wasiczek<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">
Some absolutely astonishing photography, very inspiring . Might have to dust off my macro lens and get outdoors.</div>
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LOTS more on her website (a little TOO much maybe, could do with a little editing): <a href="http://www.magdawasiczek.pl/on_my_magic_meadow">http://www.magdawasiczek.pl/on_my_magic_meadow</a></div>
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She also won International Garden Photographer of the year: <a href="http://www.igpoty.com/competition05/winners.asp?parent=winners">http://www.igpoty.com/competition05/winners.asp?parent=winners</a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Client came to Bright Green Brands with a range of biscuits, and with the name Duke of Delhi, though admitted that the current design wouldn't get him taken seriously by the kind of retailers he was aiming to approach - high end outlets such as Harvey Nichols, Selfridges and Fortnum & Mason.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />While pondering on the new identity I wondered who the Duke of Delhi might be: Was he an Englishman in India, or an Indian in England? And how would he travel?
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">After deciding a horse-drawn royal carriage if in Britain and a royal elephant in India, I decided to put the two together, mixing the eccentricities of both cultures in one simple logo.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Well the good news is that Fortnum & Mason want to stock the Delhi Mix, and is on shelf this week! Very proud to see it go into just about the poshest shop there is!!
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Logo illustration: <a href="http://vanessawright.com/" target="_blank">Vanessa Wright</a></div>
Barney2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16801529634184757097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696620054203758009.post-81617641136738868182012-10-15T06:39:00.001-07:002013-11-11T03:56:38.600-08:00Can You Own a Colour?For my final project at university I asked Pearlfisher (where I was on student placement) to write me a design brief.<br />
They asked me to package Coca Cola for 15 years in the future.<br />
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It was a great brief, and I came up with loads of ideas, based on what I believed could happen in the not too distant future.<br />
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Back at the end of the last century (was it THAT long ago I was at uni?!!), water shortage was only just becoming a recognised potential global problem, so one idea was to design a concentrated Coca Cola, packaged only in the bottom of a cut-off bottle-shaped can, which you then have to dilute yourself (if you can find water!)<br />
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Genetically modifying food was also a new development, so another idea was that Coca Cola would genetically engineer their own fruit, to look like an orange (but red of course) with cola coloured segments that tasted of Coca Cola.<br />
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Next was Global warming - such a nuisance when you want a nice cold can of your favourite sugar-based global-domineering soda. The solution? a solar-panelled can that generates energy to cool the contents of course!<br />
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OK, so 15 years have passed and none of these have gone into production (thankfully).<br />
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However, another idea I had was that Coca Cola would own the rights to the colour red! so no red tomatoes allowed, and no red flowers, ladybirds, buses, post boxes, lipstick, clothes... so the only time you ever saw red it HAD to mean Coca Cola.<br />
For the pack I didn't even need a logo, it was simply a red can with an ® symbol in the corner.<br />
Then I saw this slightly disconcerting story in Design Week yesterday:<br />
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The future it seems may well be orange, but only for Orange™. Surely brand legal departments the world over are now hastily applying for ownership of their particular Pantone colour?<br />
Restricting times ahead for us brand designers I think.<br />
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UPDATE: The Nestlé Empire Strikes Back! (thankfully) <a href="http://www.designweek.co.uk/news/cadbury-loses-legal-fight-over-rights-to-pantone-2685c-purple/3037307.article?cmptype=Exxon%20and%20FXX%20in%20legal%20row%20over%20interlocking%20Xs,%20Cadbury%20loses%20Pantone%202685c%20purple%20fight,%20Children's%20Illustrated%20Classics%20at%20the%20British%20Library%20and%20more...&cmpid=dwnews_14902">http://www.designweek.co.uk/news/cadbury-loses-legal-fight-over-rights-to-pantone-2685c-purple/3037307.article?cmptype=Exxon%20and%20FXX%20in%20legal%20row%20over%20interlocking%20Xs,%20Cadbury%20loses%20Pantone%202685c%20purple%20fight,%20Children's%20Illustrated%20Classics%20at%20the%20British%20Library%20and%20more...&cmpid=dwnews_14902</a><br />
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<br />Barney2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16801529634184757097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696620054203758009.post-17496276393382074622012-01-14T07:48:00.000-08:002012-01-14T07:52:31.788-08:00A Christmas stocking-filler for the planet?Waitrose have been selling clementines in cardboard boxes rather than plastic nets over Christmas - OK the structure and amount of board may be a BIT excessive, but a good start. Surely this can be developed across almost all fruit currently in plastic netting AND hard plastic punnets?? I do hope so.<br />
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Happened upon these lovely reused vintage tins in Liberty recently, now refilled with body balms, lip balms & sore muscle rubs. And once it's finished you can send it back to be refilled again.<br />
Admittedly they ARE a tad pricey at around 30 pounds each, but you DO get a lovely antique to keep. And the refills are less than half the original price.<br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Brilliantly hosted by the eloquent Andrew Knutt, the day was mostly filled with design industry related speakers, interspersed with breakout sessions by each speaker, giving attendees a chance to discuss chosen topics in smaller groups.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">There were presentations from the Design Council, the very amusing & entertaining Mark Shayler of eco3 - <a href="http://www.eco3.co.uk/">http://www.eco3.co.uk</a> - ex Asda Environmental Manager. Good to hear a less serious view on sustainability.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Also speaking were John Boult, John Luff & Lynne Elvins.<br />
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</div><div>I tried gently prizing the mouse apart but to no avail, it seems apple don't WANT you to fix them! So, with my refusal to let apple (& consumerism) win, I turned to Google.</div><div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">...a couple of searches later and I was following a Youtube video (of which there are many) of a helpful chap dissecting, cleaning and reassembling a mighty mouse. Pretty darn easy, though you DO need to 'break' the ring around the bottom and glue it back on afterwards.<br />
It was easy to see why it would no longer scroll - there was thick dirt & fluff stuck to the tiny wheels (see pics below).<br />
The whole process was a little fiddly but it worked perfectly again, just like new, in about 20 minutes.<br />
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style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">ground that need filling? and for increasing their profit margin with a switch to cheap throw-away plastic jars rather than easily recyclable glass.</span></span></div><div><p></p><p></p><div><div><a href="http://www.pomwonderful.com/products/freshfruit/pom-wonderful-arils/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">http://www.pomwonderful.com/products/freshfruit/pom-wonderful-arils/</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.packagingnews.co.uk/news/materials/france-and-denmark-ban-bisphenol-a-from-babies-bottles"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">http://www.packagingnews.co.uk/news/materials/france-and-denmark-ban-bisphenol-a-from-babies-bottles</span></span></a></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.packagingnews.co.uk/news/premier-foods-moves-sun-pat-from-glass-to-pet-containers"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">http://www.packagingnews.co.uk/news/premier-foods-moves-sun-pat-from-glass-to-pet-containers</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">...THEN I stumbled across this great 15 minute special from Stella 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class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">de</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Luxe</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> campaign, which put me back in a good green mood again!</span></span></div><!--StartFragment--><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwYCFnIo5FI"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwYCFnIo5FI</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Bonnes nouvelles vertes!!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div></div>Barney2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16801529634184757097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696620054203758009.post-71858464317242781092010-11-01T08:55:00.000-07:002010-11-01T09:12:44.812-07:00Green paint? or Greenwash?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFe0ZNBtUUz5yfhb7gv0iF_iTw8yzqzKD5VF__5l2xOvZurg1X3wlBcqIdGcQTXPJBFrvtX6AjJ-CEaYv6ig1eDyVHTLnxgikixwKQ3xhUPt7DSjdBRUwGt7r8zIJBRTC0o4ZvtXSFK4V/s1600/Picture+3.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 119px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFe0ZNBtUUz5yfhb7gv0iF_iTw8yzqzKD5VF__5l2xOvZurg1X3wlBcqIdGcQTXPJBFrvtX6AjJ-CEaYv6ig1eDyVHTLnxgikixwKQ3xhUPt7DSjdBRUwGt7r8zIJBRTC0o4ZvtXSFK4V/s400/Picture+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534614765154098322" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dulux (ICI) recently launched a range of 'Eco' Low VOC paints (only Matt paint seems to be VOC free), all packaged in lovely disposable plastic!<br /><br />Very little information is given on their website about levels of Volotile Organic Compounds, or how the paint is produced, so it hard to get excited about this move:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.icipaints.co.uk/products/ecosure/index.jsp">http://www.icipaints.co.uk/products/ecosure/index.jsp</a>Barney2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16801529634184757097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696620054203758009.post-24139449616560780872010-09-20T05:25:00.000-07:002010-09-20T06:25:23.312-07:00Waitrose gain Greeny Points over Sainsbury's...<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8n8bFIDMJbM4BMU9gPPEQmLqVSf-lsWHBnmzuPt6ao7MZD9lcqtJRhXW4p8APn7oSdom2LhYquAW0tQxP8OyoxwFFTq0ojefw42raGAsAJAEPwfz5GJ4OhVT9xkomkheo1VT0Bl8cJd87/s1600/285487-Waitrose_snip_and_slide_meat_packaging.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8n8bFIDMJbM4BMU9gPPEQmLqVSf-lsWHBnmzuPt6ao7MZD9lcqtJRhXW4p8APn7oSdom2LhYquAW0tQxP8OyoxwFFTq0ojefw42raGAsAJAEPwfz5GJ4OhVT9xkomkheo1VT0Bl8cJd87/s320/285487-Waitrose_snip_and_slide_meat_packaging.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518978948004798802" /></a><div>As Sainsburys this week face court action over their overpackaged Taste The Difference Beef, Waitrose head in a far more positive direction by announcing a move to flow-wrapped packaging.</div><div><br /></div><div>How many of their meat products will be repackaged is not clear, and the more cynical may feel they are just reacting quickly to avoid being taken to court themselves, but any step away from the the current 'norm' of unnecessary hard plastic trays has to be for the better.</div><div>I just hope the new format will be accepted by customers (unlike their milk pouches, which had to be scrapped last year) and that all the other supermarkets follow their lead, because - as anyone old enough to remember butchers shops will remember - pieces of dead animal haven't always come packaged in clinically sealed plastic boxes.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.packagingnews.co.uk/bulletin/environmentbulletin/article/1027830/?DCMP=EMC-EnvironmentBulletin">http://www.packagingnews.co.uk/bulletin/environmentbulletin/article/1027830/?DCMP=EMC-EnvironmentBulletin</a></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQB7i_gwgOlaoGJ4nR2ol5nDBCKmVckiUxSJ6w3uItgxms1igglCSqJL0v8EP0A2I7e720mRwzwLKdB75IZI3ai10bhKRaxkGr1hNy78rvfYo4cSHfO0yrFXVfPC9qZIHbb_Xk3YpDQakH/s320/article-1312599-0B363FD8000005DC-825_634x484.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518985421445916354" /></div><div><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/sep/16/sainsburys-court-excessive-beef-packaging">http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/sep/16/sainsburys-court-excessive-beef-packaging</a></div>Barney2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16801529634184757097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696620054203758009.post-61579671637058565812010-08-17T07:29:00.000-07:002010-08-17T08:28:40.780-07:00Bright Green Brand of the Month: Unpackaged<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Monaco"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 316px; height: 121px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqeKcYdT1Mqy1gbSNdU5VLepWXWxuH5kMwGLGhCHryPwf7z5zHT_2ZvTWcUs2tBm6J2j9P6_vbGFRQ6rrHy2taxryp1gQHv1OvG9tIp41nzEGlGhrCEBVWHiZ8gvsp4S33467HNgGgfGF_/s320/UnP+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506399450586693666" /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Monaco"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Monaco"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I'm not sure whether I should describe Unpackaged as a 'brand' as such, if anything it's an anti-brand, as almost everything that is sold in this quirky little shop comes in no packaging at all, and therefore 'Unbranded'.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Monaco"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What Unpackaged definitely IS though is a fantastic idea and hopefully a movement way ahead of its time - the shape of things to come. And maybe surprisingly, as someone who earns a living from designing brand packaging, I welcome this vision of a life less plastic.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Monaco; min-height: 12.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Monaco"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The shop is a little off the beaten track - vaguely between Farringdon, Kings Cross and Angel at 42 Amwell St, but this only adds to its charm - more like a local shop, which I guess may well be overlooked on a busy high street with all the big bold brands shouting for attention.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Monaco; min-height: 12.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Monaco"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Visit the site, but more importantly visit the shop - it's like travelling way back in time, while also being way in the future.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Monaco"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hopefully.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Monaco; min-height: 12.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Monaco"><a href="http://beunpackaged.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://beunpackaged.com</span></span></a></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_BCwtcFFMnEoXAriW2t9ZxDdpvRtDq6nz01QQdo0fqqIYC1YTfwPVc05wqbTR3DNRlGWFamg3Lr2uV4fNqNY2gT2wmNhxuLpCgyp5xQa7FAkIu32N7VTYT0i8r_L_RQYxGXmuohd6oc7/s320/Picture+75+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506399421307843282" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Barney2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16801529634184757097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696620054203758009.post-9719676903850795632010-08-05T05:30:00.000-07:002013-07-25T07:50:49.499-07:00Beautiful Beach Plastic!...<br /><br />Steve McPherson is a UK artist who, for over 15 years, has been picking up bits of plastic washed up on beaches in north Kent, then turning them into artworks...<br /><br />It does seem slightly wrong that I should love this so much, but I guess that's the point - to draw attention to this endless plastic trash washing up on beaches all over the world, when otherwise most people wouldn't think twice when they see it on the sand.<br /><br />Artworks are all for sale too!<div>
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<br />see more here:<br /><a href="http://www.stevemcpherson.co.uk/category/marine-plastic">http://www.stevemcpherson.co.uk/category/marine-plastic</a><br /><br />...and if you find any of your own plastic treasure you can register it here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.marineplastic.org/">http://www.marineplastic.org</a><br /><div>
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Barney2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16801529634184757097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696620054203758009.post-36462671807728122502010-06-08T05:38:00.000-07:002010-06-24T17:09:52.647-07:00My 4th 'R': Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, REPAIR!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigCmVI3VlnKZwzE0QlP21-MM5M61vcRshBT1ys5ss6tFYhqJFKg0sSHtGiBiycoiT75_Fb2YNK7-dgAcy__v9XiPvwwJMOx7TsSViaGXr4Y8QJq5ijWCBKGiXn1KUuYIhFRzCQVfmHCt0N/s1600/Samsung1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigCmVI3VlnKZwzE0QlP21-MM5M61vcRshBT1ys5ss6tFYhqJFKg0sSHtGiBiycoiT75_Fb2YNK7-dgAcy__v9XiPvwwJMOx7TsSViaGXr4Y8QJq5ijWCBKGiXn1KUuYIhFRzCQVfmHCt0N/s400/Samsung1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480387845986015970" /></a><div>After my camera/mp3 player stopped working due to a cranky lens, I decided I would NOT just be a good consumer and go out and buy a brand new one, but instead committed to repairing it.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>I first carefully took it apart with some VERY tiny screwdrivers (and a very steady hand). I soon realised that the lens wouldn't come out, so put it back together anyway (which I hoped might have somehow fixed it!). ((it didn't of course)).</div><div><br /></div><div>My next step was to put a search on ebay to alert me of any faulty Samsung camera/mp3 players.</div><div>A week later, one came up - great condition but with a broken screen. A quick google search told me that a screen can be replaced, so I bought the camera for 4 pounds (I was the only bidder).</div><div><br /></div><div>I again disected the first camera (with the broken lens), then the second camera (with the broken screen).</div><div>Put them back together and what have you got?</div><div><br /></div><div>A perfectly working new camera, for 4 pounds. (and a slight smug green feeling inside).</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRKqL91J-YZw2IpxZMYnkUZMjCfaYkwraFR5ilW9MFu392oi9SqhDJzqiDG9AFnMHTXG24BKE1xeFpn2dZkuhMr0O2oFqtczcuA3c5ZfTbbPkVT-fwHlelZP-UyVUQjcGb3HxuLXHgV05/s320/Samsung2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480389837411861026" /><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnxz2OkB1_8ugrBVIUdP-U5pU2Fz8rijuzF4BMB1gWzqKk17b8fR-0qSV8sIU6g_ZfBrIcP69HH1LtfH479uC8MjbZ1W0IGRbrUDJRg3IKVaJeNjaOBrcdCHonOkXDolMq8mZYdvWYGOF/s320/Samsung3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480390023562146242" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRn7WQqIP8qJhcMhwBQDIxD8f-ta3u8DMl8uTFW3GY_fl97IunP4JejbPZw97YXTTK6M2uF_2n9vJmd4OcIPmv-N0nMg0AonTaBqjeinZm53rooT2FdUpT_Em3cbrkWBVB5zSXnfaoIVKx/s320/Samsung4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480390031632943554" /></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Also, if a Playstation stops reading discs completely you can order a new lens online from various dealers. Worked a treat for mine.</span></div>Barney2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16801529634184757097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696620054203758009.post-9416874667942291482010-05-10T03:48:00.000-07:002010-05-10T04:03:24.685-07:00Ad in The Times & Guardian today...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlmwu6QKJsQFFSXOezYEy7dFw4Gn5Gdf3N5tyDdxXNA9LJznvYoC2qo_BFTZpMy6QBEyz9StITye2UoUahrqEwaEFG6-uvZbpUmJAGGeo14zM6im7GZrNy96L7D9-do3ZuuNbEOp_xmRk/s1600/S73F8236.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlmwu6QKJsQFFSXOezYEy7dFw4Gn5Gdf3N5tyDdxXNA9LJznvYoC2qo_BFTZpMy6QBEyz9StITye2UoUahrqEwaEFG6-uvZbpUmJAGGeo14zM6im7GZrNy96L7D9-do3ZuuNbEOp_xmRk/s400/S73F8236.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469593178957285618" /></a><br />Designed these press ads in a rush yesterday for 38 Degrees. Just made the deadline to print overnight! Phew.<div>Get involved here: <a href="http://38degrees.org.uk/">http://38degrees.org.uk</a></div><div><br /></div>Barney2http://www.blogger.com/profile/16801529634184757097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696620054203758009.post-37674498040030636782010-04-22T14:09:00.000-07:002010-05-04T04:45:57.248-07:00Non-toxic, Non-stick (ish) pan...<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCMeoHxo0one6xBeFIDWUBNQauznWOOmsSm3ulBtCzqWaB7aPeEEDfIamKHp7yUpLlz9ORH9xuB3omZYjJgjFrx37i09rJhpTj7sZq01VKWlslbvSqACTwHuSIuhspZwogFGRcMjVVllA8/s320/_DSC3549.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463087184606941394" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Recently bought this GreenPan frying pan.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">It's PTFE-free - that's </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Polytetrafluoroethylene, used in Teflon -</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> so the coating on this pan (Thermalon) doesn't release toxic fumes above 260</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">° C as PTFE apparently does, which are proven to be lethal to small pets and potentially harmful to humans.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Also, the process, unlike Teflon, does not use </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">PFOA (PerFluoroOctanoic Acid), classified as a ‘persistent pollutant of the environment’*. Also, PFOA is a tough chemical that the body has great difficulties in expelling and is known to be a ‘likely human carcinogen’*</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">When it first arrived I tested it with a fried egg - It was so non-stick that when trying to take it out of the pan, the egg slipped uncontrollably everywhere except onto the wooden spatula!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">HOWEVER, after several uses, it no longer has the same qualities: It now seems to stick severely if heated on full, but is fine if kept at just over halfway. There IS a statement in the accompanying leaflet stating that it is normal for the non-stick properties to reduce after a while, so I guess I just need to be careful.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">All in all I believe that cooking on a slightly lower heat is a small price to pay when considering all the advantages this pan has to offer over the slightly more heat-tolerant (but possibly quite harmful) Teflon alternatives. I just need to be a little more patient when cooking my dinner.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.green-pan.com/">http://www.green-pan.com</a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">* According to the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency, a US federal agency in charge of the protection of human health and the environment)</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijiW6jGISIfULnt2t_rJqYxbtiCYECtQDGfq4xq_9dvQD-hsqD77po-t-JrBtFY3pSYii6cFrqKa5puUnxXRr1g1xTuHl0uwcCkFa_gAa4Pc4929wte6DKjAs09B0Gb3JWsSn6rNRdXJPV/s1600/_DSC3551.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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Just back from a week in the (windy) west country. Nice (in a stormy kinda way).<br />
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While at the Eden Project I was quite inspired by these kids eco toys: <a href="http://www.sprigtoys.com/">http://www.sprigtoys.com</a> - made from their <a href="http://www.sprigwood.com/">Sprigwood</a> material: <a href="http://www.sprigwood.com/">http://www.sprigwood.com</a> - recycled plastic mixed with wood! With no batteries or annoying noises either, AND packaged in eco friendly packaging too!<br />
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OK, it's still plastic, and has to end it's life some time, but surely better than all the crap my 4 yr old will undoubtedly receive again this Christmas.<br />
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Now why can't Disney invest some of their vast profits in a similar project? I was quite impressed and encouraged after watching WALL-E with it's warning of how our rubbish is ruining and taking over our planet, only to visit a Disney store soon after to discover shelves of WALL-E toys made from plastic, packaged in (you guessed it) yet more plastic. Yeah, thanks Disney.<br />
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