Sanya Arts Space

A few days ago I received a package containing one of the cleverest and most inventive examples of repurposing that I’ve seen in quite some time. A keystone to any green living initiative, repurposing allows us to give old objects a new lease on life while conserving the materials and resources that would otherwise be [...]

You’d be hard-pressed to find a bag that’s more eco-friendly and sustainable than the Nature Bag. Highly minimalistic and biodegradable, Nature Bags are made from a plant called tropical kudzu, a type of trailing vine. Members of the Khmu tribe in Northern Laos (a landlocked country in Southeastern Asia) make the bags through the Lao [...]

You’d be hard-pressed to find a bag that’s more eco-friendly and sustainable than the Nature Bag. Highly minimalistic and biodegradable, Nature Bags are made from a plant called tropical kudzu, a type of trailing vine. Members of the Khmu tribe in Northern Laos (a landlocked country in Southeastern Asia) make the bags through the Lao [...]

Household tools that actually work rarely come greener than Casabella’s Eclipse Cleaning System. A space-saving system that combines eco-friendliness with innovation and smart design, the Eclipse system is comprised of a lightweight aluminum pole, a bucket and three interchangeable heads for wet and dry cleaning: an angled broom, a microfiber sponge mop and a curbed [...]

I’m a big fan of the color blue and my Macbook (as a freelance writer, I rarely leave home without it). Subsequently, I was thrilled when GreenSmart requested MEH review one of their eco-friendly laptop sleeves. Not only was I (conveniently) in the market for a new one, the sleeve looked stylish and durable – [...]

I was recently contacted by the company Sodastream,  maker of an at-home water carbonation system.  They asked me if I would be interested in trying their product. What arrived was their Starter Kit (129.00 value), a nicely designed black and silver model complete with two 1-liter capped bottles and one 60-L carbonator.  (The Sodastream web [...]

What’s better than being budget-savvy? Being budget-savvy and eco-friendly! Plastic utensils are handy for picnics, but they aren’t biodegradable. Bamboo is too expensive to throw out. But Ecoware — disposable cutlery made of birchwood — is compostable and economical. Ecoware is a fairly new company based out of Vancouver, Canada. They supply FSC-Certified wooden cutlery for restaurants, [...]