This week at TreeHugger: In London, a study found that one in ten cellphone users has hurt themselves by walking into things while texting; what will be done to stop the carnage? Sony is ramping up its recycling efforts with dozens of events at which consumers can drop off old Sony electronics for free; we’re looking at you, Betamaxers.
The only thing better than the solar-powered lawn mower we featured a few weeks back? A solar-powered robot lawn mower. Lastly, from the “Everything’s bigger in Texas” files: the “Fully Loaded Chair,” made from 400 loaded shotgun shells. Now that’s recycling.
According to the UK’s Daily Express, six million Britons were injured last year because they ran into things while text-messaging. The charity Living Streets and directory service 118118 are testing the padding of lampposts and signs to stop the carnage. Also in the works: bicycle-style lanes for walking while texting on the streets.
Wondering why that Sony commercial is trying to sell you a bulky cassette-tape deck from the ’70s? The electronics giant is taking the three Rs—reduce, reuse, and recycle—to heart. Sony is ramping up its recycling effort with dozens of events at which consumers can drop off old Sony electronics for free. And, as part of its marketing campaign, the company is rerunning vintage commercials featuring clunky, archaic equipment that was, once upon a time, oh-so cutting edge.
The best green tech minds in Sweden have come together, to brainstorm and prototype the next great green gadget revolution in the land of lutefisk and lefse. After putting their ample brains together, they’ve come up with this: a solar robot lawn mower. The only thing missing? You guessed it: a bumper sticker that says, “My other vehicle is a solar robot mower.”
Lastly, this is Texas-style recycling: the “Fully Loaded Chair,” made from 400 loaded shotgun shells. With shiny brass tips on the seat and back to act as a massage, and bright red plastic in the back, it is meant to create “a powerful allure and odd dichotomy of comfort and demise between furniture and weaponry.” Careful, it might really knock your socks off.
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