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Pacific Garbage Patch Plastic to be Recycled Into Vacuum Cleaners (Video)

Images via Vac from the Sea project Electrolux is known for pushing the envelope on design, including sustainable design. And their latest project has our full attention. Pointing out that there isn’t enough recycled plastic on land to supply demand, Electrolux is backing a project that would pull plastics from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and recycle it into appliances like vacuum cleaners. The project would simultaneously create (… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Electrolux Design Competition Finalists are Just Weird This Year

Every year the Electrolux Design Competition introduces some fascinating concepts into the world of food; sometimes they are even green; this year most of them are just bizarre. Perhaps the prize should be a copy of Michael Pollan’s Food Rules; these people have never seen a kitchen, and in fact seem anti-food. Emma, shown above, doesn’t even have a kitchen, but a holodeck helmet that lets her see an virtual one. “The thoughts of the user are then transmitted to robotic chefs within the building who then prepare the visualised meal in a real kitchen and with real ingredients. In effect, the headset replaces the need for kitchen appliances in ind… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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