Archive for the 'DIY' Category

“Printing” recycled plastic goods

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

I’m not a terrible fan of plastic, unless I come up against a product that really is better made of plastic than an alternative. A toothbrush head comes to mind.
That, and the world is already filled with plastic waste. How might we make something of it?
OK, the RepRap (Replicating Rapid prototyper) is [...]

Make your own deodorant

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

Next to shampoo, the Deodorant Question looms the largest in the world of the seriously plastic-free. And somewhere in my head I made the calculation and thought “that’s too far.” I can zap plastic in other parts of my life before I go there. Thus LowPlastic.com.
But I’m sympathetic enough (and frugal and wary of toxins) [...]