- Posted by: Athena Lo
- Category: chicago, event, housewares, products
Going Green At The Home Housewares Show, Chicago 3.22.09
This years Home Housewares Show is once again big, expansive, overwhelming, extraneous, wasteful, etc., but it also included many new green products and materials, giving hope to those of us who desire change.
They featured 50 of the most sustainable products in a separate display and had several speakers to present the “latest thinking on green design and practice”. CA Webb from Preserve shared the reality of having a successful business based on the re-use of materials and also discussed the importance of transparent practice and straightforward information when developing an authentic relationship with the consumer. Accordingly, Howie Fendley from McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry, discussed eliminating the concept of waste, which is vital to America utilizing it’s by-products more efficiently and effectively.
Seeing so many thousands of products presented at the show, I can’t help but hope that very soon all of these companies integrate and prioritize a higher level of green innovation and responsibility. The effects would be far-reaching and could actually benefit the company, as well as the consumer and the environment.
Top 10 eco-items scouted at the Housewares Show:
1. EZ Bagz – 100% biodegradable trash bags in 12-24 months, even in a landfill and they are actually puncture resistant, affordable and sold everywhere!
2. Ecologic dishware – made from bamboo fibers.
3. Aladdin Recycled and Recyclable Plastic Products – coffee tumbler.
4. Twist – a collection of natural sponges and cleaning clothes.
5. Zak designs – Confetti – recycled melamine dishware.
6. EcoGen – durable, affordable and biodegradable products for the home.
7. Pedrini – Eco-line – the first line of biodegradable kitchen tools.
8. Blue Avocado – cool kit grow bags – a compacting system of all the bags you need.
9. “Power Plant” by Prepara – very attractive, good for indoor air quality and automatically dispenses nutrients.
10. Oots – 100% recycled fiber and handmade seed paper for boxes, bags, place-mats etc. They also make a great baby bib that covers a larger surface area – the bbib.
Related posts about eco-friendly product design:
What is the Green Retail Experience?
New Preserve Product Line!
Plastic Recyclers Anonymous: A 7 Step Guide
on April 2nd, 2009 at 6:37 am
Hi, Nice products. Thank you for the information!
on April 6th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
Now if we could just walk into the local Lowes or home Depot and get most of this stuff
on April 8th, 2009 at 11:21 am
The Blue Avocado bags are really attractive.
on April 9th, 2009 at 6:11 am
I love the Blue Avocado bags!
on April 10th, 2009 at 11:43 am
I remember Aladdin products from the seventies, they used to make quality thermos products, but they seemed to totally disappear
on April 10th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
Thanks for all the info. I wish I could have made it to the show this year!
on April 11th, 2009 at 3:38 am
Green products are going to help save our environment. It’s taken way too long for them to get popular.
on April 12th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Thanks for the info! I didn’t even know half of this stuff existed. I love the recyclable coffee tumbler and am going to tell all my work colleagues about them.
on April 13th, 2009 at 9:58 am
Thanks – I’ve been looking for good natural sponges for a while now…
on April 14th, 2009 at 6:08 am
Those biodegradable trash bags are a great idea which I plan to start using. Thanks for a great report.
on April 15th, 2009 at 7:06 am
Nice products.this is a nice post,and these products are simply amazing, I like those dishware made from bamboo fibers, and those Power Plant by Prepara are very attractive,as they automatically dispenses nutrients, they save our environment.
on April 15th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
I think it is so great that all these companies are now going green. I wish this could of happened years ago.
on April 24th, 2009 at 9:38 am
I love those Power Plants – great for my indoor garden!
on April 24th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
I’m glad to see those biodegradable trash bags, since grocery stores are now phasing out the plastic bags, I (and lots of other people) will need something green to throw out my trash in.
on April 27th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
The show was the best yet
on May 6th, 2009 at 9:31 am
I wish the Home Housewares Show in Canada to be green like that. Thanks for the good info.
on July 6th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
The biodegradable kitchen items caught my eye, a must have in my book!