Adidas Ecological Collection

Adidas is one of my favourite sports labels. Even if I don't own a lot of clothes from them. But that could change in the future, because they engaged themselves to Greanpeace to stop using dangerous chemicals, while fabricating their clothes, till the year 2020. That's why they launched their new eco collection in classical Adidas style. You will be able to buy track suits and t shirts made of 100% organic cotton and recycled polyester via OTTO.

Steffi Graf is the face of the campaign, as you can see in the promotion video (it's in German).

(pictures and information taken from utopia.de)

A Place To Swap: Netcycler

Sometimes, while browsing the net, you come across a website and you'll ask yourself: "How come that I didn't hear about it before?" Netcycler is such a site. 

It's a swap and donating service for used things. Basically you put something that you'll not longer need on the site, so someone can find it. Than you can exchange it in person or via mail with something that has been offered to you before or you just give it to the person for free.

To make this process easier Netcycler will find someone for you. You just have to list your own proposals and wishes. To increase the possibilty for a succesful exchange Netcycler will form exchange rings with three or more persons, to make sure that in the end every one is giving and receiving something. You can also use the dispatch service from Netcycler to ship your stuff.

Sounds like a good alternative to the consumption orientated lifestyle. I think it is both ecological, sustainable and money saving. 

As chance would have it on the 11th of February the first live Netcycler "Tauschmob" will take place in Wuppertal from 2 pm to 5 pm on the Kirchplatz.

You can find more information about the event on their blog and if you want to start exchanging visit the website.

(picture taken from blog.netcycler.de)

adidas shopper = a green idea?

Recently many girls from 11th and 12th class are carrying the adidas shopper around, which are available in six different colours. My favourite one is in pink:

I did some research and found out through a netherlandish blog, that you get them as shopping bags after buying something at adidas. I like this idea, because adidas is avoiding plastic trash by giving their customers free plastic bags and I think the bags are stylish too!

But I still have questions:
Can I have such a bag only, if I buy something at adidas also in Germany?
And relating to the following question: Do I want such a bag? Pink is such a nice colour... =D
Will wearing them be a new trend?
Is giving reusable AND stylish shopping bags the new trend also in Germany? I haven't heard, that many lables are giving their costumers such bags lately. Do you?

So the first question will be unanswered till I have asked someone at my school or have visited an adidas store. Sounds logical, doesn't it?

Referring to the second question, I simply can say, that this pink IS a nice colour. So maybe I would buy one, but I would only use it far away from school, because I don't want to look like a copycat right now. So maybe I will look for one after getting my A-Level.

And relating to the third question: I think at my school and when I look at the boys and girls, while walking down the Ku'Damm, these bags are going to be a new trend. They are showing a green attitude and they are looking stylish. And for me it is a great regard to my country Germany, because if they are produced locally, I support the local economy and save the environment.

The last question makes me think of a post by Susie Bubble from Stylebubble. She has asked her readers if they are using such bags, which she has get from shows, launches, fashion weeks, tradeshows etc... or if they just throw them away.
Most of the readers are keeping the bags. The only difference between Susie and her readers and the pupil at my school is that they don't use them regularly as a substitution for a "real" bag, but rather as an addition to carry supermarket or grocery shopping or books etc... inside.
All in all I think these bags are a great opportunity to avoid plastic bags and the resulting trash, if you reuse them as whatever.

At my family we are using cotton bags since I can think to go shopping or to the library or whatever, so for me it's not a big change, when using them. But I think the idea of using cotton bags instead of plastic bags hasn't arrived in Germany.
For example at McPaper (a papeterie) you suddenly had to buy a plastic bag instead of getting it for free. So you would have thought about taking your cotton bag with you or reusing the plastic bag. But now you get your plastic bag for free again, because the Germans doesn't like the idea of paying for a plastic bag. I think that is very sad!
Another example is that there are not many lables or clothes stores, which would give you a cotton or even a paper bag for your shopping.
So in my opinion the Germans should wake up and do something for there environment!

LOVE THE PLANET

To do something for the earth and avoid waste, which I produce while I am removing my make up I bought some Washable Cleansing Pads through Ebay.
After I got them, I will tell you if they are a good replacement for normal cleansing pads.