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Green Prophet is the definative green lifestyle blog for people who live in Israel or the Middle East region. We dish up news on Israel's environment and give tips for readers who want to make the first steps in living green. Our focus is on sustaina
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Green Prophet in Focus: Michael Green
ReUse: An Evening of Eco-Art in Central Jerusalem
Cotton’s Organic Clothes Are Soft on the Environment
Bagir’s Suit More Suitable for the Planet, And They’re Practically Giving It Away
In one of our past prophecies we wrote about Israeli clothing company, Bagir, and their men’s suits made out of recycled PET plastic bottles. But the EcoGIR suit is not the only environmentally...
15 Ways to Mod and Upcycle Your Redundant PC
An old computer these days isn’t necessarily useless. It doesn’t work like it used to, but it may still have a function in your life, saving you resources, time and money –– plus all t...
Recycling Plastic Bags into…Beautiful Bags
Here at Green Prophet we regularly publicize the bigger recycling initiatives around the country that we hear about, like our recent posts on ‘Plastic Bags & Art Recycling’ ‘Sm...
Green Prophets Start at Home and Tackle the Wardrobe
There is no beauty in the finest cloth if it makes hunger and unhappiness -Mahatma Gandhi It was my first year of university and I had just settled into city life. There were lots of friends, parties ...
Bag It Up: Inbal Limor Recycles Plastic Bags Into High Art
There are lots of ways that you can reuse plastic bags, but I bet most people have never considered putting them in a frame and hanging them up on the wall as one of them. Luckily, Israeli artist Inba...
Israeli Design PSA: Recycle and Recr(e)ate for Your Home with Lool 82
Though I’ve been busy with my mom visiting, I haven’t forgotten the fun at last weekend’s HaSalon Israeli designer home accessories fair in Tel Aviv. And that’s because one of ...
Where Composting “Blooms”
Green Prophet was contacted this week by a green husband and wife team who are in the eco-business of making composters here in Israel (see left). Regular readers of GP will know that we are mad for c...
Shtaim: A Second-Hand Store with a Twofold Conscience
It’s nice to know that on trendy Sheinkin Street in Tel Aviv, where many new clothing stores last only a few months, the Shtaim second-hand clothing store – a store with both an environmenta...
Tread Lightly: an update
Back in January I wrote about the ‘Tread Lightly’ environmental project run by the Guardian Newspaper in the UK, (you can read the previous post here) and promised an update, so 3 months ...
Making Light of Trash
We all know the saying: one’s mans trash is another man’s treasure. Embarrassing as it was in my younger years, my father was a collector and seller of other people’s trash and today...
Abu Yoyo: Closing the Loop in Banner Advertising
You read about it here first on Green Prophet. Now watch the vid. Tel Aviv’s Naomi from Abu Yoyo has found an ingenious way to recycle city banner adverts. She makes bags, wallets and book cover...