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Sigg’s American Water Bottle Distributor Bankrupt

7:55 am in chemical sensitivity, corporate responsibility, switzerland, united states by TreeHugger

Sigg bottle photo Sigg Bottle photo by StromBer (Wikipedia Commons) Two years ago we asked TreeHugger readers, if, in light of revelations that Sigg aluminum water bottled had actually contained Bisphenol-A (BPA) linings, would they be returning their bottles. 200 said they would. But they were just the tip of a huge iceberg of US customer dissatisfaction for in the end 306,371 bottles were returned to Sigg for replacement with newer non-BPA bottles. A couple of months ago Sigg's US distributor filed for C...Read the full story on TreeHugger

SwissRoomBox Is The Ultimate Portable Modular Living System

12:48 pm in designers, less is more, living with less, switzerland by TreeHugger

swissboombox mobile camping image images Credit SwissBoomBox We love designs for small spaces; that is why TreeHugger shows so many ideas for camping and trailers. We have shown hundreds of them, but the SwissRoomBox is possibly the coolest living-with-less idea since the Casulo apartment-in-a-box. It was just furniture; this is everything you need to cook, clean, wash and live, all out of the boot of your little Euro-wagon. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Mammut Take Recycling & Organics To The Mountains

9:11 am in europe, organic cotton, outdoors, recycling, sports gear, switzerland, textiles by TreeHugger

Mammut Ajungilak Kompakt Recycled Sleeping Bag photo Photo credit: Mammut Mammut will soon celebrate 150 years of business and for much of that time they have been crafting product for climbers and mountaineers. (Some years ago this Swiss company purchased the Norwegian sleeping bag brand Ajungilak, who have an even longer history - they started 156 years ago). As befits a company who've been around for so long, Mammut have implemented a series of initiatives with a strong focus on sustainability. For example, pictured a...Read the full story on TreeHugger