Upcycling case history: from firehose to luxury goods
Design partnership Elvis & Kresse explain how they created
desirable bags and belts from London Fire Brigade’s waste
Ethical and green living
Why it’s vital the organic food industry is given room to grow
Take it from this mung bean-munching Guardianista – organics could solve many of the UK’s problems with food poverty and how we eat
Why are handbag manufacturers using stingray skin?
I find it repugnant that bags and purses are being made out of shagreen. Isn’t it unethical?
Email lucy.siegle@observer.co.uk with your ethical dilemma
Norway has fallen in love with electric cars – but the affair is coming to an end
Free parking, incentives and driving in bus lanes push Tesla Model S and Nissan Leaf to top of best-seller lists
Elon Musk: oil campaign against electric cars is like big tobacco lobbying
Tesla chief executive likens attacks on electric cars to campaigns of misinformation by big tobacco and climate sceptics
Electric car sales at record high in UK, figures show
New registrations under the government’s £5,000 grant scheme were at 1,149, the highest number since it started in 2011