04-10-2012, 06:52 AM
http://www.ted.com/talks/dianna_cohen_to...ution.html
Two things happened - I took the recycle back last week from our house and our jobsites. It started out because everyone else said they wanted it (the recycling $'s) but kept being left there. I made $24! But the important part - I asked the recycling atttendent at Atlas where it all went. I have asked this before of my SC pal - it didnt seem right to ship all our plastic etc off island & even out of state. Doesnt that increase the carbon footprint? Anyway, he told me most of it went to China.
Then I came aross this post from http://earthlust.com [Disclaimer: shameless promoting as my hanai son works there] about Diana Cohen speaking on plastics on TED.
Diana Cohen suggested adding REFUSE to the 3 r's of reuse,recycle and repurpose.
My question is how do you all reuse and repurpose - I am not just talking about glass jars holding food, or wine bottles into candle holders but what novel ideas do you do?
and what about the idea of Puna refusing plastics?
Couldnt you see the headline "Puna - 1st plastic free town in the US"? (I know it is a far-fetched so I dont need anyone to tell me it wont ever happen). But what if we did say to Island Naturals - glass no plastic.
Just some random thoughts
Two things happened - I took the recycle back last week from our house and our jobsites. It started out because everyone else said they wanted it (the recycling $'s) but kept being left there. I made $24! But the important part - I asked the recycling atttendent at Atlas where it all went. I have asked this before of my SC pal - it didnt seem right to ship all our plastic etc off island & even out of state. Doesnt that increase the carbon footprint? Anyway, he told me most of it went to China.
Then I came aross this post from http://earthlust.com [Disclaimer: shameless promoting as my hanai son works there] about Diana Cohen speaking on plastics on TED.
Diana Cohen suggested adding REFUSE to the 3 r's of reuse,recycle and repurpose.
My question is how do you all reuse and repurpose - I am not just talking about glass jars holding food, or wine bottles into candle holders but what novel ideas do you do?
and what about the idea of Puna refusing plastics?
Couldnt you see the headline "Puna - 1st plastic free town in the US"? (I know it is a far-fetched so I dont need anyone to tell me it wont ever happen). But what if we did say to Island Naturals - glass no plastic.
Just some random thoughts