Two innovative designers, Nathan Lee and Trevor Coghill of Contexture Design, have taken a phone booth that was on its way to the landfill and transformed it into an adaptable dwelling with a statement about homelessness.
Confused on what you can recycle? Well, you’re not alone. In this video, curators Ilana and Josh use a satirical approach to educating us on what can and cannot be recycled. It’s no news that styrofoam can’t be recycled, but were you aware that mirrors cannot undergo the process of being transformed into a reusable, functioning object? Perhaps you’re more of an ecolutionist than the rest of us and already knew this, but many people would naturally assume that since mirrors are made from glass, they can be recycled with other glass items. Sadly, this is not the case. What can be recycled is newspaper, cardboard, cartons, junk mail, magazines and inserts, cereal boxes, paper bags, plastic bottles (number 1 and 2), tin cans, aluminum bottles, glass bottles and jars are what is commonly accepted.
Looking to get away, see the sites or use that two week vacation this summer? If so, consider traveling green. Ecotourism is becoming one of the fastest growing methods of travel in the world and it is a great way to travel to beautiful locations, and be environmentally friendly in-route to your destination.
The removal of mountaintops is an extreme form of coal mining, where the entire top of the mountain is literally blown off with explosives. A method that began in Appalachia in the 1970s, mountaintop removal is currently active in West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee. Even though it is known to cause numerous environmental and residential catastrophes, coal mining companies continue to use this technique to ensure that as much coal as possible is unearthed from the surrounding mountains.
In this short, one-minute film, Green Film Award winner, Ulla Jackobsen from Denmark presents a scene we are all familiar with and have all lived at one point in our lives, whether it was through our children, as children ourselves, or recently in our adult lives. Clear and to the point, this video does not need narration. We’ve all thought it; perhaps as we frantically search for a sharp object to puncture the purchased item we have laboriously slaved over getting open or after we have injured ourselves from doing so, “why on earth does every little piece of what I bought need to be wrapped in (insert timely curse word here) plastic?”
Just as music has evolved, so have the devices in which melodious waves are transmitted. From 8-tracks to cassettes, to compact discs to iPods, quality and design continue to advance, leaving the predecessors as useless as a broken record.
At one point or another, our beloved computers are going to bite the dust. And when those computers die, 80% of the population will throw them in the trash, creating what is called e-waste. Components that make up e-waste are non-biodegradable, and since electronics have become more relevant in everyday life over the past 20 years, the rate at which they are being disposed is on the incline.
With over six billion residents, the earth is teeming with people. Billions of inhabitants, that if rallied together in an effort to alter minor elements to their life could really make global change and shift the course of environmental fate.
Photo by Katakanadian via flickr
Digging through a giant, smelly bin of rubbish for something salvageable does not sound like the most appealing endeavor to most people. In fact, it probably sounds revoltingly gross, teetering on the absurd, for any modern-day middle class person to willingly engage in. Freegans, who have strong anti-consumerist ideas and deep roots in eco-conscious living would disagree. It’s a lifestyle. And one that should be revered in this modern time of wasteful living.
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World Environment Day Is Almost Here
With less than 10 days away, the excitement of World Environment Day is approaching at a heightened pace on every corner of the globe. A day intended to inspire positive environmental action in unison, people far and wide and from all walks of life, are planning how they will spend June 5.
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