Here at Green Prophet we’re big fans of environmentally friendly design. While it is greener, of course, to be a minimalist and avoid purchasing new products altogether - that sort of extreme attitude works for only a limited number of eco folks. For the rest of us, we can alleviate our consciences by supporting sustainable products.
So what is sustainable design?
Sustainable design (which is sometimes also referred to as eco design, green design, or environmentally friendly design) is... Read Full Story
Greeting Card Collage I have old greeting cards in almost every drawer in my house, this craft is fun, easy and helps you get rid of the clutter! Gather your materials. You will need those old cards you have hanging around, some glue, some scissors and a piece of construction paper.Start by cutting out pictures from the images on the cards. Older kids can and should do this step, they will love it too!Grab the glue and go for it! Today was my son's first day gluing himself and there... Read Full Story
Reduce, reuse, and recycle are the 3 key sustainable strategies in waste management. As the hierarchy graphic above illustrates, these 3 strategies are not equally important. First reduce your use where you can, then reuse what you still need to use, and finally recycle what is left.
Reduce
Put simply, just don’t consume what you don’t need. By reducing your consumption you will: conserve the energy and natural resources used in manufacturing, shipping, etc. of products; create less waste... Read Full Story
TemasEtUnam
An interesting thing happened over the last two weeks. Well, interesting to people like me who've been following the packaging waste debate for decades, at least. Environment enforcement officials for Rio de Janeiro (RJ) state "blitzed" supermarkets in Rio de Janeiro city — first on 19 October in the well-to-do Leblon section, then on 23 October in the Tijuca section — and fined them for not complying with Latin America's first plastic packaging law. This quickly led to a... Read Full Story
TemasEtUnam Synopsis in English: Motorola has announced that it is extending its take-back program to Latin America. Under the program, all Authorized Motorola Service locations in each country will have bins in which cell phones, two-way radios and accessories (chargers, wires, earphones) and batteries. Motorola began taking back cell phone batteries in Brazil 1999, and to date has collected and sent to France for recycling more than 170 metric tons of end-of-life batteries collected in... Read Full Story
