Update to the update to the Brita story
The original Brita story, where we asked about what happens to Brita filters that Terracycle collects, has another update!
Recycling
Why do we love glass jars? Four thoughts on refilling, reusing, and recycling.
It started innocently enough: I just wanted to find a home for several packages of almonds. All of a sudden, I was musing on our collective glass consumption and why we tend to stockpile jars.
Update to the Brita story
In BC, Brita filters can be returned to TerraCycle for recycling through a program at the retail outlet London Drugs. But how does this work, exactly? We reached out to TerraCycle to learn more and they responded!
Recycling will never be a good solution…as long as we have 10-cent bottle returns!
I was reminded today of the fallacy of recycling. (So dramatic, I know…stay with me – this one’s a thinker. 😇 ) One of my favourite refilleries in town posted a fun video to social media they made of their staff running away from plastic packaging as it chased them around the store. It made…
Recycle, Profit, Invest…Repeat!
This is the power of a bottle deposit: Step 1: Collect & Sort Step 2: Profit Step 3: Invest (in your health!) The act of returning metal and glass for money is amazing (almost like magic), but it’s made all the more powerful when that handful of change is put right back into the local…
Open Letter to Pilot Pen Corp.
Dear Pilot, You tell me to “simply write” and so, I proceed. As someone who is environmentally minded and very much into “eco-friendly” products, I really want to believe your “Bottle 2 Pen” campaign is a step in the right direction, but after pondering it a bit more, I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s…
Lollapalooza 2011…and Plastic
Where did summer go? One minute I setting up a garden with my roommates, the next I’m staring at my now-defunct cucumber plants and watching as all the college kids come back into town. Shipyard Pumpkinhead is on the shelves at our local grocery store, so I suppose I had better accept my fate. Autumn…
Bottle Bills
Good morning all! Putting the finishing touches on the first draft of my capstone…it’s really exciting! I have no idea what to expect as far as editing is concerned, but I’ll try to keep updating. Something I’m mentioning in my paper is the concept of incentives a means to increase recycling effort. Everybody knows that…
Writin’ about Recyclin’
I accomplished something tonight! It’s not quite finished and the table that I mention at the end is still in production, but basically I’ve written a brief history of plastics and started in on the thesis –> recycling. Comments, critiques and questions welcome! Please remember that this is a first draft and is extremely rough….
Recycled Artists
Another solution to pollution: turn our non-biodegradable non-recyclable refuse into something beautiful. Sure, it’s not being broken down and put into something new, but it’s not ending up in landfills and could serve a functional purpose. Check out a few artists I’ve discovered! Chris Jordan Andy Hughes Robert Bradford Heath Nash