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Reduce, Reuse -- Then Recycle - Comments
Reduce, Reuse -- Then Recycle - Comments
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Kudos to you for reducing and reusing -- those concepts get us a lot further ahead than focusing primarily on recycling (which tends to get the bulk of public attention!)
Are you familiar with the Forest Stewardship Council paper and printing certification system? It's an international certification standard that guarantees that the paper you use is either from trees harvested in the most environmentally friendly way possible, or 100% recycled, or both. You can find printers and paper FSC-certified in the United States.
FSC was developed by environmental groups and industry working together, unlike any of the other forestry certification systems around, which are all industry-driven. It applies to both lumber and paper production. It's a tough, fair process, with extensive community and ENGO involvement in judging a company's application for certification.
Posted by: Joanne, Nova Scotia, Canada | March 24, 2007 3:36 AM
I appreciate reduce and reuse more now that I know someone who works as a garbageman. The city he works for has a recycle program, but when they have a very busy day they mix the recycles with garbage and take it all to the dump.
Posted by: Nancy in Pasadena | March 24, 2007 11:13 AM
Aha! Another confirmation of my Theory of Peanut Conservation. There are a constant number of packing peanuts in the universe, people just keep shipping them back and forth to each other. It's similar to the Constant Christmas Fruitcake theory. :-)
Posted by: Daniel, Washington | March 25, 2007 10:47 PM
Packing peanuts... I always called it styrofoam popcorn. My company had loaned an expensive ($5,000) lens to a movie theater for evaluation one time. When they were going to ship it back, they called to ask how to safely pack such a valuable item. I responded that they could just put it in a regular cardboard box and make sure it was well insulated by popcorn.
Bad thing to say to a movie theater. I received a substantially large boxful of buttered popcorn, in the middle of which was my lens.
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Ewww -- greasy! I suppose the stuff used to be made from styrofoam, but it isn't (ever?) anymore. Some of it is even made of cornstarch, so it breaks down well in the environment. Either way, I've been accumulating it, since I have a fun new GOOHF product in the works, and it will need filler in the box.... -rc
Posted by: Mike from Dallas | April 13, 2007 2:43 PM
Read the article that everyone's commenting on, or post a comment about it.