Envirology

1. Element magazine sent by NZGBC
(Blog/Blog)

Below is a letter I sent after I received a copy of the NZ Herald's "Elements" magazine. A magazine dedicated to health and sustainability. The magazine came wrapped in plastic - as they usually all do. ...

2. Packaging the Future: Could Paper Take Plastic’s Place
(News/Latest News)

... cool Baggu ones that are reusable for drier things) to carry my lunch on the train, and I always bake using parchment paper; I often wrap the baked goods in the paper afterwards. I also use paper bags ...

3. NL Architects Unveil Knokke-Heist School Blanketed With a Green Roof
(News/Latest News)

... An internal corridor wraps around the gym/hall and connects to the rest of the school, acting as an arcade for circulation around the building. The school is broken down into primary, elementary, middle, ...

4. Paper Recycling in Rodney
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... it. I cannot understand what the problem is. Do you honestly want people to buy plastic bags to put their paper in? Do you want people to buy plastic wrapping tape to wrap everything together? Why is is ...

5. EcoStore auto dishwasher tabs
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... shocked about the plastic warpper around each tablett. But they felt we weird. As it turned out, it was made from PVA. I put one wrapper under water and - how amazing - it dissolved within seconds. ...

6. Ecostore plastic packaging
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Below is an email I sent to EcoStore today. I am still concerned about their plastic packaging and it unfortunately hasn't chnaged over the years. I have asked about refilling already in the store about ...

7. Catalogues wrapped in plastic
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This is an email I sent to Pumpkin Patch today, triggered by the arrival of one of their plastic wrapped catalogues today. Despite the fact that we receive online emails and news from them: 06 ...

8. Plasic wrapped magazines
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This is an email that I sent to AGM Online today: Hi. I will return your latest issue of "landscape" to you. I will no longer accept newspapers and magazines wrapped in plastic foil. For decades magazines ...

9. CFL lightbulbs - again
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... I can wrap it up with lots of plastic to avoid immediate laekage of mercury and phosphor, put it in the bin and send it to landfill, where the chemicals will eventually leak into the soil and groundwater ...