Latin America Faces a Major Challenge—But There’s a Powerful Movement Rising Every year, Latin America produces millions of tons of waste. Yet, the people who are truly on the frontlines of this crisis—the grassroots recyclers—are often overlooked. These everyday heroes play a key role in managing what we throw away, but most of the time, …
FAIR TON – the dignification of recycling in Latin America Read More »
It’s becoming crystal clear that the old “take, make, toss” routine just isn’t cutting it anymore when it comes to caring for our planet. Enter the Circular Economy—a game-changing mindset that squeezes every last drop of value from what we already have, keeps waste to an absolute minimum, and—bonus!—throws Mother Nature a much-needed lifeline. Here’s …
Profitable recycling: Sinba’s lessons for Latin American companies Read More »
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Urban Eco-Friendly Gardens: The Future of City Farming For most city dwellers, visiting a farm requires a trip out to the countryside. However, in more and more of the world’s capital cities, farms are just an elevator ride away, located just a few floors up. In cities like Singapore, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Montreal, and …
Eco-Friendly Urban Rooftop Gardens: Sustainable Solutions for City Living Read More »
Urban Spaces and the Rise of Home Gardening: How to Grow Potatoes in Vertical Towers As more people move into urban areas, space becomes a precious commodity—one that’s becoming increasingly hard to come by. With shrinking backyards and limited land, there’s a growing trend to return to the simple and healthy habit of growing food …
How to Grow Potatoes in a Straw Tower: A Simple and Sustainable Gardening Guide Read More »
Food Shortages, Poverty, and a Climate Crisis: One Green Roof at a Time Hunger, food scarcity, and poverty are growing at an alarming rate in nearly every country around the world—and much of it is being fueled by climate change and global warming. But what’s really going on? Well, for starters, once-fertile lands are becoming …
How to Build an Edible Roof: A Sustainable Guide to Green Roofing and Urban Farming Read More »
The consumer society we’ve created, especially the “use and throw away” mentality, is leading us toward a significant environmental problem. One of the biggest challenges we face is the amount of waste we generate, specifically plastic. In fact, in the last ten years, we have produced more plastic than in the entire 20th century. And, …
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To reduce the environmental pollution our planet is facing, ideas and initiatives like the one demonstrated by a group of young Peruvians are essential. These young innovators have created a model for manufacturing and reusing organic products that allows them to make plates from banana leaves. Materials like Styrofoam and other petroleum-based products are not …
Banana Leaves for Making Plates: A Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Alternative Read More »
Eco-Design: A Sustainable Approach for Your Business Eco-design is considered a comprehensive process, part of a sustainable design system that focuses on the product’s functionality, reducing environmental impact, and providing social benefits. When planning to design something tangible or intangible, it’s essential to consider every aspect of its lifecycle, even from the very beginning—from extracting …
7 Essential Eco-Design Tips for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) Read More »
Sometimes we wonder how we can make a difference in the world. The answer is simpler than we think: it only takes small actions regarding how we use our resources and, most importantly, the environment around us. This is the case for a group of women head of households in Ivory Coast, who have found …
Women Head of Households Create Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Salt Read More »