Wow Mumbai!

Superb work beach cleaning teams!

My questions are, where did it all go? 2.8 Lakh kg (280,000kg!) of rubbish was removed and put where?

My next question is where did it come from?

Are the Indian people addressing how to stop it all accumulating again...


http://www.news18.com/news/buzz/mumbaikars-clean-2-8-lakh-kgs-of-trash-in-worlds-biggest-beach-clean-up-drive-1280242.html

more

https://www.facebook.com/UNEP/

really? incredible?

Now this seems almost too good to be true, but could be something to explore....https://www.facebook.com/natgeo/videos/10153594554768951/?fref=nf

This could be fantastic for getting rid of what we have. But, not a 'oh it's ok to use plastic now because we know how to get rid of it. I'm sure the life span of a meal worm that eats plastic can't be long....

We so need one of these!

Look at this:

http://foodtank.com/news/2016/03/scandinavias-first-zero-packaging-supermarket-opens-this-summer

World Earth Day video

This is a great little TED lesson. One to share with the kids too. 

http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-really-happens-to-the-plastic-you-throw-away-emma-bryce?utm_campaign=social&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_content=lesson&utm_term=global-social%20issues

Another creative idea to deal with plastic!

So creative! The outcomes are in-numerous! Thanks Matty!


https://www.facebook.com/LangkapPerakMalaysia/videos/780677185366135/?fref=nf

Another great find!

My new favourite shop is 'Scoopaway' on the Gloucester Road.

     

See all the jars? They are full of herbs and spices of every kind imaginable. What I didn't know was that you can take your old glass herb bottles and they will weigh them for you. You then fill them up and they calculate the cost! No new packaging! Wonderful. It would be great to see shops like this in every high street.

The challenge continues!

So, I have set myself the challenge to see how little landfill waste I can accumulate in 2 weeks!What you see here was collected Friday - Monday lunchtime...It squashes down small but even when you are trying you just can't help collecting landfill waste, as you can see! 
The real challenge comes when you are shopping, choosing not to buy certain things because of the packaging. There are many people who are trying to do what I am doing, and I am guessing that in time the packaging issue will become more seriously debated.