The 30 year old pizza box design just got a major green facelift . All it took was some ingenuity, some perforating and the entire function of the pizza box has been transformed. The bonus.. it's made out of 100% recycled cardboard.
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The blogosphere is lighting up with criticism for the U2 360 tour. With good reason. For a group that touts the importance of sustainability and humanitarian efforts, they have really opened themselves up for the attack. From a 90 million dollar stage, the carbon impact of moving it and the band's private jet escapades, I find it laughable that they are going to be able to offset their carbon footprint as they claim on their site.
"We identified areas the tour could first and foremost REDUCE its environmental impact without compromising the quality of the fan experience. We are now in the process of implementing these recommendations with Live Nation. Next we will announce a customized U2 U2-360° Tour OFFSET strategy, reflecting the band's robust social change commitment, to offset the remaining tour emissions," said Michael Martin, MusicMatters' Founder and President.
Annie Leonard, author of the online film, The Story of Stuff was recently featured in Body + Soul's going greener guide provides some insight into what our addiction to consumer goods will lead to.
"we work longer hours, with less leisure time than our parents and grandparents. Our personal consumer debts-and the clutter in our homes, weighs us down. Our communities are eroded. We don't know our neighbors. We have more TV's but fewer friends. ...Our excessive shopping diminishes, rather than adds to our quality of life."
This really resonates with me. A couple examples of why this addiction is completely insane and hits close to home.
Boats, cars, bikes and stuff: My husband has accumulated lots and lots of toys. So much so that at one time we had 2 motorcycles, 2 boats and 3 cars. Both boats don't work, one sat at his work for months before he finally sold it for next to nothing, while another still takes up space at his friends house. 1 bike was borrowed and subsequentally stolen, the other bike was finally sold. One car sits in the garage yearning to be fixed, 2 cars are driven by myself and my husband. We can't use our garage to store the cars we drive, we can't use the boat to go diving. They have just become a burden to the kind friend who has agreed to let the boat rot in in yard, and a constant reminder of the time we dont' have to fix it. WHY THE HELL DO WE HAVE THINGS WE CAN'T OR DON"T EVEN USE!!!!
Credit Card Debt: You work long hours and you feel you deserve a nice dinner out, our a cute outfit or whatever. Since you don't have the cash in your account you charge it. Until one day you wake up and are drowning in debt. So you work more to pay off the debt you have accumulated to purchase the things you think you deserve for working so hard. The cycle continues.....WHY THE HELL DO WE DO THIS TO OURSELVES???
You can download The Story of Stuff, which explores the hidden costs of our addiction to consumer goods, for free here. 
" a guide to environmental choices that are easy, affordable, readily accessible, and better for the planet"
Everyday, as I scrape leftover food into the garbage I tell myself that this is only temporary until I get my composting-self together. Today I found a recycled plastic kitchen composter at GreenHome.com. This little dude (which was only $21) provides a temporary home for your uneaten food until you add it to your outside composter. Which I still don't have....I should probably get on that. But I'm at least one step closer people.
In San Francisco, their badass mayor helped get the nation's first mandated recycling and composting law for business's. Not sure why the dude below is so sad about it, but i'm pretty pumped about it!! Can't wait for Florida cities to pass similar laws. 
It's also kinda laughable that I seriously think that one day I can pull off an organic veggie garden and put this composting to use. I have a black thumb and every garden I've started turns to death. If you looked in my yard right now, you would probably think that crack heads live there. It's quite sad and embarrassing. Being a huge pregnant lady makes yard work kinda impossible right now. I guess I am delusional to think that somehow I'll find more time for the yard after the baby comes. But here's to optimism!!
I'm sure when you think of Switzerland, you think of yodeling and skiing. Both are fairly green activities, but Switzerland is actually leading the way in creating a sustainable country. What better way to be a part of that then visiting sustainable Switzerland.
Switzerland is actually the number one Eco-Country in the world. This is according to an Environmental Performance Index that takes into account a countries overall health, environment, air pollution, water quality, species-riches, use of natural resources and climate change. Switzerland also leads the way in eco-tourism, by offering many experiences that bring tourists close with the natural beauty of Switzerland while still preserving their natural spaces.
So how can you experience Switzerland the sustainable way?
I guess i'm a little late to the party, but I just caught one of these ads in one of my fave mags "Ready Made". It's a mag for DIY'ers. "Do you like to do it yourself?"
Anyways, Glad these ads are back, they first appeared last year. Got my attention.
Catch of the Day reads:
"In sections of the Pacific, plastic particles outnumber plankton 10 to one"
another reason to ditch the reusable plastics peeps!
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