A second look at Slow Design and when to respect petroleum by Kirsten Dirksen on March 8, 2010 In reaction to fast food, fast fashion, fast information and the resulting disconnect between people, things and our environment, a …
Containerless peanut butter & hummus; life with lecherias by Kirsten Dirksen on June 12, 2009 A few weeks ago, I leaned off my balcony trying to catch a glimpse of the woman singing flamenco in …
How to create your precycle survival kit by Kirsten Dirksen on May 31, 2009 It’s not news that we’re a disposable society, but we have it bad. As the Worldwatch Institute’s Gary Gardner explained …
Plastic bag-free Coles Bay, Tasmania by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 We use most plastic bags for just minutes, but they take 15 to 1000 years to break down. Besides landfill …
Shampoo in a yogurt container & buying in bulk in Melbourne by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 A trip to the supermarket normally implies a new load of plastic containers and packaging, but there is an alternative: …
World Centric: compostable corn containers and sugar bowls by Kirsten Dirksen on May 26, 2009 Hundreds of thousands of tons of paper plates, styrofoam cups and plastic bowls are thrown away every year. Besides contributing …
Cork: an endangered Mediterranean heritage by Kirsten Dirksen on September 3, 2008 Cork has been extracted from the cork forests of the Western Mediterranean for millennia. Now, this Mediterranean heritage must confront …
Pacific Garbage Patch… and collective deplastification by Kirsten Dirksen on March 6, 2008 Way out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, a thousand miles out from the coast of California, floats a …
Vetant l'ús de borses de plàstic by Kirsten Dirksen on February 14, 2008 Es consumeixen 1 milió per minut. Acaben bloquejant desguassos i matant animals. Diversos països les prohibeixen, però els seus productors …
The battle to ban the plastic bag by Kirsten Dirksen on January 31, 2008 1 million plastic bags per minute are consumed; many end up as trash, blocking storm drains and killing life. As …
