March 2011
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In Plastic: Too Good to Throw Away, an op-ed piece published recently in The New York Times, Susan Freinkel writes that “… plastics aren’t necessarily bad for the environment; it’s the way we tend to make and use them that’s the problem.”
Read the rest here.
Do you agree?
A mix of earlier Unconsumption plastic-related posts, including Alexandra Lange’s questioning of...
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Recycling Plant Sorts The Plastic From The Trash →
Hopes of an end to the bewildering and complex procedure of sorting different types of plastic for recycling have been raised by the unveiling of a new plant in north-east England.
The processing unit at Redcar, on Teesside – an area of high unemployment in spite of the recent rescue of the Tata steelworks – is the first in Britain to integrate all forms of plastic reuse. This means bags,...
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'♥,' 'OMG,' and 'LOL' added to the dictionary →
newsweek:
today:
The experts at Oxford Dictionaries Online explain that the initialisms added to the dictionary are “noteworthy” and even happen to be “found outside of electronic contexts” at times.
We will refrain from using an acronym exclamation to respond to this news.
Okay, this item is a bit off topic. I’m posting it not only because it made me LOL, but because I’m...
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Welcoming a new member to the Unconsumption team
We here at Unconsumption are pleased to welcome Deirdre Nelson as the newest contributor to this Tumblr. A textiles and embroidery artist in Glasgow, Scotland, she has a keen interest in creative reuse. One current enterprise: a textile-centric community project called Fish Exchange.
For us, she’s already posted this week about sonic fabric; a designer using “re-appropriated military...
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Fork Fracas . . . in Congress?
Within the war between Republicans and Democrats over the federal spending rages an affray over disposable forks.
Under the tutelage of Representative Nancy Pelosi during the years when Democrats ran the House, her party moved to “green” the Capitol with several initiatives, including obligating the food vendor for the three main House cafeterias to provide compostable cups and utensils. But...
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Tumblr Tuesday, please recommend Unconsumption! →
It’s that time of week again — we’d be honored if you’d help bring this site to the attention of the broader Tumblr community. Recommend us here.
Thanks!
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Interview with author of The 100 Thing Challenge →
An excerpt from an interview by Mark Fraunfelder:
Q: What’s wrong with having a lot of stuff?
A: We’d have to put “wrong,” “a lot,” and “stuff” into some context to answer that question properly. But for argument’s sake, I’ll just say that yeah, it’s not good to have a lot of stuff. Why shouldn’t I? Because stuff...
