by Eric Goldstein
Form follows form. Wonderful packaging solution utilizing course 100% recycled pulp (think egg cartons) and mold around the shape of your product – but add some design and engineering, stacking functionality and what you are left with is a unique, green-centric design solution.
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by Eric Goldstein
GreenPlate’s focus is reducing the use of disposable petroleum based plastic items yet we are equally committed to reducing overall environmental impact of events and restaurants.
Through research and education, they consult with you and your organization/company to make changes locally, which ultimately impact the world globally. By providing products that aid in the reduction of single-use plastics, GreenPlate promotes organizations, business and restaurants who are “greening” wisely and making a difference. Learn more
Compelling Inspiration
In the Pacific Ocean there’s an area twice the size of Texas where the plastic to plankton ratio has been measured as more than 6:1. We now know 90% of marine trash is made of plastic – and 80% comes from land and local watersheds. Plastic is being mistaken for krill, eaten by fish, and is now entering our food chain.
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One of the things I learned during my meeting with Montine Blank the other day was seeing how Atlanta has started to adapt to the ever-changing needs of the environment and to start making a change for the better around energy, waste and general consumption and global impact. A great example is how the community within the Castleberry Hills Arts District is enrolling in such initiatives such as GreenCell, modeling how a single community can make great strides and impact through education, adoptation, sharing and commitment to change.
by Eric Goldstein
FIREWORKS. We love them. Everyone loves them. It’s Beautiful. It’s a TRADITION. It’s MEMORABLE. (It’s also not good for us).
They inspire wonderment from all of us, of all ages – all around the country. But you have to think, when watching such amazing – awe-inspiring pyro-tainment – that “This can’t be good for the environment.” So, if any of you are interested in fireworks and the impact they have on us and our world, here is a lite overview of the technology and the necessary change occurring in the technology and tradition.
Then there are perchlorates — oxygen-rich molecules that allow the fuel in fireworks to burn. Perchlorates appear in nuclear missiles, flares and rocket fuel for spacecraft. So far, the Environmental Protection Agency has not set an upper limit for perchlorates in soil or water, even though the chemicals have been detected in drinking water in most states, as well as in breast milk and in store-bought cow’s milk.
Are They Going Green Too?
Yes! Eco-fireworks are coming soon. (especially for those living close or downwind from big firework displays). The main improvement is replacing carbon-based fuels with nitrogen-based ones, so that perchlorates become unnecessary. There are also the air-launch fireworks which don’t use gunpowder to get the explosive charge into the air.
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