We collect them, sort out the scratched/broken/missing-a-piece eyeglasses, and recycle the parts if we can.
The good eyeglasses are washed and dried, and the lens strength is measured on a lensometer. The eyeglasses are labeled and sorted into boxes for distribution.
The sorting and cleaning is all done by volunteers: Lions & family members, medical students, sorority members, retirees, etc.
Next, optometrists and technicians volunteer for eye clinics
If you plant a tree every day, in a lifetime you will plant a forest.
Our habits make us, #composting is a very rewarding habit, if you do it every day, in a matter of years you will be able to fix your topsoil, #GrowYourOwn plants, and create abundance.
You will also do your part in putting the carbon back into the #soil and help balance the #climate.
I don't have a lot of space, but I've planted 2, plus am tending 2 others who went ahead & planted themselves. 😀 It's their world, after all. I am simply their minion. 🤣 I also have a bush who thinks they're a tree.
@compost I'm so proud of this little guy. Most of the good trees have been cut for construction, and the large hardwoods are a scary thin line. Maybe I can slowly stretch this into a forest that doesn't look like it will tip over
Working bee at the #communitygarden this morning, followed by a #composting workshop. I though I’m relatively knowledgeable about composting but I picked up some good tips.
Does anyone have experience with #humanure processing?
We're weighing the pros and cons of #biogas digestion and typical turn-heavy aerobic #composting. Also thinking about a combination of the two but going from anaerobic to aerobic processing could create more labor.
Challenge: How do I eat a whole pineapple in two days? 🍍 😋
Pure luxury from the Zero Waste Box: a pineapple, lots of grapes and tens of mandarins. It's hard to believe that #supermarkets used to throw this away (which is now banned in France). A #ZeroWaste box in our #supermarket costs 3 EUR for 2 kg of "ugly" or overripe vegetables/fruits. The very ripe pineapple smells delicious!
@liaizon i am pretty sure it's regular plastic with a thin coating of metal that has been applied via vaporization or sputtering. at least the shiny ones.
@grindhold so you think it would be ok to melt down and make into filament? we have an insane amount of it always coming in at MNT where I am working and I want to do something useful with it
Wieviele Smartphones und Handys habt ihr eigentlich in eurem Leben besessen?
Und wenn ihr diese Frage beantworten koennt: was habt ihr mit denen gemacht, nachdem ihr sie nicht mehr nutzt? Verkauft? Verschenkt oder vielleicht sogar recyclet?
@pallenberg Ist ne längere Liste, kA, ob vollständig:
Trium Astral (verschenkt), Siemens C35i, S45 (beide habe ich noch), SL65 (defekt und entsorgt), Sony Ericsson T610, K700 (beide habe ich noch), Nokia E 51 (habe ich noch), HTC Hero, HTC Desire HD, Nexus 4, Motorola One Vision (alle verkauft), HTC One M8 (Backup-Handy), aktuell Redmi Note 11s.
Endgegner #Verpackungsingenieur: Vorher gab es nur den einen Klebstreifen, der bekanntlich nicht klebt, wenn er nass geworden ist - was ja per Definition passiert, wenn man #Kaffeekapsel-#Recycling betreibt. Jetzt wurde der Beutel doch tatsächlich mit einem Zip-Verschluss ergänzt. Der schliesst im Ausgangszustand nun so zuverlässig, dass man beim ersten Öffnen den Beutel zerreisst. #nespresso
This makes me even angrier with the narrative surrounding plastic #recycling in the U.S.: blaming the end consumer for being "aspirational" or for "contaminating" the recycling stream with plastics. All while companies that use the plastic (that we're chided for trying to recycle) keep trying to make us think they are recyclable.
Break the cycle! Ban plastic clamshell packaging. Demand paper, demand cardboard. Damand glass which can easily be recycled AND reused.
Uwielbiam majonez pomorski Ocetix.
Ciężko o bardziej użyteczne słoiki niż 175 g Ocetixu, a jak dodać jeszcze do tego fakt, że używają kleju rozpuszczalnego w wodzie, więc etykieta po zanurzeniu sama odpada, to osiąga się całkowitą zero-waste'ową ekstazę.
Just in case anyone is interested: I’m trying to find a new home for carpet off-cut. 210cm x 126cm off-cut of Abingdon 'Affection Sandstone 02' carpet. Nottingham area. Let me know #ZeroWaste#Offer
Last week we (#ReplayWorkshop) received, free, a full trailer of 275 gallon IBC bottles, already washed, pure HDPE (white or natural), for #recycling with our #preciousplastic shredder. 90 of them in total, about 47 pounds each.
A local trucking company accumulates more than they can sell or reuse. Payment from previous recycler dropped to be less than the cost of labor and transportation. They were delighted to have a local place where they could just bring the trailer and see it emptied.
A new report from EA Earth Action reveals that approximately 220 million tonnes of plastic waste will be generated in 2024, averaging around 28 kilograms per person globally. #plasticwaste#recycling#sustainability#plasticovershootday
@alsternerd Also es geht ja bei den Weidetieren über die düngenden Eigenschaften des Mists deutlich hinaus. Die Weidepflanzen speichern CO2 in ihrer Biomasse, von der sich mindestens 50% in Form von Wurzeln sowieso schon unter der Erde befinden. Wenn jetzt die Kuh das Gras oder den Klee teilweise abfrißt, wird der Wurzelanteil der abgefressenen Pflanze direkt für den Humusaufbau verfügbar. Kleewurzeln und Mist liefern dann genug Stickstoff, damit die Destruenten ihr Werk verrichten können.
