Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day --  "Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished." ~ Lao Tzu -- Positive News --  Have you heard of the Recycle For Nature program? - this new program was designed to create more awareness about recycling and conservation, to increase access to recycling and to help people understand and participate in water conservation and protection.  According to the article I read - http://tinyurl.com/l5sl2hc - nearly 35% of rivers and 50% of lakes within the USA are not safe for drinking, swimming or fishing.  Every time national (US) recycling rates jump .25% PepsiCo is going to donate additional funding designated solely for water protection. By making recycling easier, with accessible bins in more locations, and additional motivation and promotion the people involved ( The Nature Conservancy and PepsiCo ) aim to protect rivers and land that impact the health of important water resources and to sav...

 -- Quote of the Day -- " Strive not to be a success, But rather to be of value ." ~ Albert Einstein -- Defining "Zero waste" -- The Zero Waste International Alliance has developed a peer-reviewed, internationally accepted definition of “ Zero Waste ” www.zwia.org: "Zero Waste is a goal that is ethical, economical, efficient and visionary, to guide people in changing their lifestyles and practices to emulate sustainable natural cycles, where all discarded materials are designed to become resources for others to use. Zero Waste means designing and managing products and processes to systematically avoid and eliminate the volume and toxicity of waste and materials, conserve and recover all resources, and not burn or bury them. Implementing Zero Waste will eliminate all discharges to land, water or air that are a threat to planetary, human, animal or plant health. " This includes phasing out organics from the landfill and sending them to the com...

-- Brummets In the Media -- Starting with Women's Recreation Radio show at noon (pacific) I'll be joining host Tami Principe for a 1/2 hour discussion to complete the 2-part interview. The first segment aired back on July 15th. This radio show offers a chat room for the live listeners to drop into and visit with each other or share thoughts and comments on the discussion. As an added bonus the episodes are all archived, so if you cannot make the live show the archive will be there for you to access at your convenience. Visit: www.blogtalkradio.com/womensrecreation  -- Positive Eco-News -- One of my favorite magazines in the waste management scene is the Recycling Product News Magazine - I've found 2 website addresses for them: www.recyclingproductnews.ca   & http://rpn.baumpub.com . Their editor Keith Barker has been part of our networking circle for years now, and I've always seen his editorial comments as a highlight to the readi...