In lieu of Katie's blog about the EQ3 project using the bottles, I wanted to post this link. It is a website for a company in San Francisco supplying reusable, recycled and remanufactured materials. I love the idea, and I think that people would be more interested in using such materials if they were more accessible. They are out there, but most of us don't know where to look. Also the access to workshops on using these materials, and on sustainable living, are a fantastic idea. The only way to make the changes we need to make is to bring them forward and into our everyday lives.
This goes beyond people's daily lives. It is also the responsibility of the companies providing the public with products to employ sustainable practice as the norm. Although I must commend companies like Jeld-Wen for their efforts in providing products with low toxicity, I believe that their claim as an environmentally friendly company is a stretch. Without a cycle of re-use of materials, they are inevitably always creating more waste. Perhaps Jeld-Wen could take back their windows when they are in need of replacement, and re-use the parts. A similar scheme is already implemented by a company in the flooring business called Interface Flooring. They rent carpeting, instead of selling it, and therefore accept the carpet after they are eventually replaced. They then refurbish the material, or recycle unused portions. Together with fantastic discoveries like the non toxic wood treatment by Jeld-Wen, and an attitude towards waste reduction, large companies can enhance the feasibility of attaining truly sustainable materials.
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