by Russell Maier | May 14, 2016 | News
On June 3rd, at the Taman Gajah Wong Educational Park, Umbulharjo Yogyakarta, 2385 ecobricks made of transformed plastic waste will be unveiled as modular seating, furniture and building blocks. For the last two months, partners Russell and Ani have worked with the... by Russell Maier | May 6, 2016 | News, Team Reflections
Ibu Bakhriah Sofiatun, learned in a government workshop in 2014, about the dangers of plastic. She learned that when it’s burned it releases toxins, and when it gets in the water it clogs and contaminates. With her neighbours, she was in the midst of making... by Russell Maier | Apr 21, 2016 | News
We’re super excited to announce that TrashHero and Ecobricks.org are partnering up! TrashHero is a movement of folks around South East Asia to pick up trash off the beaches. Ecobricks is a movement of people in South East Asia transforming trash into useful... by Russell Maier | Apr 6, 2016 | News, Team Reflections
So this is tremendous. Everyday we are receiving photos from our team of trainers in Jogja. Everyday they are visiting a new neighbourhood and conducting seminars and trainings. The trainers are visiting every single neighbourhood in the Jogjakarta city area. This... by Russell Maier | Mar 20, 2016 | News
“What’s the big deal about plastic anyway? Why shouldn’t I just burn it in the ditch?” After six months of hard work and field testing, the English version of our new booklet “Plastic, the Environment, & Ecobricks” is... by Russell Maier | Mar 17, 2016 | News
Ecobrick making in Indonesia and the Philippines was covered this week by YTN, a national Korean TV channel. The story, by Jieun Lee, summarizes the problem of plastic, but most of all focuses on the grass roots solution available to anyone anywhere through... by Russell Maier | Mar 15, 2016 | News
Ecobricks were featured on Indonesian Trans7 channel on the program SPOTLITE. When the Spotlite team was travelling through Bali, they discovered an Ecobrick table at 9 Angels Restaurant in Ubud. After covering, Tony the owner and his amazing open-concept... by Russell Maier | Mar 12, 2016 | News
We’re super excited to announce the release of the Vision Ecobrick Guide in Japanese! A big thanks to Ai Igoto for her hard work and diligence translating the guide from English to Japanese. Ai, an avid scuba diver, is concerned about the amount of plastic... by Russell Maier | Mar 11, 2016 | News
After almost a year on the drawing board, the Ecobricks.org team, and the Yogyakarta Environment Agency, are excited to launch our pilot Ecobricks web app. This simple online form is being used by our team of 18 trainers to empower 463 community recycling centers in... by Russell Maier | Mar 10, 2016 | News
After six months of hard work, we’re very excited to release the first version of our new Menjaga Lingkungan dengan Ecobricks Presentaci or Ecobricks and the Environment presentation/booklet. This presentation has been carefully crafted with the help of...
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