by Russell Maier | Apr 21, 2015 | News, Vision Ecobrick Guide 3.0 - Wiki
We’re not only excited for Earth Day, but also to release version 3.1 of the Vision Ecobrick Guide– in both English and Indonesian! A big thanks to the team of strangers who joined together to translate the VEB Guide to Indonesian on our wiki! Incredibly,... by Russell Maier | Apr 21, 2015 | News, Team Reflections
From Russell in Bali, Indonesia Well… I am impressed! A few weeks ago I made a presentation to the Bali Spa Association. It was a bold experiment to see if we could mobilize the myriad of spas and hotels here to do something about the abundance of plastic on the... by Russell Maier | Apr 21, 2015 | News
Two weeks ago I was able to meet some fellow basureros at a small dumpsite here in Bali! I was introducing the school of their kids to Ecobricks. These women make their livelyhood by sorting out the valuable plastic from the trash so that it can be recycled. Just like... by Russell Maier | Apr 8, 2015 | News
There is a solution to plastic pollution. In the Northern Philippines, inpsired by our ancestral traditions where there is no concept of “waste” we’ve developed Vision Ecobricks– a no-politician, no-machine, no-money way to go zero-waste…... by Russell Maier | Mar 25, 2015 | News
Do you live on the island of Bali? Ever wonder where your plastic goes? Have you ever seen the masses of plastic in the gutter or on the beaches? Now you can really do something about it. We need your plastic! That’ right– now there is a place to put... by Russell Maier | Mar 12, 2015 | News
Crowd translation time! We’re now translating the Vision Ecobrick Guide to Bahasa Indonesian. If you happen to be fluent in both English and Indonesian (or know some people who are) check out this page (or share it!)– we’ve worked hard to set... by Russell Maier | Feb 22, 2015 | News
by Russell Maier | Jan 23, 2015 | News
There’s no prohibited fruit in this Garden of Eden! A big thanks to gardenmasters Bannague Coteng and Junesay Bakala for snapping these photos of our pilot Ecobrick Food Forest Play park yesterday. See the trees laden with fruit and all the bushes with their edible... by Russell Maier | Jan 9, 2015 | News, Team Reflections
Staff Reflection by Russell Maier My old buddy Sir Ernesto made the front page of the local newspaper back in Mt. Province, Philippines! Sir Enersto is a town councilor for the small municipality of Sabangan who is now being recognized for his pioneering environmental... by Russell Maier | Dec 17, 2014 | News
Don Alvaro’s Hacienda Merida lodge is a gold mine– of Ecobricks! Over the last two days we’ve been exchanging innovations. I am super impressed by the system he has developed that has cultivated a micro-economy in the community of Merida for...
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