it will come ~

'sitting quietly, doing nothing, 

spring comes and the grass grows by itself.'
~ zen proverb

a sighting of fresh green is all it takes...

no harm in looking forward to spring's newness while being in the present moment, is there?

upcycling paradise

'the gross heathenism of civilization
has generally destroyed nature,
and poetry, and all that is spiritual.'
- john muir

this is tom szaky the founder of terracycle... for quite a while i have been wanting to blog about him and his business, just to spread the word... i found out about terracycle a few years ago on a pouch of honestkids juice (you know, the honest tea people?)... as i have a very hard time throwing things out, i was intrigued by their offer to accept juice pouches... land fills are a nightmare to me - NOT... even... kidding!

so, szaky uses waste as a resource... i am going to let you read about him (if you so choose), his company, the article on eco-capitalism, the materials they are accepting & the products they are making... it is very thorough and way too much for me to condense... but i know you will be happy if you do... i recently found some of their home cleaners at target in with the method products... they work well, are packaged in reused plastic bottles & leave a zero carbon footprint!

we have picked up pencils, pencil cases, etc... and they are now promoting a school fundraiser selling backpacks and the like...

szaky's wife is a concert pianist who wore a gown made of 6,000 pouches at carnegie hall!

i am just so impressed by this entrepreneur... i always think it is so incredible when someone is able to think outside of the box and find success...

being environmentally conscious doesn't have to be hard... i collected the juice pouches from two 4th grade classes this year... that is usually how drinks come in for the elementary school kids, right? we donated a couple of hundred pouches, it was nice to be able to keep them out of the trash...

'alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.'
- helen keller