
by aleida, on March 4th, 2010
When looking at a map, I find it actually shocking to see just how geographically close Florida is to a huge part of Latin America. What to many in Mexico, Central and South America seems like a world away is really just a few hours’ flight over some water. From Los Angeles, [...]

by kevin, on February 15th, 2010
To understand cradle to cradle concepts, it’s helpful to first get a good feel for how our current cradle to grave industrial system works. This week’s class extended discussions begun during previous classes regarding waste reduction, and was focused on the grave – or what happens to all that trash.
Four weeks ago, [...]

by aleida, on January 7th, 2010
stories of sustainability: RecycleMatch
Brooke Betts Farrell and Chad Farrell are out to change the way companies perceive trash. This team of in-laws has a long history in the world of waste disposal along with strong business backgrounds, and in July 2009 they decided to combine their experience and skills by founding RecycleMatch http://www.recyclematch.com/.
We first learned of [...]