Solutions to pollution
Let’s face it- we are basically making life more difficult for ourselves, along with many other species, by believing that there is such a thing as “waste”. Waste creates pollution. Pollution creates disease.
Our concept of waste has created just that, mountains of it. With no real plan for it, much of it ends up in the ocean. Not only is this tragic for ecosystems, it is a loss of an otherwise re-useable material. Waste is an underutilized resource.
In Nature, there is no such thing as waste. Everything is food for something else. We need to think like nature and design our systems within Its principles.
We believe that issues create opportunities, and that for every problem there is a solution. Sensible design is all we need.
ISSUE: PLASTIC IN THE ENVIRONMENT
SOLUTION 1: Plastic is made from oil. Fuel is made from oil. Turn plastic into Fuel.
SOLUTION 2: Because plastic is oil it burns. Gasification turns plastic into electricity without pollution.
SOLUTION 3: The Water Bottle Refill Program reduces the amount of plastic bottles used
SOLUTION 4: BAN THE BAG, AND BOTTLE!
ISSUE: HUMAN WASTE POLLUTION
SOLUTION 1: Compost Toilets use no water and process human waste into fertilizer.
SOLUTION 2: Biogas digesters convert organic material into methane gas which can be used like natural gas.
ISSUE: UNSAFE DRINKING WATER
SOLUTION 1: Slow Sand Filters are cheap to build from locally available materials and filter 99% of harmful bacteria.
SOLUTION 2: Teach the children to keep the land clean and we will have long term solutions.
ISSUE: UNSAFE FOOD
SOLUTION 1: Grow Your Own
SOLUTION 2: Sustainable Agriculture can help to redesign our food production systems
SOLUTION 3: Buy Local, Buy Organic
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