Wouldn’t it be green ($) if retailers can not only sell eco-friendly products but also make their whole store eco-friendly. Everything from eco-lighting, eco-merchandising, and eco-packaging.
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Eco-retailing
Saturday, November 7th, 2009Eco-Tweets Weekly Updates for 2009-11-01
Sunday, November 1st, 2009- G-Oil bio-based motor oil now available. This should make a dent in our imports http://bit.ly/2JZkG7 #
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What makes our products better?
Friday, October 23rd, 2009Everyone says that their quality is better, I know. The reason our quality is better is that the material we use is a “full reed”, not flat reed or strips. Nor do we use willow. Flat reeds are basically the natural rattan mateial cut in half to make it cheaper but also is less durable and looses its strength. What does this mean?
Take a look at this – http://ecodisplayware.com/blog/green/a-closeup-look-at-our-product-quality/. You will notice the detail of the materials. This is rattan. Willow does not have the strength, it is flimsy and can break down quickly. Willow also tends to be a flat reed. Our products will last 2 to 3 times longer when compared to other products made with willow or half reed rattan. You may pay less for the cheaper material but you end up replacing it more frequently; perhaps 2 to 3 times not to mention the cost of labor.
Our floor baskets for example can hold 50-60 lbs. Try that with willow or stripped or half reed rattan.
These are hand made and using full reed requires a lot of strength to bend and weave into a product. Our products sustain many families in villages all across Indonesia and the Philippines. This is how they make their living and send their kids to college. More about our labor practices in the next post.
Be prepared for the future…
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009This is a very compelling video that comes to us from teachertube that creates educational content. The music is the theme song from the movie “The Last of the Mohicans” (great movie).
Enabling reusable, recyclable eco-packaging
Friday, September 18th, 2009The full report by GreenBlue.org can be found here http://tinyurl.com/2bcu7l
The highlights are:
- Packaging is a $417 billion industry
- Global population will grow from 6.4 billion in 2005 to 9.0 billion in 2050 (40% increase)
Even if one uses recycled cardboard, it is still one time use, and then it is recycled at the consumer’s end. What we need is a way to use recyclable and reusable material that can be used several 100 times. A cradle to cradle system is needed to transport durable goods and get the packaging back so it can be reused.
Cities, municipalities, states, and federal government should devise a mechanism to discourage use of packaging that is one time use and enable multi-use eco-friendly packaging. In the long run, this will be more cost effective than standard or recycled cardboard that most of us currently use.
How can this be implemented? Talk back
