Shrimp season worst in recent history!
“I've been in the shrimp processing business for 34 years, and this is the worst fall shrimp season I've ever seen,” said Danny Babin, general manager of Gulf Fish Inc. in Houma, who will be representing parts of Houma, Grand Caillou and Dularge on the Terrebonne Parish Council next year. The poor shrimping this year has been acknowledged by BP claims czar Ken Feinberg, who announced last month that he would double payouts for fishermen who have not yet resolved their claims. Shrimp and crab harvesters and processors will receive four times their documented 2010 losses from now on. Dean Blanchard, a ...
MIZU – New CEO and President
Mizu announced this morning that it has finalized its executive search and named industry veteran and Ride Snowboards Co-founder Tim Pogue as its new CEO and president. Over the last 20 years, Pogue managed consumer brands from recent marketing and licensing work with the Bob Marley brand, to pro athlete management at Burton, to product development and business operations as president and co-founder of Ride Snowboards. Full Story at: http://business.transworld.net/80578/features/mizu-names-tim-pogue-ceo-and-president/ About Mizu: Mizu is the original action sports water bottle brand. The company was founded by Jussi Oksanen, pro snowboarder, a four-time Winter X Games medalist, three-time US Open medalist and Olympic athlete, in ...
MIZU – M8 – “Earth Friendly Bottle”
*NEW Product available online at: GTC - Store MIZU - M8 The go to size for those who failed math. How much is 800mL? Don't worry about it, this is the bottle you want. Performance Features: - 18/8 Food-grade stainless steel - 100% Toxin, BPA, phthalate and PVC free - Mizu's mouth is the perfect size for drinking. Not spilling! - Angled neck for smoother flow - 100% Reusable and recyclable - Will not retain flavors - Lifetime warranty
Shark Slaying!
Every year tens of millions of sharks die a slow death because of finning. Finning is the inhumane practice of hacking off the shark's fins and throwing its still living body back into the sea. The sharks either starve to death, are eaten alive by other fish, or drown (if they are not in constant movement their gills cannot extract oxygen from the water). Shark fins are being "harvested" in ever greater numbers to feed the growing demand for shark fin soup, an Asian "delicacy". Illegal Shark Finning in China! Not only is the finning of sharks barbaric, but their indiscriminate slaughter ...
Ten Thousand Massed at Foley Square… New York is alive! #occupywallstreet
At 3PM, thousands of students, workers, and other supporters gathered in Union Square chanting "Shut the city down!" and using the People's Mic to share stories of how banks and corporate greed have impacted the 99%. Simultaneously, Occupiers took to multiple subway stations in all five boroughs. Students chanted "CUNY should be free!" and "Student Power!" as they took to the streets along 16th and 5th Avenue, shutting down traffic and leaving police powerless to respond. Police attempts to erect barricades along 5th Avenue failed to block the march, as banners reading "OCCUPIED" were seen along New School buildings. Now, massive crowds ...
Ocean Green
A Sustainable Vision The ultimate goal for Ocean Green is to produce surfboards that are made entirely from natural sustainable raw materials. Most surfers feel compromised by having to use equipment that is ecologically damaging in what should be a natural environment. OG gives surfers the choice of showing respect for their environment as they interact with it. Performance, Strength and Beauty The innovative construction of our EcoFoil surfboards produces a robust yet lightweight hollow balsa core. The shapes have been designed by our world class shaper Frank McWilliams and the Nicaraguan balsa wood achieves a stunning finish. Ethical Practices We are committed to sourcing sustainable ...
LOVE – Green Trash Can
"LOVE" Militia from Miami, complements of 3rd and Ocean... 3rd and Ocean - http://www.3rdandOcean.com
Rerip: Recycling and Reusing Surfboards
The Springwise Newsletter informs us all of another awesome recycling/reuse idea: Keeping surfboards out of landfills with recycling and reuse. We've seen efforts focusing to varying extents on each of the “3Rs” of waste management — reduce, reuse and recycle — but we couldn't resist mentioning one more that recently caught our eye. It isn't brand new, but California-based Rerip is a site that aims to help surfers resell, exchange and recycle old surfboards. Polyurethane, epoxy resin and expanded polystyrene are among the harmful compounds used to make surfboards today, Rerip points out. For that reason, its mission is “to create accountability, ...
New Zealand: Rubbish and Recycling
green | March 30th, 2010 - 2:05 AM
Recycling helps you save money and protect the environment. It gives valuable resources another life while reducing the waste that goes into landfills.
Depending on what you have to recycle, there are various ways of disposing of goods and materials for recycling:
- in public recycling bins in the inner city
- in weekly recycling collections throughout the city
- in the recycling centre or Second Treasure shop at the Southern Landfill
- the annual eDay household electronic waste collection
- by finding ways of reusing materials yourself, or donating useful items to others.
Public Recycling Bins
Public recycling bins are available in the central city.
These distinctive bright green LOVE NZ bins are for drink containers:
- aluminium cans
- glass bottles
- plastic bottles.
New Zealanders consume approximately two billion drink containers annually, and this is often in public places. Recycling helps reduce this mountain of waste, saves energy and provides material for products such as clothing, irrigation pipes and wheelie bins.
LOVE NZ recycling bin area map
Recycling Collections
Wellington City Council collects recycling materials in the inner city and suburbs.
For collection, materials must be sorted and placed in plastic bags or green recycling bins. Any material not in bags or bins will not be taken away.
Sort your recycling materials, tie them up in bags and leave them on the kerb with your official rubbish bag on collection day. You do not need a bin to recycle, just secure your recyclables within plastic bags.
In the central business district, recycling is only collected in plastic bags.
Reuse supermarket shopping bags for your recycling, or buy Council recycling bags. These are available from the City Service Centre and some supermarkets.
Green recycling bins are available from the City Service Centre, and the Newtown, Kilbirnie, Johnsonville and Tawa libraries.
Sorting Your Recycling
Only some grades of plastic can be recycled. Plastic grades are identified by a number in a triangle of arrows. Information on plastic grades is available on the Plastics New Zealand website.
Plastic Identification Code – Plastics New Zealand website
Putting recycling in plastic bags stops your recycling from blowing away on windy days, and makes it safer for staff to sort and collect your recycling.
In one bag, place all paper and cardboard:
- Paper and cardboard – newspapers, office paper, advertising circulars, magazines, envelopes, brown corrugated cardboard, egg cartons and pizza boxes (remove pizza scraps).
In a separate bag, place glass, plastic and tins / cans:
- Glass bottles – all green, brown, blue, frosted and clear glass bottles and jars.
- Grades 1 and 2 plastic – this includes water, fizzy drink, juice and plastic milk bottles.
- Aluminium and tin / steel cans – including baked beans, fruit, beer, soft drink and pet food cans.
You need to rinse clean all bottles, jars, tins and cans.
Don’t Recycle
- Plastic-coated cardboard containers (Tetra Pak) like soy milk and UHT containers as they also contain a foil lining
- Polystyrene
- Glass tableware, containers, mirrors, windows, pyrex, light bulbs, crystal, ceramics
- Hazardous waste – broken glass, sharp objects, batteries, paint, oil
- Plastic shopping bags and bread bags – but you can use these to bundle up material for recycling
- Plastic wrap from food and magazines
- Grade 3 – 7 plastic, including ice cream, margarine and yoghurt containers
- Aluminium foil, sheets and food trays
- Disposable nappies
Recycling Station
The Council hosts a bulk recycling station at the Southern Landfill on Landfill Road, Happy Valley. Here you can drop off large quantities of recyclables. The material accepted at the recycling station is the same as that accepted through the kerbside recycling scheme.
Computer Recycling Day (eDay)
Taking a computer monitor to eDay
eDay is a free annual computer recycling day aimed at reducing the amount of toxic computer equipment and electronic waste dumped in our landfills.
Only household electronic waste is accepted. The equipment collected is either reused or disassembled for recycling of materials.
On eDay 2009, Wellington households dropped off 97 tonnes of electronic waste to collectors at Westpac Stadium.
Wellington Government NZ: Rubbish and Recycling
