Comments on: “New” Garbage vs “Old” Garbage: Does It Matter? http://greenbydesign.com/2009/11/10/new-garbage-vs-old-garbage-does-it-matter/ Setting an Example by Design Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:48:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Kirsten@Nexyoo http://greenbydesign.com/2009/11/10/new-garbage-vs-old-garbage-does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-7168 Kirsten@Nexyoo Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:54:06 +0000 http://greenbydesign.com/?p=3953#comment-7168 I agree that baby steps, when taken by many people together, do have a large impact. At the same time, I think we can often go further than baby steps, even in the beginning. In the case of pop-up shops, it would be great to see fixtures that could be used by one shop after another, rather than anything being thrown out in the end. I agree that baby steps, when taken by many people together, do have a large impact. At the same time, I think we can often go further than baby steps, even in the beginning. In the case of pop-up shops, it would be great to see fixtures that could be used by one shop after another, rather than anything being thrown out in the end.

]]> By: JenBeautyStaffs http://greenbydesign.com/2009/11/10/new-garbage-vs-old-garbage-does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-7164 JenBeautyStaffs Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:24:37 +0000 http://greenbydesign.com/?p=3953#comment-7164 I go back and forth about the actual impact of baby steps. My geologist friend assures me that, by most measures, we've already blown it -- climate change is happening, regardless of what we do now. At most, we can mitigate its severity or delay its worst effects. However, I think environmentalists essentially need to be optimists and to believe that their actions contribute towards a solution. Definitely harder some days than others. As for old vs. new garbage, it's probably a matter of degree. Is re-using old material better than junking it and using new stuff? Of course. Would it be ideal if we lived in a world where we used less, bought less, and threw away less to begin with? Absolutely. I guess I don't really see the necessity of a pop-up shop to begin with! I go back and forth about the actual impact of baby steps. My geologist friend assures me that, by most measures, we’ve already blown it — climate change is happening, regardless of what we do now. At most, we can mitigate its severity or delay its worst effects. However, I think environmentalists essentially need to be optimists and to believe that their actions contribute towards a solution. Definitely harder some days than others.

As for old vs. new garbage, it’s probably a matter of degree. Is re-using old material better than junking it and using new stuff? Of course. Would it be ideal if we lived in a world where we used less, bought less, and threw away less to begin with? Absolutely. I guess I don’t really see the necessity of a pop-up shop to begin with!

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