The Horse 2019/20

Technology & Environment

Life cycle of a toxic symbol of love for Valentine's Day

What is a rose? A trick of nature to attract insects? A fragrant feast for the eyes in the urban concrete landscape? Above all, it is a product that is bought to give as a gift, since the rose, like no other flower, is a symbol of love and appreciation, as the advertising industry never tires of emphasizing before every Valentine's Day and Mother's Day. And when the rose blossoms, it ends up in the garbage or residual waste, because it does not belong in the compost because of its chemical pollution. The life cycle of a rose takes years until More...

Main topic for projects - SHARING

"The most efficient way of saving resources is sharing!"
Is this statement (Aussage) true or false? Are there new business models for sharing? How much resources can be saved? Etc.

We are looking forward to your project ideas!Picture: Sharing is the least waste of resources (Durch "Sharing" werden am wenigsten Ressourcen verschwendet)

Produktekreisläufe
Teilen (share): Mehrere Nutzende profitieren von einem Produkt, Nutzungsintensität wird erhöht.
=>Gibt es einen "Ressourcen- und Energie-Nutzungsfaktor"?

To the full article (in German): Gegen die Übernutzung der Ressourcen: «Weg von der Wegwerfgesellschaft» (bafu.admin.ch)

Source: die-umwelt_2019-04.pdf (6.46 mb)

Our Post on dontwastemy.energy

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Announcement for our post

Hello everyone

We finally published our post about the chocolate consumption.

It is all about the process from the cacao bean to the bar, the chocolate production in Switzerland, the energy and water consumption and the benefits ob chocolate.

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https://dontwastemy.energy/2020/01/31/the-chocolate-consumption/

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