Subscribe to Posts
Tags
Albert Park Art Australia BagsRevolt bags revolt Bottle Caps Caracas Colors Community Engagement consumer power design design innovation Eco-Conscious Customers Flowers food packaging recycle fused plastic bags handbags Inspirations Isla de Margarita landfills Manuel Mejia Melbourne Patricia Acuña Perth WA PET Bottles Plastic plastic bags Plastic Litter Plastic Pollution Plásticos Port Phillip Bay Port Phillips Eco Center Recycling Recycling is Fun REDUCE Straws Sustainability Transition Port Phillip upcycle upcycling Venezuela Waste Management weaving Workshops World Environment DayCategories
-
Recent Posts
Words from Friends
Category Archives: Contact
Celebración DÃa Mundial de Los Océanos 2017
Este 8 de junio DÃa Mundial de los Océanos,  en todo el mundo se realizan diversas actividades cuyos objetivos son celebrar y difundir la importancia de los Océanos para la vida, asà como fomentar el acercamiento y … Continue reading
Posted in Contact, En Español, Proyectos Comunitarios, Que hay de nuevo, Venezuela
Tagged Agua Programada, bags revolt, Basura Marina, Contaminación, Cristina Fiol, Cuidadania Activa Nueva Esparta, Dia Mundial de los Oceanos, Isla de Margarita, Limpieza de Playa, Nuestros Oceanos Nuestro Futuro, Patricia Acuña, Playa Bayside Porlamar, Plásticos, Venezuela
Leave a comment
Reusing plastics in the classroom
Recent studies have shown that huge amounts of plastics are floating in the world’s oceans, causing harm to marine wildlife and eventually to us humans. It is very important that we take this issue seriously and to coordinate actions … Continue reading
Posted in Being Venezuelan, Community, Contact, Environmental Education, PET Bottles, Plastic Bags, Plastic Pollution, Upcycling Single Use Plastics, Venezuela, Waste Management, What’s Up, Working with Children
Tagged 3 Rs, BagsRevolt, Eco bricks, eduaction, Margarita Island, plastic bags, Plastic Food Packaging, Plastic Pollution, Reusing, single use plastics, Venezuela, Vision Eco Bricks project, Waste Management, Workshops
Leave a comment
The Bags Revolt Stall
We were invited to have a stall at the City of Stonnington Spring into Gardening 2013 Celebration. The idea was to provide Melbournian kids and families with the opportunity to think about how single use … Continue reading
BagsRevolt Short Documentary
Hi everyone I am full of  Joy that we have finally finished the short documentary on Bagsrevolt. I am grateful to my husband Manuel Mejia for his amazing talent both as an Editor and Director. I think the end result … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Contact, Endagered Wildlife, Inspirations, Life in Melbourne, New designs 2011, PET Bottles, Plastic Bags, Plastic Pollution, Recycling, REfuse, Sustainability, Textures and Colors, Trash Art, What’s Up
Tagged Australia, BagsRevolt, Bottle Caps, consumer power, design innovation, food packaging recycle, fused plastic bags, Melbourne, Patricia Acuña, plastic bags, Plastic Litter, Plastic Pollution, Straws, upcycling
1 Comment
My Crash Course on Sustainability…part 1
Last week I gave myself a crash course on Sustainability: Tuesday night the film “The End of the Lineâ€Â at Slow Food Cafe;  Wednesday night,  Ethical Shopping Workshop at the Eco-Center;  and Friday night, “Wasted Earth”, “Waste Not” and “Plasticized” at … Continue reading
Posted in Being Venezuelan, Contact, Life in Melbourne, REfuse, Sustainability
Tagged Australia, Australian Geographic, BagsRevolt, Bluefin Tuna, consumer power, Farmed Salmons, Green Peace, Lutecia Adam, Marine Reserves, MarineBio Conservation Society, Melbourne, Over Fishing, Port Phillips Eco Center, Sustainability, Sylvia Earle, TEd Talk, The Australian Marine Conservation Society, The End of the Line, Venezuela
2 Comments
Recycling is Fun…
I had the immense pleasure to meet the founder of Recycling is Fun, Sara Fonda, who has been actively spreading this important message for thirty eight years now. I was obviously interested in visiting their shop, since I was … Continue reading
Banning Lightweight Plastic Bags in Victoria
Today between 500 billion to 1 trillion Plastic Bags are used annually world wide. It is estimated that over one billion plastic bags are distributed free to consumers each day. According to Clean Up Australia, Australians use in excess … Continue reading
Mosaic of Earth Textile
It’s been a month since I unpacked my Loom. I have been experimenting and ended up making one very long piece that expresses my views and concerns for this precious world … Continue reading
Posted in Contact, Inspirations, New designs 2011, Sustainability, Textures and Colors, Weaving, What’s Up
Tagged Art, Australia, climate change, consumer power, Eco-Conscious Customers, food packaging recycle, Gardening, Inspirations, Patricia Acuña, plastic bags, Port Phillips Eco Center, weaving
1 Comment
Creatively Reusing “Single Use” Plastics
Single use Plastics are all over the Cities of the planet slowing drifting into the Oceans. … Continue reading
Posted in Contact, Life in Melbourne, New designs 2011, Trash Art, Up Cycling Projects, Up-Cycling, Weaving, What’s Up
Tagged Aboriginal Basket Weaving, Australia, BagsRevolt, Bottle Caps, Bronwyn Razem, Koorie Heritage Trust, LitterArty, Melbourne, Patricia Acuña, PET Bottles, plastic bags, Plastic Litter, Recycling, REDUCE, sculptures, Straws, weaving
2 Comments