Category Archives: Waste Management

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

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Ecopazifico…My experience

For 3 weeks I lived with the Ecopazifico team in the pacific coast of Colombia in the town of La Barra. This initiative was born in the heart of Rommy Schriber a committed and inspiring leader who was born and … Continue reading

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Vision Eco Bricks

Close your eyes and imagine the place where you live and the surroundings. Imagine that everything looks very clean. You can see no litter on the streets, parks, river or beaches. You observe instead beautiful green spaces, playgrounds and herb … Continue reading

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BAYKEEPERS Documentary

I am leaving Australia permanently in one week and I could not be happier to announce the premiere of Baykeepers on the last night before take-off! I have been working as a producer on this documentary for the last 6 months … Continue reading

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Spreading Captain’s Moore Message

                    The conversation in Melbourne, with Captain Charles Moore was filled with shocking images and data on the state of our Oceans. After dedicating the past 15 years of his life … Continue reading

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Captain Moore is coming to Town!

                    If you love the Oceans and  it’s inhabitants this special evening a Conversation with Captain Charles Moore is a must! He is the top man in the world of plastic pollution … Continue reading

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Industrial Ecology

      To promote the practice of Industrial Ecology in Australia, City West Water  and Waste Management Association of Australia organized, on Thursday the 10th of November, the workshop from “Trash to Treasure”  which I was very lucky to … Continue reading

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Turtles “Safely” Swimming in Plastic Litter at Albert Park

                      A lot has happened since I last wrote the post about the Litter problem in Melbourne’s Albert Park. Sparked by the sight of a small turtle in the middle … Continue reading

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Galaxia’s Billabong in Merri Creek

Merri Creek flows through the northern suburbs of Melbourne, it is a major tributary of the Yarra River, the main river that flows through the city into Port Phillips Bay. The place where the creek and the river meet was … Continue reading

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Refuse Plastic Straws and Lids!

  Plastic is a huge problem to our environment, it is all around us. People use it indiscriminately, without considering how it is being disposed of, where it will end, how it is a serious threat to our world!  People … Continue reading

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