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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
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Workshop “ Plastics as a Learning Resource†in Margarita Island
I have been invited to participate in the Project “Reduce your ecological footprint†that takes places in the beautiful island of Margarita in Venezuela. This community … Continue reading
Posted in About, Community, PET Bottles, Plastic Bags, Plastic Pollution, REfuse, Sustainability, Trash Art, Travels, Upcycling Single Use Plastics, Venezuela, What’s Up
Tagged Bottle Caps, Cooperativa Socio Proyectos Ambientales, ecological footprint, Learning Resource, Margarita Venezuela, plastic bags, Plastics, project Vision Ecobricks, REDUCE, Reuse, Straws
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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
Weaving with plastic straws and plastic bags / Tejido con pitillos y bolsas plásticas
Happy 2014! From now on my posts will be shorter and bi-lingual. I am now living In Venezuela so I will be writing in Spanish also. ¡Feliz 2014! ¡Este … Continue reading
Posted in Actividades para hacer con niños, Reciclaje creativo, Up Cycling Projects, Upcycling Single Use Plastics, Venezuela, Weaving, Working with Children
Tagged basura plástica, bolsas plásticas, Patricia Acuña, pitillos, plastic bags, Plastic Litter, Straws, tejido, Venezuela, weaving
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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
World Coastal Clean Up Day
Need more reason to come and join us? Do you think these guys… … Continue reading
Crochet with Plastic Bags
Plarn (Plastic Yarn) is a wonderful way of Reusing Plastics Creatively, you will never run out of material to make a wide variety of beautiful projects! Using Plastics Bags to … Continue reading
Cozy winter knitting with Plastic Bags workshop
You are invited this next Sunday the 25th of August to the Ecocentre 1:30-3, where I will be teaching basic techniques for turning plastic bags into yarn suitable for crochet or knitting. I will only teach very simple stitches, that … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Life in Melbourne, Plastic Bags, What’s Up
Tagged Australia, BagsRevolt, crochet, knitting, Melbourne, plastic bags
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Lets Talk Plastic Pollution in Port Phillip Bay
Let’s talk Plastic Pollution! Come down to the Port Phillip Ecocentre this Thursday May 2nd to the ‘Bag It’ Film night & discussion with the Special Guest Speaker: Tim Silverwood, spokesperson & campaigner for keeping plastic … Continue reading
Posted in Life in Melbourne, Plastic Pollution, Trash Art, What’s Up
Tagged 5 Gyres Institute, Australia, Bag It' Film, Baykeepers, Beach Patrol, Brighton Beach, Elwood Beach, Manuel Mejia, Maribyrnong River, Melbourne, Merri Creek, Michael Lutman, Patricia Acuña, plastic bags, Plastic Pollution, Plasticized, Port Phillips Eco Center, South Atlantic Gyre, Take 3, Tim Silverwood, Transition Port Phillip, Two Hand Projects, Yarra River
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Funky Garden Art From Single Use Plastics
The Port Phillip EcoCentre is embracing Sustainable House Day 2012 on Sunday, 9th of September from 10am-4pm. The event is designed to pick up ideas & explore D.I.Y and technological solutions to … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Inspirations, Life in Melbourne, Plastic Bags, Textures and Colors, Trash Art, Up Cycling Projects, Upcycling Single Use Plastics, What’s Up, Working with Children
Tagged Balloons, Bottle Caps, food packaging recycle, Garden Art, Melbourne, plastic bags, Port Phillips Eco Center, Straws, Sustainable House Day 2012, Transition Port Phillip, upcycling, Workshops
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