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Re: Competitions and behavior change
2011-04-04 14:50:42 UTC
Kelly - REAPS has done a number of in classroom "waste reduction" challenges over the years.... if you are looking for details your best bet is to talk to or correspond with our environmnetal director (you will find contact info on our website.. www.reaps.org )
Cheers
James
James Spankie
President
Recycling and Environmental Action Planning Society
Canada
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Re: Energy Cost in Replacing Old Appliances with Energy Efficient New Appliances
2011-03-16 13:58:52 UTC
I have to agree with the concept that "making new stuff" is at the very root of sustainabilty issues that our society / civilization faces. If our appliances are inefficient wha cant we retrofit them? I believe strongly that having "people" work on what we have is going to be critical to a sutainable civilization. If theres a "better" compressor technology for refirgerators, why can't I replace or retrofit my compressor? Why does the whole fridge have to go? why aren't new parts compatable for basic systems like this...
Continually buying new stuff and "getting rid of" the old stuff just consumes resources, energy and creates pollution.
If all we are doing is conserving power so that it can be sold elsewhere, then where are no sustainability gains? even if there is no additional power production, it is enabling the use of more power consuming "stuff" somewhere else.
If appliances can't be retrofitted or repared, well that to me is the big problem.
I don't think more new "stuff' with short useful lifespans is the answer. We somehow need to be equipping ourselves with efficient tools and appliances with long useful lifespans and they need to be repairable.
and if they do break, all the components should be recoverable / recyclable.
and everybody should be nice to each other.
there you go - thats my utopia
James Spankie
Canfor Pulp & Paper
Canada
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