Nice! On Mar 11, 9:49 am, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > While it still has problems, I was greatly impressed with Amazon's > commitment to the environment that started a year or two ago: > > http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=gw_m_b_corpres/184-0977397-1076135?_encod... > > On Mar 11, 3:36 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Products need to be sold without packaging. Basically the consumer > > surveys the products in aisles with samples only displayed and for > > each product available according to stock there exists a paper tag. > > The consumer takes the tags to the register and while paying for items > > someone retrieves the products from the storage facility. The > > products are then placed loosely in the bag and the consumer is out > > the door. Not all products can be sold using this method but that ones > > that can be sold this way will save millions and contribute greatly to > > a cleaner environment. > > > On Mar 10, 10:18 pm, Dinesh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Not a very bright idea, but how about going to a store paying for a > > > thing but not taking it ? > > > That way the same thing can be sold again and again till the packing > > > gets worn out. Economy will thrive as normal and resources will be > > > consumed lesser. > > > Or hire a charter plane for a tour of Egypt and Asia (by a group, if > > > required) pay all the amounts, including the stays at various places, > > > but never go anywhere. > > > > On Mar 10, 6:57 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > We the consumers bear the greatest responsibility because we buy, we > > > > want and must have stuff we don't need. I put my recycle bin out > > > > every week but my trash bin every six weeks. We created an > > > > environment in which plastics are used for no other purpose except as > > > > an anti-theft device, ie; packaging. Much of our waste comes from > > > > our want of decoration and design, the paints and plastics; we even > > > > have plastic plants. How stupid have we become and how far are we > > > > going to go in letting ourselves be duped by artificial nature? Now > > > > with China entering a new phase of modernization with billions of > > > > people contributing to the mess we might find ourselves in the danger > > > > zone a lot sooner than we think. > > > > > The Cap & Trade idea is definitely another distraction ploy by the > > > > corporate world to side step what will ultimately result in fiscal > > > > losses. Only we as individuals can change it. > > > > > On Mar 10, 2:22 am, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > While a commercial...the 20 min. video on the story of stuff is both > > > > > entertaining and informative as well as direct. > > > > > >http://www.storyofstuff.com/-Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -
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