Comments for Sift Blog http://www.sift.net.nz/blog/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:46:04 +1200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Reducing waste to landfill at work by Nicola http://www.sift.net.nz/blog/reducing-waste-to-landfill-at-work/cpage/1/#comment-768 Nicola Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:46:04 +0000 http://www.sift.net.nz/blog/reducing-waste-to-landfill-at-work/#comment-768 At my workplace we have recently implemented a strategy which Crown Research Institutes have been doing for a while. In your office you get a large cardboard tray for recycling and a tiny wee box for rubbish. Then you have to empty these yourselves at one of the depots. Unfortunately we don't currently have a strategy for organics, so the depots only have landfill, glass/plastic, and paper/cardboard. The cleaners no longer empty bins in our offices and only empty these larger communal bins. At my workplace we have recently implemented a strategy which Crown Research Institutes have been doing for a while. In your office you get a large cardboard tray for recycling and a tiny wee box for rubbish. Then you have to empty these yourselves at one of the depots. Unfortunately we don’t currently have a strategy for organics, so the depots only have landfill, glass/plastic, and paper/cardboard. The cleaners no longer empty bins in our offices and only empty these larger communal bins.

]]> Comment on Friday Favourites by Hayden Robertson http://www.sift.net.nz/blog/friday-favourites-8/cpage/1/#comment-665 Hayden Robertson Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:13:22 +0000 http://www.sift.net.nz/blog/friday-favourites-8/#comment-665 We must use more recycled products in order for us to reduce the garbabe problem that we have-;- We must use more recycled products in order for us to reduce the garbabe problem that we have-;-

]]> Comment on Green Collar Job Q&A – Ed Swift from PlainsFM Mornings by Bianca http://www.sift.net.nz/blog/green-collar-job-qa-ed-swift-from-plainsfm-mornings/cpage/1/#comment-274 Bianca Mon, 03 May 2010 01:09:16 +0000 http://www.sift.net.nz/blog/green-collar-job-qa-ed-swift-from-plainsfm-mornings/#comment-274 It's a great thing what you're doing here. Keeping your life at work sustainable and environmentally friendly. It’s a great thing what you’re doing here. Keeping your life at work sustainable and environmentally friendly.

]]> Comment on The new green vacuum cleaner by Admin http://www.sift.net.nz/blog/the-new-green-vacuum-cleaner/cpage/1/#comment-125 Admin Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:55:42 +0000 http://www.sift.net.nz/blog/the-new-green-vacuum-cleaner/#comment-125 Hi Andrew, No, I didn't see it online either but happened to come across it at Noel Leeming (Moorhouse Ave in Christchurch) who even had it on special. Hopefully there are still some in stock there for you!. Thanks, Olivia Hi Andrew,
No, I didn’t see it online either but happened to come across it at Noel Leeming (Moorhouse Ave in Christchurch) who even had it on special. Hopefully there are still some in stock there for you!.
Thanks,
Olivia

]]> Comment on The new green vacuum cleaner by asdf http://www.sift.net.nz/blog/the-new-green-vacuum-cleaner/cpage/1/#comment-121 asdf Mon, 29 Mar 2010 01:30:06 +0000 http://www.sift.net.nz/blog/the-new-green-vacuum-cleaner/#comment-121 Hi Where did you find this? It doesn't seem to be stocked in any stores online (eg noel leeming, betta electrical) Hi
Where did you find this? It doesn’t seem to be stocked in any stores online (eg noel leeming, betta electrical)

]]> Comment on Friday Favourites – how to recycle a jumbo jet and cutlery sculptures by Admin http://www.sift.net.nz/blog/friday-favourites-how-to-recycle-a-jumbo-jet-and-cutlery-sculptures/cpage/1/#comment-38 Admin Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:23 +0000 http://www.sift.net.nz/blog/friday-favourites-how-to-recycle-a-jumbo-jet-and-cutlery-sculptures/#comment-38 Hi Susanna Sa, Thanks for your comment. I first read the term "urban mines" in the article I posted in last Friday's Favourites about the Japanese government mining cell phones in a large recycling campaign. There is an interesting article at www.treehugger.com/files/2008/08/urban-mining-rare-metals.php on Urban Mining. Hope that is helpful. Olivia (Sift Admin) Hi Susanna Sa, Thanks for your comment. I first read the term “urban mines” in the article I posted in last Friday’s Favourites about the Japanese government mining cell phones in a large recycling campaign. There is an interesting article at http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/08/urban-mining-rare-metals.php on Urban Mining.

Hope that is helpful.
Olivia (Sift Admin)

]]> Comment on Friday Favourites – how to recycle a jumbo jet and cutlery sculptures by Susanna Sa http://www.sift.net.nz/blog/friday-favourites-how-to-recycle-a-jumbo-jet-and-cutlery-sculptures/cpage/1/#comment-37 Susanna Sa Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:25:25 +0000 http://www.sift.net.nz/blog/friday-favourites-how-to-recycle-a-jumbo-jet-and-cutlery-sculptures/#comment-37 Please explain "urban mining"? Where did you hear it first? Who came up with the term? Interesting... Please explain “urban mining”? Where did you hear it first? Who came up with the term? Interesting…

]]> Comment on Awesome art from Waste by Dianna Cohen http://www.sift.net.nz/blog/awesome-art-from-waste/cpage/1/#comment-29 Dianna Cohen Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:08:30 +0000 http://www.sift.net.nz/blog/awesome-art-from-waste/#comment-29 Thank you for discovering my work. Please have a look at our latest project: www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org We hope that you'll consider joining our Coalition...and telling others about our 4 R pledge. We are creating a global movement to reuse and stem the tide of single use plastics. Thank you! Thank you for discovering my work.
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]]> Comment on Take Stock. by Iona Elwood-smith http://www.sift.net.nz/blog/take-stock/cpage/1/#comment-27 Iona Elwood-smith Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:02:55 +0000 http://www.sift.net.nz/blog/take-stock/#comment-27 Brilliant post!We don't look nearly enough at what we have that we can get more value from. Its been too easy to "go buy a new one" I believe there is a sift in thinking that can change this. Some peoples everything I have pictures would be quite scary. Iona Elwood-Smith Brilliant post!We don’t look nearly enough at what we have that we can get more value from. Its been too easy to “go buy a new one” I believe there is a sift in thinking that can change this. Some peoples everything I have pictures would be quite scary.

Iona Elwood-Smith

]]> Comment on Green Collar Job Post – Ruth Clarke from Timaru District Council by hannah mitchell http://www.sift.net.nz/blog/green-collar-job-post-ruth-clarke-from-timaru-district-council/cpage/1/#comment-25 hannah mitchell Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:59:20 +0000 http://www.sift.net.nz/blog/green-collar-job-post-ruth-clarke-from-timaru-district-council/#comment-25 Great answers, similar to what I would answer. If only we could all be doing as much. hannah Great answers, similar to what I would answer. If only we could all be doing as much.

hannah

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