Self Sufficiency Stats - March 2008
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Hey tribe, sorry for the delay on the stats.
Once again we’re hitting near the 25% mark which is good. Lost of fruit coming from the trees and gardens improving. We’re going to have a Vorovoro day in the next 2 weeks where we only feed ourself from what can be sourced from the island. We’ll keep you informed!
The reason that the amount of recycled waste is so high is probably because the majority of the weight is from glass bottles. We’re looking to change the recycle bins so that that Tribe Members have an area for their own rubbish and Tribewanted has one for it’s rubbish. That way we can find out who is exactly responsible for what.
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Might it not be better to label all waste as Tribe waste as opposed to splitting it up into Tribe Members and Tribewanted. If it’s waste, and it is on Vorovoro, I think it is the responsibility of all members of the tribe. I think we need to create an environmentally conscious community that minimizes it’s waste as a group
Naka for the stats Giles. Would love to see a reduction in those bottles, recycling still uses a lot of energy, maybe this year we can focus on really limiting that footprint.
With minimal equipment you could turn your onsite glass “waste” into a useful product. if you cut off the tops of the bottles you could make your own glasses, you would have to polish the rims some how, but there are some easy ways to do this. Just use a torch, but be careful not to shock the glass.
The turning bottles into glasses idea sounds good, but you’d probably end up with hundreds of glasses. Over a couple of months you’d probably have an excessive amount. Just a thought.
You can also cut the bottles into strips of glass and use a torch to turn them into beads. The Kauai Recycling Center for the Arts does this and it is a lot of fun. Both glasses and beads could be sold, not for very much but they could be. That way instead of an expense all those bottles could turn into a profit.
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