Are you wondering what consumer choices have a bad effect on the environment? As consumers, we often make decisions that don’t take into account environmental impact. From buying pieces of clothing without considering their production process to purchasing bottled water in disposable plastic containers, these are everyday decisions that harm our environment- but do not need to be the norm!
Recycling has been a term already instilled in our mind since we were kids. Thought in schools through the Science subject and showed through different projects, recycling became a by word we know as we grow up. At home, most parents teaches their kids on the proper segregation of waste materials, separating the recyclable and non-recyclable. Then eventually, waste segregation was divided into dry and wet waste. Dry includes paper, wood and other related products like metals and glass. Wet waste on the other hand refers to organic waste, usually food waste.
Upcycling, the process of turning used goods or waste material to produce something that is often better than the original, is the most viable option. This was the idea behind Amaia Steps Parkway Nuvali’s The Upcycling Challenge.
Last Oct. 17, 24, and 25 at the Solenad 1, Nuvali, 13 groups were each given 24 hours to create marketable and practical home products using a selected material, in this case, plastic soft drink bottles.