I've been away,
which explains the radio silence on the Sustainable diary for the past few days.
I've been very busy with my day job and I also did a bit of travelling,
Now I'm here, ready to write.
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30 mar 2013
18 mar 2013
Dabba wallas: 4,000 men and 175,000 lunches delivered. A sustainable food delivery system
Today
Sustainable diary writes about the successful system of the Dabbawallas, who manage to deliver food from mothers and wives at home
into the hands of their sons and husbands who are off at work.
“Dabbawalla” comes from the term tiffin dabba, referring to a
tiered lunch box and “walla,” a carrier or vendor.
This
process, how you can see in the video, is complete sustainable.
In The New York Times:
"In
India, where many traditions are being rapidly overturned as a result
of globalization, the practice of eating a home-cooked meal for lunch
lives on.
To
achieve that in this sprawling urban amalgamation of an estimated 25
million people, where long commutes by train and bus are routine,
Mumbai residents rely on an intricately...
17 mar 2013
Sunday's tale: Bottle Masonry. Made house with recycled plastic bottles
Sunday's
Tale: a post from the past
On
Sustainable diary last Sunday we spoke about an amazing building made
with glass bottles, and also today we decide to tell a bottle’s
story.
Plastic
bottle construction is an idea of Andreas Froese, an architect and
environmental entrepreneur. Froese developed Eco-Tec, a method to
utilize plastic (PET) bottles as “bricks” in the construction of
houses, latrines, and water tanks. It is a good idea to address the
problem by putting to use some of the million plastic water bottles
discards each day in developing nations.
The
first plastic bottle construction project in Africa was pioneered in
Uganda by an organization called Butakoola Village Association forDevelopment - BUVAD. BUVAD is located...
16 mar 2013
Buffalo Project: on-demand mobile electricity. A simple and unique solution
In
recent years mobile phone communication has been a major contributor
to economic growth in developing countries but its spread has been
hindered by limited charging options for the 650 million off-grid
mobile phone users who have network access.
Having
an operational phone means access to services that have improved
banking, health and farming in Africa and Asia. Many millions of
people at the bottom of the economic pyramid are expected to acquire
mobile phones, greatly benefiting their lives, business activities
and access to information. However, most of these new subscribers
will not have direct access to electricity.
In
response to the growing problem, London-based Buffalo Grid have
developed a text message activated solar-powered...
