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Wave made from plastic waste
Posted on 14/06/201826/02/2019

5 Ways We’re Tackling The Wave of Ocean Plastic

What Are We Doing About Our Ocean Plastic Problem? The great plastic debate is never far from my mind (perhaps for many), with the UN's…

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Posted on 30/07/2015

Collecting Moments of Calm and Inspiration

Before you know it a month or two have passed in a whirlwind and it can take some time (and you need to give yourself…

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Posted on 01/12/201401/12/2014

A Sea Full of Trash (Rubbish)

Recently I received this invitation from a great website to share the blog below on ocean rubbish from Morgan Matus. This being an issue close…

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Yep it’s Friday the 13th...... Get up ✔️ Cup of tea ✔️ Walk the dog ✔️ VOTE for change ✔️ Just a friendly morning reminder from us 🐶 It’s voting day, one of the big ways to make a difference ( and one that women fought hard for us to have the right to in the UK) Don’t forget to use it! 🌍🗳 . . . . . . . #useyourvote #shevotes #generalelection2019 #climatecrisis #ecodesigner #patterpoo #rescuedog #election2019 #rdguk #rdgukbiz #makeadifference #leversforchange #systemthinking #votesforwomen #suffragettes #dogsatpollingstations Great morning yesterday giving a guest lecture on Life Cycle Analysis and Circular inspired business model innovation, to a group of mechanical and civil engineers, architects, built environment and even ancient history. . One of the things I’ve been sharing for a while now are the warming stripes from @climatehawkins , to help illustrate the role of data visualisation but also more importantly the facts around climate change, and also the role our economy based around selling lots of stuff has resulted in. Time to rethink it? . This time I got to share it in the place with this on the side of the building ( so just about all the students recognised it this time......). The sun was not shining as much though ( wet cycling day again) . Apparently 2019 is another record breaking year for global temperatures, and I know that humans seem to like to break records, but really this is one that we should not be excited about! . . . . . . #showyourstripes #datavisualisation #rdguk #climatechange #lifecycleassessment #ecodesigner #industrialdesign #greendesign Christmas “tree” up ✅ Cork love still going strong 🍾 “Industrial chic” wall (or in other words, in between wallpaper stripped, yet still to decorate) ...... . . . . . . . . #corks #lovecork #sustainablematerials #materialvalues #greenliving #ecodesigner #christmastree #ecointeriors #reuse #crafting #rdguk #cec_rdg #corkcrafts Because, we all need to disconnect a little. You’ll find me in the garden and on the mat🌿 . . . . 📷 @wordupdesign #startupnature #jomo #weekendvibes #festivefeels #restandrecharge #relaxandreset #selfcare #ecodesigner #techdetox #offlineisthenewluxury #rdguk #conciouslifestyle #authenticself #slowliving #bemoreyou #fwfg #adrenalinsufficiency #energylevels Mixing up a frosty Tuesday in the UK with a throw back to some warm sandy pathways to the ocean 🌊 🌊 🌊 I’m, not there, but actually on a packed train to London after a night of little sleep 😴 . Sometimes when my mind gets a bit too active ALL day, i just have to pack it up and take it somewhere calm and restorative. 🌊 . Sometimes its about going on a little holiday, even if it’s just for the length of a train journey. Time to close my eyes 💙 . . . . . . . . #techdetox #digitaldetox #backtonature #lovethesea #lovetheocean #leavenothingbutfootprints #pathwaystotheocean #oceanviews #anxiousmindbuthappysoul #beachviews #freelancerlife #ecotourism #inspiredbynature #mentalhealthtips #caraiva Anyone tune in last night and see this ice sculpture symbolically melting? 🌎 🧊 Although specifically there to replace the party leaders that didn’t turn up ( cough cough, Boris & Farage) ......They struck me as a poignant reminder of our wider cumbersome system, economies, constant debates and promises without action, the lifestyles that many in society have or are stuck in, in this broken outdated system and infrastructure. A model based around making people feel bad, think they need more stuff, consuming more and measuring this all and success by an outdated growth metric that was never meant to do this in the first place... . Oh and I believe today is BF, just another perpetuating cog in humanities work of consuming finite resources and destroying our ecological systems at the same time. . Right - I’m off to find something positive to do. Give back, rather than take, regenerate 🌿 Humanity, we’re better than this 💙 . . . . . #leadersdebate #channel4news #icebergsmelting #climatechange #limitstogrowth #climatecrisis #systemsthinking #circulareconomy #ecodesigner #sdgs2030 #actionnotwords #ecordguk #naturedebate #humannature One autumnal step at a time 🍁 . . . . . . . . #autumn🍂 #onestepatatime #humannature #reenergise #rdguk #inthegarden #inspirationoutside #greenliving #ecodesigner #happyplace #coloursofautumn #gardenviews #wildlifegarden Leaning on the luggage rack typing this on my ( refurbished) smartphone, on a packed train into London today for Tech UK’s “tech and the circular economy” conference. . This is an issue close to my heart coming from an electronics products background and working with lots of startups in the sector, it’s one that we need to face up to, question what the Uk startup, scale up and tech sector wants to be known for. Cheap, fast and throwaway, with out consideration of the products life, impact, supply chain practices and rare and precious metals? Or pioneering in a new, thoughtful, considered and circular electronics sector and business models that prolong rather than reduce product life and ownership. . It’s definitely complex, with often hundreds of materials or metals and minerals combined together- think of just one PCB (printed circuit board). . I’m looking forward to hearing innovations in this area to tackle ewaste, the fastest growing waste stream in the world. . . Check out @beewise_amsterdam for an in-depth post on smartphones and @homovirido for the illustration . . . . . . . #smartphones #circulareconomy #industrialdesign #techstartups #techscaleups #tech4good #techforgood #productdesign #circulareconomy #circulardesign #sdgs2030 #greentech #ecoliving #electronics #ecodesigner #sustainabledesign #durabledesign #emotionaldurability #technicalnature #ewaste #weee #righttorepair

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