Eco-Creativity: Village Theater Promotes Recycling

An important step in solving Bali’s environmental problems is helping people understand why plastic pollution is a problem and inform them how they can help solve it. One creative way to get the message out is occurring in Klungkung province with the support of the Bupati (regional governor) I Nyoman Suwirta.  He hosted a performanceContinue reading “Eco-Creativity: Village Theater Promotes Recycling”

Into The Eco Video Highlights Eat, Pray, Recycle Eco Village Tour

Many thanks to Lottie of the Eco-Travel blog, “Into the Eco” for visiting with our Keep Bali Beautiful and Tangkas Village Recycling Team.  She produced a beautiful video that helps to describe the Eco Tour which you can book via Airbnb.  It captures what the village is doing to return to harmony with nature byContinue reading “Into The Eco Video Highlights Eat, Pray, Recycle Eco Village Tour”

New Eco Club Joins Campaign to Keep Bali Beautiful

Thirty high school students from SMAN1 Banjarankan, Bali took a field trip on Monday to inspire them to become eco-educators at their school. As the SMAN1 Eco Club, it will be their job to operate the school’s recycling program and to educate their fellow students about the value of recycling. These very motivated and smartContinue reading “New Eco Club Joins Campaign to Keep Bali Beautiful”

Here are Seven Facts about How Dangerous of Burning Trash

In general, particularly every homes they burned the garbage as randomly. This activity will produce carbon monoxide (CO) which it can effected to human if they inhale it. It will irritate the function of hemoglobin (red blood cells) that is supposed to circulated and distribute oxygen (O2) to the entire body. Lack of O2 canContinue reading “Here are Seven Facts about How Dangerous of Burning Trash”

Waste not, want not – making money from rubbish

By Emily Young BBC News Originally post http://www.bbc.com/news/business-31036601?fb_ref=Default But then waste is a subject dear to his heart. He is the founder and chief executive of social enterprise TerraCycle, a company whose aim is eliminating waste. “It’s a lofty ideal I know,” he says, but so far so good. In 13 years, US-based TerraCycle hasContinue reading “Waste not, want not – making money from rubbish”

Bye Bye Plastic Bag Movement Grows

Bye Bye Plastic Bag (BBPB) the kid-run organization with the big mission of banning plastic bags in Bali organized a coalition of more than 100 organizations (including Keep Bali Beautiful) and individuals to assist their effort at a meeting last week.   The BBPB Coalition will be focused on educating schools, businesses and villages throughoutContinue reading “Bye Bye Plastic Bag Movement Grows”

Regreening Bali: One Bamboo at a Time

Originally posted on Pak Dave In Bali:
Murni Plantiing Bamboo in Songam Village Many families in Songam Village B will get a lift out of poverty thanks to the efforts of Kadek Gunarta of the Bali Regreen project, and his team of skilled community organizers and agricultural experts. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aFv4yMSg7E  Bali Regreen will plant more than…

Bali Eco Club’s Field Trip…Keeping Bali Beautiful

  On a field trip last week to recycling centers and one of the island’s most eco-conscious businesses, 30 high-school kids from Dawan, their principal and teachers learned how their school’s recycling efforts fit into the larger picture of cleaning up plastic pollution to Keep Bali Beautiful. And we had a lot of fun. SMA1’sContinue reading “Bali Eco Club’s Field Trip…Keeping Bali Beautiful”

Keeping Bali Beautiful

 Plastic pollution is a huge problem in Bali.  It seems that every river, every beach, every village, every temple, and every household is becoming blighted by discarded bottles, bags and other plastic rubbish. Our first step was to clean up our own act. “You must be the change you want to see in the world.” Continue reading “Keeping Bali Beautiful”