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As single-use plastic goes so goes the planet – a lunchboxy photo essay

April 30, 2012by Sven 23 Comments

Last week I wrote an article about how my city — San Francisco — has reached a stunning 78% waste diversion rate and is on the way to its stated […]

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consumerism, photo essay

It is never too late to care

August 19, 2010by Sven 2 Comments

The great thing about blogging is that you get to connect with kindred souls whose orbit would otherwise not intersect with yours in this short lifetime we have on earth. […]

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consumerism, inspiration, soul

The ECSTASY of Making Art, Not Waste

March 28, 2010by Sven 7 Comments

“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to […]

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art, inspiration, photo essay

What comes out the other end…

March 16, 2010by Sven 7 Comments

I’ve always been reluctant to get behind the “stash your trash” mantra. Not because I enjoy stepping on gum or approve of garbage dumped along the road, but because of […]

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art, cities, photo essay, soil

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