First question about the three pillars of sustainability: what is sustainability The concept arose from environmental activism. It’s taken to mean making sure that the current generation can meet its needs without making it impossible for future generations to meet … Continue reading → The post The three pillars of sustainability explained appeared first on Sustaining Our World ..read more

Have you stopped to think that the calls to recycle more don’t mention battery recycling? You can’t just put dead batteries out with the bottles, cans, and wastepaper.  I used to think it was illegal to put them in the … Continue reading → The post What can we do with dead batteries? appeared first on Sustaining Our World ..read more

Food sustainability begins with making healthy choices–healthy for our bodies and for the environment. Many of us have become very concerned with what we eat, but not so much with where it comes from or how it’s prepared. We need to … Continue reading → The post 22 simple tips for sustainable food: an ultimate guide appeared first on Sustaining Our World ..read more

What does the Bible have to do with environmental issues? A lot. Genesis tells of God creating the earth. Revelation tells us of the tribulation that ends in its replacement with a new earth. In between are many Bible verses … Continue reading → The post Environmental stewardship and end times in Isaiah 24 appeared first on Sustaining Our World ..read more

Several years ago, I bought some dog dishes that look and feel like plastic, but they’re made with molded bamboo. How can bamboo be made into something that so greatly resembles plastic? Plastic is a family of different polymers, some … Continue reading → The post Looks like plastic, made of molded bamboo appeared first on Sustaining Our World ..read more

Bamboo clothing / Zeydus Media via Flickr Versatile bamboo has more uses than any other product in the world. Growing bamboo is probably more sustainable than any other crop. The sustainability of bamboo fabric has been a matter of controversy from the start. This article will look at the environmental impact of bamboo fabric and compare it with alternatives. Everything has its pros and cons. Don’t bother waiting for anything with no negative environmental impact. We’re  not allowed to go naked, after all. Weather often wouldn’t permit it even if we were. Bamboo is a wonderfu ..read more

Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise / Francesco Curradi (1570 – 1661) Humanity has never taken good care of Earth. It’s fashionable to blame modern technology and burgeoning world population. In fact, however, our worst attitudes are clearly visible in prehistoric societies. Genesis describes the creation and fall of man. The story of Adam and Eve in the Bible shows their spiritual origin and significance. Here is how the story begins: This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made earth and heaven. Now no shrub of t ..read more

Paper ought to be a green resource. After all, it comes from trees and other plants, which are renewable resources. Unfortunately, the process of making paper fouls the water and air near where it’s manufactured. And all those trees (or bamboo culms) would be much more useful doing what they do best: making oxygen, capturing carbon dioxide, holding the soil, making a habitat for wildlife, etc. Americans use about 700 pounds of paper per capita every year, more than anyone else. As with other resources, we use up–waste–more than our share. Here are some ways to useless paper: Prefer recycled p ..read more

Sagano Bamboo Forest, Arashimia, Japan. The tree at right shows it’s a natural bamboo forest / Ray in Manilla via Flickr What other product could be more versatile than bamboo? Sustainable bamboo products can include parts of your house and its furnishings, lots of your gadgets your clothing and linens ingredients for your supper Plus, it’s great for the environment at the same time. About bamboo About 1,450 species of bamboo grow on every continent but Europe and Antarctica. Its stalks grow in a variety of colors, including red, yellow, blue, and black. We have found nearly as many bambo ..read more

Compost pile in a plastic bin / Wikimedia Commons Do you garden? Then you need compost. You can either buy bags of it at a store or make compost at home, which saves both money and valuable landfill space. Gardeners call compost “black gold.” It creates rich humus that provides nutrients for plants and helps soil retain moisture. And making it yourself can divert as much as 30% of household waste from landfills. I once showed my finished compost to a neighbor, who exclaimed, “It looks just like dirt!” Yes. Brand new dirt. In fact, the youngest children are older than dirt! Nature makes it a ..read more