Comments on: Recycling and the Social Web

By: Vancouver computer recycling

Vancouver computer recycling — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:28:50 +0000

One of the main problems we have apart from paper, bottles and general refuse, e-waste. Technology quickly becomes old but there is little productive ways to recycle them.

In fact only 21% of the nation recycle e-waste. Good job on the blog.

By: guioconnor

guioconnor — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 18:12:22 +0000

@Jon Soroko – Hi, welcome to Zo’C.

I think you are right, the technological power we have at hands these days on the web is really big enough, there is too much going on.

What is lacking is to be able to connect the needs and the solutions that are already laying around.

By: Jon Soroko

Jon Soroko — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 10:14:19 +0000

I think this is an excellent and powerful idea. Bloggers are already highly decentralized – numerous – and if there’s widespread consensus amongst us about recycling, we could be a powerful force.
But the information issue seems to be one of matching donors to recipients – and for non-working items – donors to salvagers. I have one friend who takes discarded electronics apart for parts, and turns them into useful components.
Perhaps we need some combination of blogs and matching software – like Craigslist or Sahana.

By: guioconnor

guioconnor — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:50:11 +0000

@pelf -

Sites like Freecycle and What's mine is yours are only available in the US, no? We can't find services like that in Malaysia, and I sure in a lot of other countries as well.

Hi Pelf. AFAIK, "What is Mine is Yours" is British, and freecycle is a platform for local groups around the world. I've searched for a group in Malaysia and found it. But if you need a local group for your city or your region, you can start it yourself.

By: pelf

pelf — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:50:44 +0000

Sites like Freecycle and What’s mine is yours are only available in the US, no? We can’t find services like that in Malaysia, and I sure in a lot of other countries as well.

Do you, perhaps, have a solution or a suggestion that can be used/picked up by anybody at all, regardless of where they live in?

By: guioconnor

guioconnor — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:59:38 +0000

@Anna –

I particulary loved the site “What’s mine is yours”. It’s a pitty I do not live in the UK… hope to find sites like this more often, everywhere.

Lol, there is plenty of space to start a new project like this, locally in the Valley of the Valsugana :-)

By: Anna

Anna — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:50:33 +0000

I just loved this post! It’s good to see bloggers engaged to environmental causes.

I particulary loved the site “What’s mine is yours”. It’s a pitty I do not live in the UK… hope to find sites like this more often, everywhere.

The idea of swaping things is fantastic and I love second hand stuff, clothes and furniture. They can be very trendy and cool.

By: guioconnor

guioconnor — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:57:15 +0000

@Jen – It would be nice to believe that warm fuzzy feelings are enough to do what it has to be done, but attaching a business case to a warm fuzzy idea is a powerful way to go :-)

By: Jen / domestika

Jen / domestika — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:20:06 +0000

I’m a huge fan of the whole FreeCycle concept, and it’s encouraging to read of creative enterprises like ‘What’s Mine Is Yours’ — that’s what brought recycling into the mainstream (here in Canada, at least): it was when people recognized that there were business opportunities to be had, not just “warm fuzzy” good feelings.