By Lucille Chi •
October 28, 2009
Coco Eco is an award winning bed and breakfast named both after the area it is located (Coconut Well, Australia) and the ecological principles that it embraces such as:
- solar powered facilities
- black & grey water recycled and purified in Wastewatergarden®.
- plantation & recycled timbers
- solar passive design principles
- building footprints designed to minimize impact on local flora and fauna
- reduced use of chemicals & PVC products
- recycling programs
- organic vegetable garden & free range eggs
By Adam Williams •
February 28, 2009
A bill introduced by assemblyman Wesley Chesbro (D-Arcata) aims to reduce waste, litter, and greenhouse gases and create thousands of green jobs. The California Product Stewardship Act, AB 283, also would tackle the front end of product life cycles by incentivizing producers to design products and packaging that are less toxic, more durable, reusable, recyclable and/or biodegradable.
Chesbro, the chair of the Assembly’s Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee, says:
