by russs.net | Nov 1, 2017 | - Reflections, -Ecobricks
I’ve got good news and bad news on cigarette butts. There is a simple solution to a big problem. Trashed cigarette butts are one of the most rampant of all human wastes. Over 4.5 trillion cigarette butts are discarded every year.(1) In beach clean ups around the...
by russs.net | Oct 23, 2017 | - Reflections
My father recently asked me, “Russell, what happened to your old blog? I sure miss it”. My Dad’s not exactly a social media consultant, but his comment struck me deep. I realized he had a point. My Facebook posts were nothing like my blog of...
by russs.net | Oct 12, 2017 | -Ecobricks
Great news for the planet! Ani and I just got back from five days in Jogja. Jogja is principal Indonesia city that has been the birth place of movements and political and cultural reforms that have swept the country. And now, the Ecobrick movement is sure and steady...
by russs.net | Sep 12, 2017 | - Reflections
“This evening, working the line in the recycling factory, the sheer grey, mind-numbing monotony propelled me into a dark metaphysical moment that will haunt me for the rest of my life.” Note: I recently discovered on my hard drive some photos and a movie...
by russs.net | Sep 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Ani and I arrived in Jakarta this week, and the first thing we did is visit our friends at NU’s LBNI headquarters. The LBNI division of NU, a Muslim organization with millions of members, had been ecobricking for the last year. They’ve been...
by russs.net | Sep 2, 2017 | - Bottle Building, - Media, -Ecobricks
There is a solution to plastic pollution. In the Northern Philippines, inspired by our ancestral traditions where there is no concept of “waste” we’ve developed Vision Ecobricks– a no-politician, no-machine, no-money way to go zero-waste…...
by russs.net | Sep 2, 2017 | - Media
I am honored to be featured on a major Filipino news site this week. It’s a written interview that I have been meditating on and refining for the last six months, before finalizing. I go real deep. It’s also an opportunity to tell the full story for the...
by russs.net | Aug 15, 2017 | - Milstein Modules
So, what is an OpenSource, low-tech, invention? I’ve been saying how I am a Regenerative Inventor, innovating designs that serve the people and the planet outside of the Capitalist system. I’d like to share one of my inventions that I am most proud of....
by russs.net | Jul 31, 2017 | - Media, -Ecobricks
This week our work transforming plastic pollution into Ecobricks, was featured on CNN Indonesia! The program is in a mix of Indonesian and English and is set at my and Ani Himawati’s house in Ubud, Bali. The report features clips and interviews with...
by russs.net | Jul 25, 2017 | -Ecobricks
Today we lauch our new Ecobricks.org 3.0 site! Plastic, solved! My team and I have been hard at work for the last few years on a solution to plastic pollution. Our site, a one stop resource for the technique and philosophy behind Ecobricking has been getting better...
Russell is a regenerative artist, inventor and philosopher based in Bali, Indonesia. He is one of the principals of global the Ecobrick. His regenerative theories are inspired by his time amongst the Igorot people, his journey with plastic and his work mandalas. Russell is currently working on a new theory of Earthen Ethics and Plastic Sequestration. You can follow him on Facebook