by russs.net | May 16, 2014 | - Bottle Building, - Reflections, -Ecobricks
Our VEB intro movie is now complete! A massive collaborative effort on the part of our volunteer Ecobrick team has resulted in this short and sweet little movie that sums up the core concepts of Ecobricks in less than three minutes. That’s pretty good...
by Russell Maier | Apr 29, 2014 | - Bottle Building
We’ve been working hard to develop a pilot Ecobrick park to showcase the simplest, lowest-cost, Ecobrick construction methods. Our park in Balili, Bontoc, Mt. Province, Philippines is now complete! The park shows how trash (approximately 1000 large sacs of plastic)...
by Russell Maier | Apr 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
90%! Organic Frisbee Prototype Version 3.0 is cruising! This version is a deft combination of young pine, bamboo and a little rattan (as opposed to full rattan) and it flies at 90% the performance of a regular plastic frisbee! And I can still see the areas for...
by russs.net | Feb 17, 2014 | - Bottle Building, -Ecobricks
Great news for the planet! We have the full support of the DePed Cordillera District Superintendent for Ecobricks! She wants to push ahead ASAP with the printing of the Vision Ecobrick Guide for distribution to thousands of schools in the Northern Philippines. . ....
by russs.net | Feb 10, 2014 | Charger
When you plug into the wall– where does your power come from exactly? What are the effects of our plugging in? Massive nuclear, coal, hydro and other typical power sources have pretty massive effects on the environment that we dont see when we casually plug...
by russs.net | Feb 7, 2014 | Charger
Its one thing to make a prototype, to run a kickstarter, to even fund your budget– its a whole other matter to actually deliver. Steve Jobs once said “Great artists ship”. Well, I ain’t saying I am a great artist, but I am saying he has a...
by russs.net | Dec 10, 2013 | Trashure
My new yoga mat is almost done! I stopped by to visit my friend in June Bakala in the village of Balili yesterday and was overjoyed to see the culmination of his work. Ever wonder what kind of crazy chemicals went into the manufacture of your yoga mat?...
by russs.net | Dec 10, 2013 | - Bottle Building
This weekend I visited Monkayan NHS in Benguet Province, Philippines. Led by my friend Deacon Helen, they had made several hundred ecobricks over the last few months. I gave a little talk about how important and wonderful their work is (instead of being dumped and...
by russs.net | Dec 7, 2013 | - Bottle Building
Ecobricks have had a dramatic and viral effect in Mt. Province. So much so, that we’ve kept this document off the net until we were confident that we had a solid, full circle solution to share. After almost two years of focused development by our small team of...
by russs.net | Nov 27, 2013 | Charger
I am preparing for an epic journey. My creativity is thus turning to my new home– my bike. This means some exciting new designs are in the works. Today, I am collaborating with Gao’ongen, a rattan weaver here in the village of Sagada. We are working...
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