Latest EarthBottles arrived
IMG_8338 Virture icons in place! IMG_8337 Uses varieties of local wine bottles IMG_8336 The grip is taller and more substantial IMG_8334 The cork system now enables and anticipates the owner’s replacement of the cork. The latest EarthBottle prototypes are in! ...
A reflection on the motivations of need, gratitude, and enthusiasm in fund raising and collaboration
I have had the feeling for a long while that Donation based fundraising– with need and charity as motivations– is not the way to go. After much reflection, I distinguish between need, grattitude and enthusiasm based energy raising.
First Ecobrick Open Space
Got lots of ecobricks? Put them to use in an Ecobrick Open Space! Check out how we put 2500 ecobricks to use at the 2018, Solo, Urban Social Forum!
Lost Species Day with Singapore Friends & Forest
I spent four lonely, dark and rainy nights under a mighty tree in a Singpore forest. There I had a moment to contemplate with my friends the species around us now, and those that are passing on…
Dieleman Lego Modules in Action
Wooohoo… we were able to do this show case and movie yesterday of how ecobrick modules can make just about anything! With Team Kebonmanis in Cilacap, Indonesia we show how they can build up, take down, and build again. Make a tower, an arch, a stage! Tons of fun...
Breakthrough Ecobrick Connection Innovation!
For the last five years, I’ve been trying to figure out a reliable, sturdy technique for connecting ecobricks without the need to buy anything— to rely on nothing but used, local, and globally abundant materials. And today… breakthrough!
Ecobricks Server Crash & Burn
What a crazzzy week. We’re getting an unprecedented deluge of interest in ecobricking from the UK the last few days. It turns out that news stories covering problems with the managing of plastic in the UK have made headlines this week. And so too the stories of...
Yesterday we picked up the plastic. And now?
Around the world, folks have been cleaning things up. Thousands of clean-ups have picked up thousands of tons of plastic. Hurray! But now what?
Coffee time v1.4
Ani and I are traveling extensively these few weeks through eastern Indonesia. We are sharing ecobricks in Moluku province. This morning, 5am, we are at the Ambon airport prepping to fly to Buru Island on a small plane. I just got my airport coffee — in my...Russs.net
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