I’ll be honest, I don’t like plastic. I don’t like that in many ways I’m forced to over consume the natural resources of our planet while working to survive our planet. So when I purchase plastics I recycle them, and I do what I can to make up for those that don’t. At work and school I openly remind people of the importance of conserving and recycling all the materials we use. Don’t get me wrong, the concept and use of plastics can be a good thing. Honestly, I prefer plastic that allows me to live a better life, while minimizing overall consumption. This means that I want products made in the USA and they should be made of recycled plastic. In addition I want to avoid the sins of green-washing and I want it to minimize my overall carbon footprint. My three most important pieces of plastic are my water bottle, my coffee cup and my public transportation pass. Each is reusable, and minimizes my impact on my planet by minimizing the need for mining the oil, generated electricity and greenhouse gases and over-consumption of water that is required to generate unnecessary waste materials. In addition my participation in the process helps to establish societal norms like refill stations that are built into water fountains, and coffee shops giving a discount for bringing your own cup.
Tonight, while surfing the web and reading about barges being used to clean up rivers, plastic recycling concepts and solutions, I was watching a rerun of Shark Tank and it really stirred me, so much you have to learn about this too!!! I have it brings value and reduces my overall footprint. I have a plastic I’m looking for some specific things. I want the plastics I invest in to represent a benefit to society. The modern use of plastics, when originally presented to the word were supposed to be a benefit to the planet. Common ideology in cos When the company goes the extra mile and finds methods to take existing waste plastic and recycle it, I’m all ears. When you lay out a simple and logical example of effectively creating long term waste elimination processes while protecting natural resources and reducing the use of fertilizers I’m excited. And that’s why I can wholeheartedly get behind a company like Tree T-Pee.
One of the things that makes me feel so good about this guy is how I learned about him. I was watching a national TV show, and on the show walks in a man, not like the rest. He cares about doing the right thing, about water and farmers an American business man, trying to do a better job of taking care of those people who lived in the direct 9 acres around him. What he didn’t see, and almost missed out on, was that these people mostly saw his product as a $10 profit. He presented himself in a way that just struck me, its a rare breed of man. What also makes this so stirring to me is that he really brings value. The concept of recycled plastic that reduces water consumption and the water cost of feeding society. Its low tech, but it works.
And here’s how it gets even better – what these ‘businessmen’ missed out on, is that this product concept could be worth BILLIONS. Something they obviously missed as they were so intent on jacking a product’s profits so they could sell these for a fat cat sack of money. I am so glad that there are times when the wealthiest of fat cats are blinded by their greed and the needs of the common person, the other 99% if you will, that the miss an obvious window of opportunity to fleece the people of the world.
Most people are unaware that the effective rates for water evaporation from irrigation systems has farmers from all over the United States paying attention. In recent years farmers in Kansas and Nebraska have begun making agreements limiting their water consumption because the Ogallala Aquifer is becoming dangerously low, especially when the majority of water used in irrigation evaporates or dissipates as groundwater. In addition private corporations are continuing to seek ways to purchase your natural resources, and not so they can protect them. Examples of this can be seen in the drought conditions that occurred in Texas last year, forcing families to be unable to turn on the water faucet to receive potable water, while fracking operations continued to demand – and consume – clean unpolluted water for the sole process of making it unconsumable by humans ever again.
Which brings me back to Tree T-Pee. Not only is owner, Johnny Georges, an obviously passionate man – he cares about the people who’s lives he is interacting with. This is a quality not commonly seen in the world of public media, big business and the faceless corporations. Johnny Georges, was a man who took his passion as his lively hood and stands to make a difference in the lives of humans around the globe. Water issues are becoming a greater and greater topic of concern in institutions everywhere, just type “Water Crisis” into any search engine and you may be stuck reading articles for weeks to come. The idea that we can use simple technology to build a long lasting product that provides value for citizens AND incorporates the concepts of “Reduce” and “Reuse” – this product definitely has my stamp of approval.
Update: How could I forget,
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