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Icon & Proverb
The icon of the worm represents one of the most effective recyclers of organic materials, consuming plant and animal ‘waste’ into valuable plant food.
The proverb “a stitch in time saves nine” reminds us that timely maintenance prevents waste, while “waste not, want not” reminds us that it’s easy to be wasteful in
times of abundance, but this waste can be a cause of hardship later.
Photo Story
The BikeShed at CERES in Melbourne, Australia, provides training to members from volunteer mechanics who teach people how to fix their own bikes using on-site tools.
By helping people become more self-reliant, and keeping costs down, people can keep their bikes well maintained - and ride more often.
The group collects abandoned and donated bikes which are dismantled for parts, or repaired and sold at a minimal cost to raise money for tools and equipment at the shed. When people
buy a recycled bike they are asked to allow a few hours to modify it and fix it up before they take it away.
See photolog for other illustrations of this principle |
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