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Global Company Certifies Tzu Chi Recycled Goods as 'Green' Gold

Global Company Certifies Tzu Chi Recycled Goods as 'Green' Gold Turning Trash Into Gold
The thousands of volunteers who recycle waste materials like to say that they are turning garbage into gold. Now this 'gold' has been certified as 'green' by one of the world's most qualified judges.Full story
 

Combats Global Warming

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Vegetarianism Combats Global Warming
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The Fixer

Many discarded appliances aren’t actually broken, according to Tzu Chi volunteer Zhuang Qing-jing. Despite his weakened eyesight, he salvages abandoned appliances and electronic equipment, fixes them up, and tries to make them as good as new. Adding new life to old appliances benefits the environment and adds meaning to each passing day.Full story

Productive Golden Years

There are more than 67,000 Tzu Chi recycling volunteers in Taiwan. Many of them are elderly with no formal education. But when it comes to sorting recyclables, even younger volunteers with advanced college degrees can’t compare to these older volunteers. These stewards of the Earth give of themselves cheerfully and make good use of their retirement by collecting and reclaiming reusable resources. ... Full story

The 4 R’s of Healthier Living

Plastic bags and packaging are an icon of the convenience culture that permeates modern society. According to Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration, a whopping 18 billion plastic bags are used in Taiwan each year—an average of more than 700 bags per person, per year. Equally alarming is the fact that less than ten percent of those bags are recycled. The vast majority of the non-biodegra... Full story
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