The majority of yoga mats are manufactured in Taiwan and made of poly-vinyl chloride, or PVC. PVC makes a great mat due to its grip, durability and price point. But, unfortunately, there is no safe way to create, use or destroy these mats.
A guest post from Simran Sethi and Sarah Smarsh
Now it occurs to me that governments around the world are not that interested in their own environment, but more interested in what they can get from the UN with regards to subsidies on environmental issues.
Good news from Brazil - the Brazilian government inaugurated a condom factory that will help both poor Brazilian rubber tappers to make a living and to preserve the Amazon rain forest. Sounds like a win-win deal to me!
Did you know that Americans discard more than 300 million tires each year? Here is a good way to recycle all those old tires...
Brazil's largest logistics operator and owner of three of its railroads, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD), has decided to start using ties made of recycled plastic and rubber rather than the traditional wood. CVRD accounts for around half of Brazil's freight train traffic. The ties are finishing testing now; CVRD will start laying about one million of the special ties next year.
