living Green Paris
LIVING GREEN PARIS
In today’s world “going green” has become a top priority in our society, and sustainable recycling programs, new materials and design are at the forefront of this green revolution. Environmental protection and eco-fashion are essential elements for such an international and fashionable city as Paris. They are fundamental for its sustainable development. Using books and gathering information surfing the net, in this essay it will be discussed about recycle, ecology and fashion. Focusing the attention on the city of Paris we will analyze new forms of recycle, new green projects and the development of eco-fashion. We will try to explore to what extent recycle, ecology and eco-fashion are on the cusp of becoming the next big trend in the city of Paris and in the world in general.
Nowadays recycling is not a very developed field but it is becoming a common issue for such a cosmopolitan city as Paris. The city is currently spending around 199 millions of euros every year to dispose waste. This value has to decrease. On this basis, in order to reduce these expenses, Paris chooses to pay attention to the collection of waste by deploying energy and resources to ensure that the waste management will always be more in line with the most common ecological values. Indeed on the city's website are specified new recycling programs and a very accurate explanation concerning the location for recycle and disposal of garbage.
For this reason, according to this website, recyclable items are separated (glass and “other”, which includes paper, metal, PET and HDPE plastic) and are picked up twice a week. The city also places huge plastic containers on street corners for the deposit of glass. Since 2010 the city of Paris is experimenting a new alternative method of composting. This method consists in separating organic waste (organic kitchen waste, flowers, wilted plants) from the others because they decompose naturally very fast and turn into compost,
In today’s world “going green” has become a top priority in our society, and sustainable recycling programs, new materials and design are at the forefront of this green revolution. Environmental protection and eco-fashion are essential elements for such an international and fashionable city as Paris. They are fundamental for its sustainable development. Using books and gathering information surfing the net, in this essay it will be discussed about recycle, ecology and fashion. Focusing the attention on the city of Paris we will analyze new forms of recycle, new green projects and the development of eco-fashion. We will try to explore to what extent recycle, ecology and eco-fashion are on the cusp of becoming the next big trend in the city of Paris and in the world in general.
Nowadays recycling is not a very developed field but it is becoming a common issue for such a cosmopolitan city as Paris. The city is currently spending around 199 millions of euros every year to dispose waste. This value has to decrease. On this basis, in order to reduce these expenses, Paris chooses to pay attention to the collection of waste by deploying energy and resources to ensure that the waste management will always be more in line with the most common ecological values. Indeed on the city's website are specified new recycling programs and a very accurate explanation concerning the location for recycle and disposal of garbage.
For this reason, according to this website, recyclable items are separated (glass and “other”, which includes paper, metal, PET and HDPE plastic) and are picked up twice a week. The city also places huge plastic containers on street corners for the deposit of glass. Since 2010 the city of Paris is experimenting a new alternative method of composting. This method consists in separating organic waste (organic kitchen waste, flowers, wilted plants) from the others because they decompose naturally very fast and turn into compost,