Make 'n Break

One can only sit breaking stuff for so long before the brain starts to kick in - "what can I re-use this for, what can I make from this?"

Lately I've been inspired. I've been looking at the e-waste I process with new eyes and coming up with all sorts of things to do with it. Granted, there's a lot of junk. But there are some items or parts of items that make me do a double take and say "hang on.... this would work perfectly as..."

And there go my creative juices once more.

With all these projects being attempted and completed, Virgin Earth will soon have a "Shop" page with some of them for sale to help fund the (still/always) free e-waste recycling service we offer.

It's the ultimate in recycling - new, cool goods from old.

Organic

"Organic" and "E-Waste" aren't usually two labels you'll find in one sentence, but there's always a first time!

Although Virgin Earth has been my "label" for many years, it's been a sorta hold-all for many things. That is, until a year ago. Until our main focus became e-waste recycling. This blog has been dormant for a while, and for good reason. Virgin Earth has been very very busy.

In a few words, Virgin Earth has grown organically in a very un-organic industry. Piles of metal, plastic and old technology don't really bring to mind green growing things! Though I do admit to finding traces of ex-life in a few components among the dust and cobwebs. There are a couple of bugs who died a very high-tech death.

And yet the whole focus of recycling all this stuff is really green - it's entire aim is to prevent human discards ending up clogging the landfills and environment with junk. In the process we as e-waste recyclers deal with very un-green products.

There is a huge need for our services. In recent months we've helped companies and schools, individuals and distributors find an ethical way to remove old machinery from their lives. It's usually replaced by new stuff - and the good thing with this is that newer technology is increasingly more environmentally-friendly. We're taking energy-hogging chunks of metal and plastic out of the equation, reducing the load on the system, and clearing the back rooms of junk.

And thus the focus of this blog is shifting as Virgin Earth continues to organically grow and fill the gaps between thrower-away and cleaner planet. It's time to shift gears and give you a look at life behind the scenes of an e-waste recycler.

What to expect? A sneak peek at what we do, how we do it, some thoughts on what's going on in the e-waste world, a bit of personal experience, and a post or two on news happening the planet over.

Watch this space.. you may just learn something!

The Road Ahead

So what's in store for Virgin Earth - what's down the line?

The beauty of Virgin Earth is that it's not set in stone. While still operating sans website, it's been able to adapt fluidly to take advantage of a number of opportunities and fill gaps as they arose. That's not going to stop now that VE has a URL!

As a business, there are a number of avenues VE will be venturing down. E-Waste processing is starting to take off, and we'll be looking at expanding this service to other businesses that generate e-waste on a regular basis.

A Downloads section will be added to the website soon, with just-for-fun screensavers and wallpaper.

The Shop is under review with new products on offer available shortly. This section will also serve as a payment portal in the future for regular VE customers who subscribe to our services.

Look for a Stock Photos page within the next month, with both free and for-sale photographs available.

And finally, watch for news and reports on what Virgin Earth is doing locally.

Virgin Earth is just getting started!