The average American uses the amount of seven trees worth of cardboard and paper products every year.
Ecovillage: Building Sustainable Communities Together
Explore the future of sustainable living with our cardboard community model, where innovation meets environmental stewardship in a hands-on, creative exploration of eco-friendly design.
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Climate Resilience: Learn to design communities that withstand climate change impacts.
Sustainability: Gain practical knowledge of eco-friendly practices like renewable energy and waste reduction.
Innovation: Enhance creative problem-solving skills by developing unique environmental solutions.
Collaboration: Improve teamwork and communication through group-based city design.
Livability: Balance resilience with creating attractive, livable spaces.
Presentation Skills: Build confidence in articulating and presenting ideas.
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Join our Cardboard Village Activity, where you'll design and build a city that tackles climate change challenges while creating a vibrant, livable community. Using sustainable materials and innovative thinking, you'll collaborate to develop solutions for issues like sea-level rise, resource scarcity, and extreme temperatures, all while learning about the importance of resilience and sustainability in urban planning.
The Triple Bottom Line
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People
Over 90% of things shipped in the United States are packaged in some form of cardboard
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Planet
In 2018, over 17,200 thousand tons of cardboard were thrown in the landfill.
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Profit
Recycling cardboard requires only 75% of the energy required to make new cardboard from virgin materials.
There is no such thing as “away”. When we throw something away it must go somewhere.
— Annie Leonard