The Story of Stuff

A little spillover from work into home life here...
I've just been invited to join the beta membership of
Twine...

Twine is a new service that helps you organize, share and discover information around your interests, with networks of like-minded people. You can use Twine individually, with friends, or with groups, teams and communities.

Powered by semantic understanding, Twine automatically organizes information, learns about interests and makes recommendations. The more you use Twine, the better it gets to know you and the more useful it becomes.

I'm still trying to work out how to use it, but exploring what is there I found a link to this excellent video The Story of Stuff. A wonderful explanation of the supply chain and how it connects to a number of environmental and social issues. The main message is "Use less disposable stuff and save the planet"; let's do things Another Way. Although it is American, the issues are just the same here and some of the statistics are truly horrifying - very educational!