Start to grow your own vegetables! (You don't need a garden this can be done in plant pots and boxes) Encourage others to do the same and all share in the produce when its ready. Great for the environment, saving money and bringing people together :) June 7 2012
"Good work Maarten, promoting your ideas on pechakucha!! (http://www.pechakucha.nl/?p=96)"June 7 2012 on Going off the grid...
Organize some action at the binnenhof, to ask politicians to make our world a better place. You decide the exact subjects. May 20 2012
Improve the social environment in Rotterdam with the following project. 1. Find people who want to do volunteer work 2. Find places/people who need volunteers. 3. Find companies (cinemas, cafes, etc) who want to stimulate volunteer work and arrange discount for your volunteers at those companies, in this way creating a help chain. May 20 2012
Find someone who is depressed and unhappy. Try to change his or her life to a positive life using all your creativity ( Beeing the clown, the motivator, helping in household, the shrink, go swimming, just some examples). May 20 2012
Cook some delicious organic food daily and sit down with the local homeless and share a meal with him/her/them :) It's amazing to hear their stories. March 29 2012
Offer children in a disadvantaged district in Rotterdam, who don't know what to do with their time, workshops dance, sports or theatre and prepare them for a small performance. March 29 2012
Persuade your local supermarket to offer a "bag bowl". Where people can leave their plastic bags for others to re-use. March 29 2012
"Hi, I am open for suggestions! I realize that carbon footprint is an annual calculation, but we can think of ways to convert it. I was at first thinking about suggesting to only eat local food, but then realized the idea came from wanting to reduce the carbon footprint. There must be so many more ways to reduce your carbon footprint, I am hoping that if Maarten focuses on it for a month he can come up with some good tips for all of us."March 5 2012 on Calculate your carbon footprint and try to reduce it with 20% in a...
"Love the idea!! I hope that in 1 month Maarten could try to persuade >1 supermarket."March 4 2012 on Persuade your local supermarket to offer a "bag bowl". Where people...
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Calculate your carbon footprint and try to reduce it with 20% in a month. Try to change something every day and the end of the month provide us with the 3 most effective actions. March 4 2012
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Loves a comment: "Sorry, I have to comment again (last time, I promise ;-)). With..."February 28 2012
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Offer children in a disadvantaged district, who don't know what to do with their time, workshops dance, sports or theatre. February 25 2012
Trace your favorite shirt back to the factory in which it was made. Travel there, thank someone on the assembly line, spend some time with him/her then tell us about his/her life (including working conditions). February 25 2012
"I have to say, I agree with Jorinde. Although Maarten deserves a holiday after a month of no shampoo, chocolate and toilet paper, this new idea will not affect a lot of unaware people. Most of the followers are already aware of the conditions abroad. Besides Maarten will spend a lot of money, might have to use polluting transport, without acutely helping any worker. Moreover the website’s public might not have the same favorite object as Maarten and the gathered information will not even be informative for them. I love the idea of this website, but would like to suggest to start with more local idea’s. The local media attention that Maarten already got this month is great and can cause the snowball affect Maarten is looking for if it continues."February 25 2012 on Trace your favorite shirt back to the factory in which it was made....
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Switch off stand-by/sleep modus of every electronic machine that you see. January 1 2012
Organise a neighbourhood meet & greet. January 1 2012

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