Summer 2025 – A Circular Surprise in Basel (by AnnaMariaCornelia)
This summer, while hiking in the mountains, I passed by the Freitag shop in Basel. To my surprise, I discovered their CIRC-CASE, an iPhone case made from worn-out ski boots. What impressed me most was its story: the case is recyclable, again and again, and designed as part of a modular system. Every step in its production, from disassembly in Davos to granulate production in Rapperswil to final molding near Zurich, happens within 150 km. A clean, local circular loop in action.
Did I buy one? Not yet, my current phone case is still in good shape. And that’s also part of circularity; use what you have, as long as possible.
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Summer 2025 - The Melting Silence (by AnnaMariaCornelia)
I love mountains. Why? Because of their raw, sometimes unbearable beauty. But also because they are among the places most affected by climate change.
I longed to see a glacier again. It has been 21 years since I walked on one in the Himalayas. Curiosity drew me to the Hinterflux Glacier in Zillertal, Austria – to see it, feel it, smell it, touch it.
I knew that some glaciers are wrapped in tarpaulins to slow down the melting process. But to see that here, in the Alps, with my own eyes… I was stunned, saddened, and speechless. The fabric cannot stop the melting; it only tries to slow it down.
We humans have managed to make mastodons and glaciers disappear. I am not proud of that.
As I stood there, I was lost for words—only a deep, silent awe and a wake-up call to our responsibility.
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