http://www.karinev.com/poems-gallery daily 0.75 2017-07-21 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/58781f22ebbd1ab23e1a1fa2/58781f58ff7c50cc9e1f6870/1484267352573/ Poems https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1484267353204-D3VB2VDA4CU947SWE26B/noisy+neighbors.jpg Poems - Noisy Neighbors To neighbors who reside above I'm looking for some peace At least, in English that's the word In Armenian, it's hankist I'd like to know the reason why The TV's always on You really never turn it off, I hear it dusk to dawn But all is well that ends as well I move out in the morn I guess I'll just be thankful that You weren't into porn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1485400071616-OQY2CDIILQ61IL1JLFUX/15181514_1691000671229838_3438917248641945618_n.jpg Poems - (c)ANT What's the big difference Between me and an ant? It must be my sense That 'I can' or 'I can't'. I can't carry an object That's three times my weight, But an ant cannot carry A heavy debate. Or maybe it's a matter Of 'will' or of 'won't'? And the regret I might feel If ever I 'don't' But in all of these cases, I foremost surmise, That the most obvious difference Is definitely size. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1485289766011-L6XZBMFABTXK61VMEY15/15181514_1691000671229838_3438917248641945618_n.jpg Poems https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1485193020672-6N3BVHGWJEF0L2FPKAR4/soviet+bus.jpg Poems - Soviet Bus Dear soviet bus, haunting the streets To you, life's not been kind. Where once you served a thousand feet, Those days now are far behind. Though you're an eyesore I'm still grateful for The work that you've done for us So with the street as your tomb We inhale your fumes, Dear Soviet-era bus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1484267662470-DQQJL9F8JZQDJAIDMCBX/kitten.jpg Poems - What If What if my kitten could talk? I’m certain that me she would mock. Since I simply adore her, Yet I feel that I bore her. If she told me that, though... I’d be shocked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1484268620567-KRBC3K6O6ZHR6N18RYD3/privelege.png Poems - Doing What You Love Is A Privilege To Which Not All Are Privy It seems to me that ‘work’ is such a controversial term, Since people who are in control use it to make you squirm. “Pay your dues, ‘Cause who are you? You must earn the right to pride.” And you could follow this advice until the day you’ve died. On the other hand, Life is too short. You should love how you pass the day. But that you even have a choice is more than most can say. So, can it be that all of us can do just what we love? And put our best selves to the test with God’s gifts from above? Or maybe, there are only few who’ll get to live that way And for them to live their dreams, Others must make three bucks a day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1485400257933-YAW6JPK7W7QC1U4E8LBF/war-on-women.jpg Poems - The War on Women Sometimes the weapons used in war You can't see with your eyes Like the ones responsible for Our obsession with our thighs. The Media has found a way To leave us disempowered. Because what better time to prey than When we’re naked in the shower? So grab your sons, And take their guns And teach them not to slaughter But how can we shield, From the battle field All our unsuspecting daughters? http://www.karinev.com/multimedia daily 0.75 2017-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1500324207930-Q4UALPEAMA086TISACCP/toprak+petq+chi.png Multimedia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1500324207930-Q4UALPEAMA086TISACCP/toprak+petq+chi.png Multimedia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1500325616964-VX2II6UW987ZDQ4WWTGO/kenats2.png Multimedia - Kenats Promo video for Smithsonian Institution and USAID project, My Armenia, from the annual Areni Wine Festival. Roles: Directed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1500324702438-ZU0FD729XEJTS5AKYDBX/have+a+nice+day.png Multimedia - Once Upon A Time in Yerevan A short anti-plastic bag PSA. Organization: Toprak Petq Chi Roles: Scripted, Shot, & Edited https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1500325541086-XYK77VD7JJY80DBF7NK8/Birthright+Alumni+Day+Promo.png Multimedia - Alumni Day 2014 Promo video from Birthright Armenia's Alumni Day. Organization: Birthright Armenia Roles: Edited https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1500328070445-Y36WNO6S4YZQHEG0YCEL/Screen+Shot+2017-07-17+at+5.46.49+PM.png Multimedia - ARK BRIDGE PROJECT A crowdfunding video raising money for building eco camps and hiking trails in Southern Armenia. Organization: ARK Armenia Roles: Scripted, Shot, Edited https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1500672709887-RVDYMW6HOJINWCF40XRY/best+of+%281%29.JPG Multimedia - Rooftop Films Summer Series 2017 A series of 45 outdoor screenings of independent films in more than 10 venues all over New York City, with live music by indie musicians, and Q&A from indie filmmakers. Role: Events Photographer http://www.karinev.com/logo-designs daily 0.75 2019-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1501273563684-LGPBI937PCEQURL780QJ/logo-design-01.png logo designs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1501273563684-LGPBI937PCEQURL780QJ/logo-design-01.png logo designs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1501273653317-NJN50W3SE2DKO560CTPA/Beautiful-Reflections_Logo.png logo designs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1501273717015-3DB87EX7KZ4P587N262D/PT_V1.png logo designs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1501273730341-OBK2KJ6W4B05MC64DQ8K/HAYPLogos_In+Motion-trans.png logo designs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1501273730166-KN0ZUFKO7Q4HEEKUMPWK/HAYPLogos_Lips+of+Pride-trans.png logo designs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1501273730290-BFK2LJBGGI8LN3N3EBNO/HAYPLogos_New+Illuminations-trans.png logo designs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1501273741827-WHXJ7JPGO51DVBLB7KLZ/Melrose_Logo_BW.png logo designs http://www.karinev.com/weekly-writings daily 0.75 2020-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1557929889196-B6MOXUKC8U0U89YUVNTL/Letter-from-Roger-Talanian.jpg Weekly Writings - Editorial: Addressing the Elephant (and the Donkey) in the Room My response to a handwritten letter to the editor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1557929889196-B6MOXUKC8U0U89YUVNTL/Letter-from-Roger-Talanian.jpg Weekly Writings - Editorial: Addressing the Elephant (and the Donkey) in the Room My response to a handwritten letter to the editor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1554151738644-LD0URR0R0C2AKNS552BC/word-image-8.jpeg Weekly Writings - Striking Chords and Cultural Conversation in Boston It was a packed house in Somerville for the New England debut of the band Collectif Medz Bazar, a folk fusion band reinventing the sounds of greater Anatolia. The show was well-received, but where music and ethnicity meet, there will always be complications. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1554151497359-1I7F69MXX61GNPS37GBM/01_Header-Shot.jpg Weekly Writings - Meet the Family Making Yogurt with a Healthy Serving of Armenian Culture For the last 48 years, Erivan Dairy, a small, family-owned and operated producer of yogurt in Pennsylvania, has been the single manufacturer of traditional Armenian madzoon in the United States. Here’s their story. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1557930920845-8MQUF5DDTGCH5XU03CFT/word-image-1.jpeg Weekly Writings - Why Do Amish Businesses Thrive? A review of a 2010 book investigating the success of Amish businesses, which stems—rather counterintuitively—from the limitations they place on many aspects of their society. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1523307403634-IHQT3ZP2XX55X1ZSHE3X/19598893_1882961518696414_3343768023419916486_n.jpg Weekly Writings - An Interview with Armenia's Trash Giant Who takes out the trash in Yerevan? In this interview with Nicholas Tawil, the CEO of Armenia's largest waste management firm, @sanitekarmenia, he discusses the sordid geopolitics of recycling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1523396627275-BGUQUPK0GBMJR53XQ2XI/image.png Weekly Writings - Editorial | Whatever You Do, Don’t Read This Article The Weekly introduces a new type of article, that reports on the way the news is told. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1554154317959-KSPNMCID8E6SYX8C3564/fb-cover2-1024x535.png Weekly Writings - Suburban America Through the Recipe Cabinet of My Immigrant Mother A mom-oir if you will, about the experience of sifting through my mother’s medicine cabinet and unraveling a rather charming story of assimilation through food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1523396438017-OVL78YK2BUNS27JI3JGO/karas-vs-zorah.jpg Weekly Writings - The Controversy Over ‘Karas’—A Term for Commerce or Cultural Heritage? Karases are the large, clay jugs once used for winemaking in Armenia. But today, the word is more likely to reference a brand than an ancient vessel. And where culture and commerce meet, there are sure to be complications—even, paradoxically, in the very industry karases exist to serve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1523305436029-TLNIR04K6WUEF630B7KJ/karas-vs-zorah-IG.png Weekly Writings - The Controversy over 'Karas'—A Term For Commerce or Cultural Heritage? Karases are the large, clay jugs once used for winemaking in Armenia. But today, the word is more likely to reference a brand than an ancient vessel. And where culture and commerce meet, there are sure to be complications—even, paradoxically, in the very industry karases exist to serve. Read about the bitter controversy unfolding between two of Armenia's most prominent wineries, over rights to the word. It will anything but cleanse your palate. http://www.karinev.com/smithsonian-writings daily 0.75 2020-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1523394246096-NPH27R4HHKRDREAAQIKT/static1.squarespace.png Smithsonian Writings - Why This Composer Made Melodies Out of Mountainsides An Armenian composer from the early twentieth century, whose work was obscured by the turbulent politics of the time, drew the landscapes of his homeland into his folk song arrangements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1523394246096-NPH27R4HHKRDREAAQIKT/static1.squarespace.png Smithsonian Writings - Why This Composer Made Melodies Out of Mountainsides An Armenian composer from the early twentieth century, whose work was obscured by the turbulent politics of the time, drew the landscapes of his homeland into his folk song arrangements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1523394246162-R0K9RXATXYPC0SG4RJSD/dargett-11.png Smithsonian Writings - Armenia Might Be One of the Oldest and Youngest Beer-Making Countries in the World In 1984, an Armenian literally wrote the book on home brewing, which sparked the craft beer movement in America, and the first mentions of beermaking came not from our colonial forefathers, but from the Fertile Crescent. Despite this, beer—a drink once stigmatized by the Soviets—is pretty new on the scene in Armenia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1523394246740-RS22QMILJ0KLYWESMFMF/static1.squarespace.jpg Smithsonian Writings - Unraveling the Mystery of the “Armenian Stonehenge” Located in Armenia’s southernmost province, Zorats Karer, or as it is vernacularly known, Karahundj, is a site which has been inhabited numerous times across millennia, but a debate remains over its mysterious origins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1523394681048-WTF056IVF8N1LKKDF0AD/static1.squarespace-1.jpg Smithsonian Writings - Why a Modern Cosmetics Company Is Mining Armenia’s Ancient Manuscripts Armenia’s folk remedies and botanical traditions are getting a fresh look from the cosmetics industry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1523394978997-VCEECM2DNSD8M694KP67/avetisyan.jpg Smithsonian Writings - Can Ancient Techniques Make Modern Wine Better? In 1998, Zorik and his wife Yeraz, Iranian Armenians living in Italy, ditched their lifelong dream of opening a winery in Tuscany. Instead, they took their chances in the countrysides of Vayots Dzor, Armenia—a region historically tied to ancient winemaking. http://www.karinev.com/civileats daily 0.75 2020-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1576859472195-Q9T2R0Z5O2Q0DSWS17F9/https___civileats+%281%29.jpeg Civil Eats - US Supermarkets are Doing Bulk Foods All Wrong The bulk foods section of your average supermarket is an unsung hero of sustainability, where shoppers can avoid wasteful packaging by refilling their own reusable containers with food at the grocery store. Bulk is one low-tech solution to our garbage crisis that anybody can pick up. But for some reason, US supermarkets don't seem to have gotten the memo. Refill shopping is not only not encouraged, in many instances, it is prohibited. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1576859472195-Q9T2R0Z5O2Q0DSWS17F9/https___civileats+%281%29.jpeg Civil Eats - US Supermarkets are Doing Bulk Foods All Wrong The bulk foods section of your average supermarket is an unsung hero of sustainability, where shoppers can avoid wasteful packaging by refilling their own reusable containers with food at the grocery store. Bulk is one low-tech solution to our garbage crisis that anybody can pick up. But for some reason, US supermarkets don't seem to have gotten the memo. Refill shopping is not only not encouraged, in many instances, it is prohibited. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1583945974307-6VX8XYF3P3F4VHC5J1IT/Loop%2BOct%2B31.jpg Civil Eats - Can Loop disrupt society's packaging habit? Inside TerraCycle's grand experiment The reusable shopping platform, which launched with big hype and is now eyeing retail, has already raised one key question in its early days: What are the true costs of convenience? Published in Waste Dive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1585169583484-G3TFOD3JON4SQHWFJU97/Starbucks-Sustainability-Commitment-Reusable-Cups_1.jpg Civil Eats - COVID-19 puts BYO coffee cups on hold, but sanitized reusable systems could fill the void As restaurants throw BYO overboard and scramble to adapt, some believe coronavirus fears might just be the push the industry needs to expand and formalize “zero waste,” circular economy systems. Published in Waste Dive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1582838384046-M31YQYS2M84YWPQ3HIE3/DSC_0406_1-2048x1365.jpg Civil Eats - MA Residents Talk Climate Resilience at Markey Town Hall For many Massachusetts residents—a few hundred of whom were in attendance—living their environmental values often means going out of the way to reduce their impact. Published in DigBoston / Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism. http://www.karinev.com/dig-boston daily 0.75 2020-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1585170151641-5JAM7EH6D5NI5QGYYPLC/0.jpeg Dig Boston - PART II: Kitchen Consequential—Restaurants and the War Against Disposables Every spring, the residents of Woods Hole get their hands dirty. They don’t have much choice. The seaside village’s economy is oriented around summer tourism to Cape Cod, and the garbage that washes up on its shores during the winter isn’t exactly great for business. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1585170151641-5JAM7EH6D5NI5QGYYPLC/0.jpeg Dig Boston - PART II: Kitchen Consequential—Restaurants and the War Against Disposables Every spring, the residents of Woods Hole get their hands dirty. They don’t have much choice. The seaside village’s economy is oriented around summer tourism to Cape Cod, and the garbage that washes up on its shores during the winter isn’t exactly great for business. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1583951271732-IOUATIZPHI2DCF2HV546/Dig-Boston-cover.jpg Dig Boston - PART I: You Couldn't Opt Out of Plastic—Even If You Tried Melanie Bernier creates about a shoebox worth of trash twice a year, and to most people, that’s abnormal. But what’s abnormal to her is a society that devotes enormous taxpayer resources and human ingenuity to hauling around 270 million tons of trash each year—40% of which is single-use materials. In Massachusetts, 6 million tons per year end up in a landfill, and more residents tuning in to all the waste are trying to opt out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1583950924387-3OSJQZ2PGC1RQQ3DHD18/DSC_0408_1-2048x1365.jpg Dig Boston - MA Residents Talk Climate Resilience At Markey Town Hall For many Massachusetts residents, living their environmental values often means going out of the way to reduce their impact. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1583949753814-0QQ4LCU8J9B1YGEVA2Z7/IMG_1172.jpeg Dig Boston - Bring Containers, Leave Your Guilt—Boston's First Low Waste Store Sixty-five Fenway Parks’ worth. That’s how much garbage the state of Massachusetts disposes of each year. And Cleenland, a store that opened this June in Central Square, is betting on your willingness to prevent at least a few ballparks’ worth of waste—not just from going to landfill, but from existing altogether. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1583950828106-U5X2OT7SRT21X9MWE9HD/Screen-Shot-2020-02-25-at-3.04.09-PM-e1582695465242+copy.png Dig Boston - You Can't Opt Out of Single-Use Plastic—Even If You Tried Melanie Bernier spends a lot of time thinking about avoiding plastic. It has been seven years since she and her husband decided to abstain from single-use items and packaging, everything from straws to grocery bags and milk cartons. But as plastic pervades the landscape, it’s getting increasingly difficult, and a growing group of residents are upset about it. http://www.karinev.com/waste-dive daily 0.75 2022-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1604603851281-JHLRY4WUPTKQQ6HEILU1/image-asset.jpeg Waste Dive - Home soda machines reveal circular economy potential — and limitations — during pandemic With beverage brands looking to reduce their plastic footprint, options like SodaStream could gain market share. A new partnership with TOMRA aims to resolve issues around exchanging C02 cylinders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1604603851281-JHLRY4WUPTKQQ6HEILU1/image-asset.jpeg Waste Dive - Home soda machines reveal circular economy potential — and limitations — during pandemic With beverage brands looking to reduce their plastic footprint, options like SodaStream could gain market share. A new partnership with TOMRA aims to resolve issues around exchanging C02 cylinders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1604603713654-T9MS2SWJ1W9A0RTWPMBL/4f647d68810b54052f6342aeecab9ad3%2B%281%29.jpg Waste Dive - Loop's Quest for Reuse Dominance Has Only Gotten More Ambitious During the Pandemic Some refill systems took a hit due to initial virus concerns, but the TerraCycle-backed platform's sales rose. Now, it's poised to set new sanitary standards and gain more market share. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1599590830286-ZZDMAIEJX53YS4HHT87O/Honolulu+BBQ+BEFORE+%282%29.jpg Waste Dive - Can textile recycling be the next 'zero waste' frontier? Clothes comprise a notable chunk of the waste stream, and can have valuable second lives, but market dynamics are complex. Pandemic disruptions haven't helped. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1586532926419-H3Y4MJPR00E3N4B8BZUM/Starbucks-Sustainability-Commitment-Reusable-Cups_1+%281%29.jpg Waste Dive - COVID-19 puts BYO coffee cups on hold, but sanitized reusable systems could fill the void Major brands like Starbucks and Dunkin' have banned the use of personal to-go containers in recent weeks over coronavirus fears, raising new questions in a wider debate around packaging safety. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1586532910216-UUPMZQT6M5U6F07IYBFM/Loop%2BOct%2B31+%281%29.jpg Waste Dive - Can Loop Disrupt Society's Packaging Habit? Inside TerraCycle's Grand Experiment The reusable shopping platform, which launched with big hype and is now eyeing retail, has already raised one key question in its early days: What are the true costs of convenience? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1658338572732-U8SGF8OON6PXUAQKAB7H/15abae075daabbd7319a1bdeed6fb539.jpg Waste Dive - The unfulfilled promises of plastic film recycling The pandemic spurred an uptick in plastic bag use as already limited retail take back options became more scarce. Stakeholders from all sides think it's time for new ideas. http://www.karinev.com/the-counter daily 0.75 2020-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1587237665870-JPU3LC5GUCC52QIOCI9B/David-Conway-of-SmartBins-toying-with-a-prototype-Photo-courtesy-of-Karine-Vann.jpg The Counter - Move Fast & Bulk Things Tech startups want to reinvent the bulk aisle—grocery’s most glorious, affordable, unwieldy section. That’s going to be harder than it looks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1587237665870-JPU3LC5GUCC52QIOCI9B/David-Conway-of-SmartBins-toying-with-a-prototype-Photo-courtesy-of-Karine-Vann.jpg The Counter - Move Fast & Bulk Things Tech startups want to reinvent the bulk aisle—grocery’s most glorious, affordable, unwieldy section. That’s going to be harder than it looks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1599590454088-9CLFBZK83010GGYE38L1/Whole-Foods-bulk-cambridge-mass-april-2020.png The Counter - Will the grocery store bulk aisle survive Covid-19? As a global pandemic unleashes anxiety about packaging-free foods, a supermarket standby may never be the same. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1587237372097-VT2TN7NRJ64N83R6B7UU/newark_ironbound_cider_1.jpg The Counter - It’ll take more than an apple to fix Newark’s food economy—but it might be a good place to start For ad man turned ag man Charles Rosen, the resurgence of an apple has become a guiding metaphor, a call to arms, to help bring prosperity back to the city Newark. http://www.karinev.com/ensia daily 0.75 2021-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/570e2b5859827eec125bb0b3/1609788772965-6D7V56BJ1FYCTGE142X8/Feature_LCAs_main-920x458.jpg Ensia - Do life-cycle assessments tell the whole story about disposables and reusables? Developed to provide a blueprint for environmental action, LCAs often sow seeds of discord. 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