3 Min Read Published on: 1 day ago Growing up in southern Louisiana in the United States, with parents who’d endured the hardships of the Great Depression and World War II, Steve Achord learned the importance of being resourceful from a young age. “It wasn’t just about that one kitchen drawer that held hundreds of newspaper rubber bands, bread wrappers, and odd-sized scraps of aluminum foil,” he said. “It was about having a place in the backyard where we composted grass, leaves, and food scraps. It was about returning glass bottles to our local grocery store, never littering, and the list goes on.”