Finding products made with a high percentage of PCR content can be challenging.
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Unwrapping the Global Plastics Problem
Notpla is a UK-based seaweed packaging company focused on making packaging disappear
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One Can
Less is More: Getting to One Can of Garbage a Year
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US Air Quality Improves with Switch to EVs
a shift toward electric vehicles and renewable energy would slash not only carbon emissions but harmful air pollutants as well.
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Flower Power at Heart of Methane Reduction
A daffodil extract could help reduce emissions by 30 percent when added to feed.
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Styrofoam®: To Recycle Or Not?
If you’ve recently had to replace a refrigerator and now have a garbage bag full of Styrofoam® taunting you from the garage, you may be experiencing the paralysis of eco-anxiety brought on by recent articles calling attention to the negative environmental and social impacts of chemically recycling Styrofoam®. These articles are an essential part of being aware of both the pros and cons of the recycling systems we have in place, but what’s a gal to do? If I throw it in the landfill, I pollute the landfill and groundwater for the next 500 to 1 million years. If I take it to be recycled, I pollute my low-income neighbors…
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Environmental Impact of Single-Use Plastics
Single-use plastics can best be described as our plastic problem.
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10 Items to Stop Buying to Live More Sustainably
Start your sustainable choice inyour home by finding these 10 items and swapping them for sustainable alternatives.
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One
Think about the little actions you take every day and how they add up. I’m writing this just after the turn of the year, at the beginning of 2023. It’s the tradition to make resolutions in January. This year, I will work on ONE thing at a time. ONE is so much less daunting than the whole long list of “shoulds” – those things that we feel we should accomplish. A counselor I knew said “Don’t should on yourself.” I agree! I am one of those individuals who always have lots of thoughts inserting themselves into their heads. Lately, the thoughts are about ONE: • One planet home • One…
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Shake & Fold: Preventing Paper Towel Waste to Help Curb Climate Change
How many paper towels do you use to dry your hands? Two? Three? More? What if you could complete the task and reduce your carbon footprint at the same time? Just use Shake & Fold! Here’s what to do: Paper towels contribute to climate change at each stage of their life cycle. It takes fossil-fueled machines to harvest trees, then process, manufacture, package, and deliver paper towels. Then after one use, trucks pick up the waste and drive to the landfill, where they decompose, releasing methane. Sadly, Americans send over six billion tons of paper towels to the landfill each year. You can share Shake & Fold by placing stickers…
