From Collapsible to Filtered to Stainless Steel: A Brief Reusable Bottle Roundup1. The Sip N’ Go 17-ounce bottle ($6.99) is reusable and collapsible—so once you’ve quenched your thirst you can fold it, snap it shut and tuck it in your pocket. When it’s full, use the accompanying carrying ring and sturdy clip to attach the […]
The First Food Day Launches October 2011 to Celebrate Healthy, Sustainable Eating…
Greener office buildings are worth more to landlords and real estate investors. On average, the study shows, a green-certified office building is worth $5.6 million more than an office building without any certifications.
A Portland, Oregon, hairstylist experienced shortness of breath, eye irritation and nosebleeds when using Brazilian Blowout products and filed a complaint with the local OSHA.
Wine corks have a lot of reuse potential if they’re sent to an organization like ReCork, which transforms them into flooring tiles, building insulation, automotive gaskets, and, now, sandals.
U.S. hospitals produce over 4 billion pounds of waste a year—second only to the food industry. A few simple steps could help cut those numbers dramatically without compromising safety or health.
New Jersey and New York now require nuclear plants to install modern cooling systems to prevent the deaths of billions of fish each year…
A study from the University Texas School of Public Health found extremely high levels of flame retardants in supermarket butter purchased in Dallas, Texas. Instead of the 19 units of flame retardants expected, they found 37,700 units in one stick of butter.
When it comes to toilet paper, what you wipe with matters. We look at four toilet paper brands that stack up environmentally, from tube-free rolls to bamboo bathroom tissue.
There’s no doubt the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is comprised of millions of tons of trash—most of it plastic—but is it “twice the size of Texas?”
