Is Biodegradable Plastic The Answer To Our Plastic Pollution Problem?
Biodegradable plastic made from biomass and even gaseous waste could be a big part of the solution to the growing problem of plastic polluting our land and waterways…
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Shower or Bath: Which Is Better for the Environment?
Showers typically use less water than baths, but only if the bather doesn’t linger under the spray for too long and if he has a newer model — that is, more efficient — shower head.
Getting Your Boss on Board With Workplace Recycling
It shouldn’t be hard to convince your boss that recycling makes sense at the workplace given the environmental and financial benefits…
Tips to Prevent Recycling the Wrong Items
While it’s important to recycle, how you do the deed can affect the impact you have on the environment and your household budget…
Carbon Pawprints: How Our Dogs & Cats Contribute to Global Warming
Unfortunately, our beloved dogs and cats do produce shockingly high amounts of greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming…
Eco-Friendly Products Put Ocean Plastic Waste to Good Use
Method Home, Lush, Dell, G-Star RAW and Norton Sunglasses are among the companies putting plastic ocean waste to use in their products & packaging.
E-Waste Nightmare: Cell Phones Getting Greener But Not There Yet
We generate 50 million tons of e-waste around the world annually, much of which ends up improperly disposed of in landfills where toxins can leach out…
Kitchen Compost: Turning Food Scraps Into Organic Fertilizer Without the Stink
Composting your food scraps can cut way down on the waste sent to landfills while helping to produce nutrient-rich fertilizer for your garden…
Is Polyester Fleece Trashing Our Oceans?
Polyester fleece clothing sure is cozy and comfy, but it just may be trashing our oceans by shedding microfibers in our washing machines that are too small for wastewater treatment facilities to filter out.
What a Waste!
Food Advocates Call for Grocery Stores to Combat Food Waste.