Canada Switches to Plastic Currancy
Coins are heavy, paper bills tear, and checkbooks are obsolete. Enter: Paper Money Believe it or not, it’s already used…
10 Surprising Things Made From Plastic
History of Recycling (Infographic)
Today (November 15) is America Recycles Day, an annual event launched in 1997 by Keep America Beautiful. It is currently…
5 Tips for an Eco-Friendly Halloween
It’s almost Halloween and we all know what that means—costumes, candy, and pumpkins galore. So how can you have a…
5 Recycling Facts
Earth911 posted some “scary” recycling facts just in time for Halloween. Here are a few of the scariest ones: Each…
Plastic Bag Bans Around the World (Infographic)
Did you know that the U.S. uses an average of 380 billion plastic bags a year, while the rest of…
8 Items You Shouldn’t Recycle
It’s tempting to throw anything that has a chance of being recycled into the recycling bin. But don’t do this:…
Plastic Bags on Their Way Out in Laguna Beach
Yet another city wants to ban the plastic bag? We’re not complaining. Laguna Beach is the latest city to jump…
Minneapolis Law Requires Mandatory Business Recycling
Recycling in Minneapolis has expanded to include all businesses, workplaces, and places of worship. The new ordinance requires: Regular recycling…
7 Ways to “Green” Your Morning Coffee
We all have an environmental compromise or two. I start almost every day with a cup of coffee—even though I…
How Will Walmart Reduce Packaging?
It came with approximately 5 million metal twist ties holding the doll in the perfect position—in addition to the layers…
Office Depot Greens Deliveries
Cardboard boxes contribute a lot of waste to landfills. They are useful if you need to mail something or if…
Portland Bans the Plastic Bag
In an effort to reduce plastic waste in landfills, Portland jumped on the bandwagon and banned single-use plastic bags from…