Food waste is a huge problem in the United States. In fact, approximately one pound of food is wasted per person per day in this country. Throwing away food is harmful to our environment because food that is thrown in the trash gets sent to landfills. In a landfill, food isn’t able to properly break down, […]
Nonprofit Encourages Sustainability in Schools
It is so important that we preserve the environment for future generations, and that we teach kids about living a sustainable life. Climate change has a direct impact on our quality of life and health, and we are starting to see the impacts of it today. According to the United Nations, climate change has already […]
Creative Craft Projects With Recycled Materials
Did you know that as much as 91 percent of plastic doesn’t get recycled? Even a lot of what you put into the recycling bin never actually gets reused due to the expensive process of recycling plastic. We have all heard of the phrase “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”, but a lot of us tend to focus […]
How to Reduce Your Waste
We all learned about the phrase “reduce, reuse, recycle” when we were in school. However, there is now a more holistic approach to reducing waste which includes the 5 R’s – refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, and rot. If you can incorporate all five of these concepts into the way you handle all of the ‘stuff’ […]
What Is A Zero Waste Lifestyle?
Many have seen the videos online of people showing off jars containing all of the trash they have produced in a year – as close to nothing as one can possibly get. These people say they are zero waste, but what does this actually mean in practice? The basic idea behind a zero waste lifestyle […]