It’s easy to think that we have to make big sacrifices or investments to have a good environmental impact. Things like installing solar panels or embracing a vegan lifestyle. In fact, we can help the environment by develop little eco-friendly … Continue reading →
Will we be buried in an avalanche of trash? We generated 208.3 million tons of municipal solid waste in 1990, 267.8 million pounds in 2017, and 292.4 million poumds in 2018 according to the EPA. What a huge increase from one year … Continue reading →
Have you stopped to think that the calls to recycle more don’t mention battery recycling? You can’t just put dead batteries out with the bottles, cans, and wastepaper. I used to think it was illegal to put them in the … Continue reading →
Paper ought to be a green resource. After all, it comes from trees and other plants, which are renewable resources. Unfortunately, the process of making paper fouls the water and air near where it’s manufactured. And all those trees (or … Continue reading →
Going green has a reputation for being expensive. But the price we pay for our choices does not reflect the full cost. For example, whatever we buy probably comes with packaging. Then we have to pay to discard it. And … Continue reading →
We need food to stay alive. We want it not only to be nutritious, but tasty and satisfying. Food sustainability looks beyond nutrition. After all, it requires energy and water to grow and transport food. What’s more, our world has a food … Continue reading →