Feature from Mary Mazzoni
The brand includes outdoor sports equipment and accessories made from old bike tires, climbing rope and wet suits. Earth911 sat down with one of the company's founders to learn more about how two friends turned a passion for reducing waste into their dream green jobs.
List from Mary Mazzoni
To show you how easy it can be to kick disposables to the curb, Earth911 rounded up five common single-use products you use in your active life, along with clever (and reusable!) ways to replace them.
List from Kathryn Sukalich
Greening your workout isn't always straightforward, since when you head to the gym or out for a run there's only so much you can do to green your routine. Seeking out recycled items for your workout may be easier than you think, though, so take a look at some of our suggestions to make fitness more eco-friendly.
News from Kathryn Sukalich
Many people are getting out and enjoying the winter weather this time of year at area ski hills, and some are even traveling to distant resorts for ski and snowboard outings. For regular skiers, though, the drive up to the ...
Feature from Kathryn Sukalich
45,000 people will run the New York City Marathon this November, and many thousands more will enter other races across the country. Whenever that many people get together in one place, they leave behind a lot of stuff. Last year, ...
List from Nate Lipka
Recycling empty plastic bottles might seem humdrum when you’re tossing them into that blue bin, but what they can become after that might surprise you. Earth911 and the International Bottled Water Association are working together to show that the possibilities ...
List from Mary Mazzoni
You’re bound to get a little peckish throughout the workday, but those trips to the vending machine for potato chips and candy harm more than just your summer diet. Americans produce more than 76 million tons of packaging waste every ...
Quick Bit from Kelsey Perry
College students are always looking for ways to cut costs and Florida State University offers an inexpensive and eco-friendly way for students to get around. The FSU reCycle Bike Program offers refurbished bikes to students for rent at prices much lower ...
Quick Bit from Kelsey Perry
Off The Grid Fitness is powered by people, both literally and figuratively. The Scottsdale, Ariz.-based fitness center, which opened last spring as one of the state’s first eco-friendly gyms, puts its patrons’ hard work to use with energy-harnessing cardio machines ...
List from Mary Mazzoni
Any bicycle enthusiast will tell you that customizing your pedal-powered ride at a bike shop can be expensive. Ditch the flashy paint jobs and mass-produced bike baskets in favor of a DIY pick-me-up that suits both your style and your ...
Feature from Leon Kaye
Once the target of NGOs and activists who attacked the company for the child labor that occurred within its supply chain, Nike has not only become a more socially responsible company, but a sustainable manufacturer. In fact, Nike has been ...
Feature from Mother Nature Network
Written by Jim Motavalli, Mother Nature Network Let me admit upfront that I don’t commute to work by bike. I walk. Upstairs. Telecommuting is one of the great ways we’re reducing traffic congestion, but this isn’t a story about working ...