Glass: Recycling’s Negative-Value Problem
The average American household uses about 150 pounds of glass containers each year, but more...
The World Is Wasting About $29 Trillion a Year. Here’s Where It Goes.
Imagine if every time the world made $100, it threw away $31 of it. Not...
When the Lawn Becomes the Fuse: How Climate Change Is Rewiring Grass and Wildfire
More than 25,000 square miles of the U.S. Great Basin, an area nearly twelve times...
Sustainability In Your Ear: EarthRating’s Martin Johnston On Making Sustainability Claims Creditable
A traditional sustainability certification can take six to eight weeks and thousands of dollars in...
Zero-Waste Cleaning and Laundry Tips
One load of laundry can release up to 1.5 million tiny plastic fibers into the...
Earth911 Inspiration: Complex Is the New Normal
Today’s quote is from author Ken Webster and philanthropist Ellen MacArthur: “Ordered, complex, intertwined mutually interdependent...
Paper Towels, Tissues, and Napkins: America’s 13 Billion-Pound Waste Habit
40 pounds of paper towels per American per year. The United States is the world’s...
The State of Fusion Energy in 2026: Real Reactors, Real Grids, Real Caveats
On April 30, a fusion company took a step that would have seemed like science...