Diaper Dilemma: $840 a Year, 500 Years to Decompose
A typical American baby goes through roughly 2,500 to 3,000 disposable diapers in the first...
10 Books to Counter Consumerism
We are constantly bombarded by messages that tell us we need more stuff to be...
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...
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...