Where Waste Comes From: Your Closet
On average, each American throws away about 81 pounds of clothing, shoes, and household textiles...
5 Places to Mail In Your Old Clothes and Earn Rewards
Every year, Americans toss out about 17 million tons of textiles, and most items left...
Earth911 Inspiration: A Serious Look at Modern Lifestyle
Today’s quote comes from Pope John Paul II’s message for the celebration of the World...
The World Has a Decarbonization Scoreboard. Here’s What It Says.
Out of 52 climate targets needed to reach net zero by 2050, only six are...
The Chip Bag Problem: America’s Least Recycled Material Is Also Its Fastest-Growing
The bag your potato chips come in is seven layers deep. Metalized polyester, a plastic...
A Stylish Investment: Making Fashion Sustainable
Fashion is a major sustainability challenge in the global economy, and for most of the...
About That $3,000 Bag of Groceries in Your Trash
Editor’s Note: This is the first article in a new Earth911 series, Where Waste Comes...
The 2026 World Cup Will Be the Most Polluting Ever
Nine million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. That is the projected climate cost of the...