One State Recycles 38% of Its Carpet. The Other 49 Recycle 9%.
A 2,000-square-foot house holds about 700 pounds of carpet. The average residential carpet lasts 5...
California Just Put Its Buildings on an Environmental Scoreboard
Every year, California’s commercial and apartment buildings burn through 109 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, guzzle...
Fast Furniture and the 12-Million-Ton Reckoning
Americans threw away 12.1 million tons of furniture in 2018, the most recent year the...
The Reasons “Wishcycling” Is Always a Bad Idea
About one in four items Americans put in recycling bins does not belong there. This...
Energy and Water Need to Be Researched Together: Contact Your Representatives
From 1980 through 2024, the United States averaged 9 weather and climate disasters per year,...
PaintCare Reveals How Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Can Grow
Open the cabinet under almost any kitchen sink, then check the garage shelf and the...
18.2 Million Mattresses Disposed a Year, and Most of Them Get Buried
Pull the sheets back from the numbers and the American mattress starts to look less...
Guest Idea: Wildfire-Resistant Plant Selection
Picture two houses in the aftermath of a California wildfire. What’s left of one is...