6 New Year’s Resolutions You Can Feel Good About
As we move toward the end of the first month of 2020, many of us are thinking of our resolutions. Maybe some have already been broken, or maybe you’re looking for a new resolution. Either way, we’re here to help! Not only is it a new year, but a new decade, and it’s a great […]
A Case for Composting, and How To Do It at Home
Humankind has been composting in one way or another since we first started farming. Taking the organic waste produced from our consumption and recycling it in a way to better grow more food is a natural, and often necessary, step in the farming process for people around the world. In fact, we have written documentation […]
How New Parents Can Go Green for Baby
Raising a baby is difficult enough on its own, so it’s understandable to hyper-focus on things other than staying eco-friendly. When caring for a little one, green resources can be harder to find, take more effort to utilize, and can certainly appear to be more expensive. That said, making a conscious effort to be mindful […]
7 Ways to Run a More Sustainable Restaurant and Reduce Food Waste
Wasting food is a problem. Approximately a third of all food is wasted globally, and the EPA estimates 15% of that waste is coming from the restaurant industry. That’s 39.7 million tons of food that could have been consumed, recycled, or composted Those numbers may be disheartening, but there is an opportunity here: 95% of […]
Safety Tips for Disaster Relief Volunteers
When natural disasters strike, communities rally together to bring a return to normal. Volunteers drive relief recovery efforts, and without them, communities would not recover. Disaster sites are by no means safe, and navigating them is a dangerous endeavor if not properly prepared. When you are volunteering your time and risking your safety in an […]
How To Make Your Next Camping Trip Zero-Waste
When living through a pandemic, the confinement of your own home can leave you deprived of that fresh air the great outdoors can provide – and while coronavirus has left us questioning the safety of all travel, camping is one great summer activity that has proven to be low-risk. With plenty of room to social […]
How to Make Your Construction Site Green Without Destroying Your Bottom Line
As buildings continue to go up – particularly here in Central Texas – the demand for responsible construction and environmentally sound practices continues to skyrocket as well. Market research has shown that construction revenue is rising and builders want to use that additional income on energy-efficient, water-efficient, recycled, and renewable materials and services. Additionally, local […]
How to be an Environmental Steward in Your Neighborhood
A big movement begins with just one person making a difference. With 7.5 billion people calling Earth home, creating a cleaner, more sustainable environment probably seems like a daunting task, but what happens if we start by working on ourselves and our own neighborhood first? Your positive environmental impact, while seemingly small in scale, would […]
Five Ways to Upcycle Everyday Items
Ever look around your house and wonder how you’ve accumulated so much stuff? The increased interest in year-round spring cleaning is building a movement of decluttering and compelling a growing wave of individuals getting rid of things. Just because an item doesn’t “spark joy” in its current state, however, doesn’t mean it can’t be transformed […]
Four Simple Ways to Teach Your Kids to Recycle
If you’ve ever wondered why recycling matters, consider this: Americans generate a lot of trash. More than 200 million tons of garbage every year, to be exact. That’s enough waste to fill a football stadium from top to bottom. Twice a day. The benefits of recycling seem straightforward. The practice reduces waste sent to landfills, […]
