According to the EPA, between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, American household waste increases by more than 25 percent. In the midst of the celebration and merriment, it’s easy to get caught up and forget some of the sustainable behavior
What does a circular economy look like for the fashion industry? The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is working on changing the industry’s very shape through its Make Fashion Circular initiative, which aims to “stimulate the level of collaboration and i Read
H&M is taking sustainability to the next level. The company’s newest collection named the “Conscious Exclusive A/W20 Collection” is derived from food waste and fabrics created with wood pulp and recycled fibers. Consumers no long Read More…
America's recycling rate was “well below” 10% in 1970 at the inception of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler told attendees of the third annual America Recycles Summit. The establishment of the agency allowed Read More…
An Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries official discusses the group’s recently approved policy position opposing bans and fees on highly recyclable paper bags. Read More…
Glass Recycling Coalition announces 2020 glass recycling survey results and new member levels. Read More…
More than 200 million pounds of turkey end up wasted during the Thanksgiving holiday, and there are ways to reduce it. While the 2020 holiday might be smaller as coronavirus prevents gatherings, the waste generated could still make a significant
Jeremy Brosowsky, CEO of Agricity, makes the case for why food waste reduction and composting should be a key part of the next administration's economic recovery and climate change efforts. Read More…
COVID-19 has revealed yet another reason for investors to pay attention to a company's actions on sustainability: “companies that do well on sustainability criteria are likely to be more resilient than those that do not when an unexpected crisis occu
What do COVID-19 and climate change have in common? Well – for starters, you and me. Over the past several months, as the scope of the global pandemic has grown, we’ve all had to make significant changes to our daily