One of the largest problems facing humanity and, in turn, the planet is the use of plastics. Humanity dumps 8 million tons of plastic waste into the oceans each year and millions more into landfill. And once it’s there? Plastic…
Your travel trailer won’t last forever and, in fact, the life expectancy of many travel trailers is around 10 years. But what do you do with it, when it’s no longer functioning the way you want it to? Surprisingly, there…
According to recent research, the average individual, in America, produces 1,361.4 lbs of trash annually that cannot be recycled. That’s more than the weight of a horse or a grand piano in garbage! For each of us. Every single year.…
According to the EPA, the average amount of waste generated, per person, in the United States each day is 4.9 pounds! Only a third of this can be recycled or composted at this moment in time. That leaves over 3…
There is nothing more American than the right to own a car and drive wherever you want, it’s an expression of freedom. And drive we do, nearly 75% of us commute daily in our cars, eschewing other forms of public…
The average American generates nearly five pounds of garbage each day, or 1,642 pounds per person per year. That means a family of four will throw out over 6,500 lbs of trash annually! That has to stop if we want…
This year, 10 million tons of American clothes will go to landfill, and 3 million tons of clothes will be burned. The tragedy? Most of this is unnecessary. The fashion industry has taught us to lead a disposable lifestyle but…
It’s often easier said than done to live a zero waste life. That’s where Bea Johnson’s Zero Waste Home comes in. CNN calls Bea Johnon the “mother of the zero waste lifestyle movement” and her blog and the book of…