• Are Monthly Subscription Boxes the New Environmental Problem?

    April 28, 2026

    Monthly subscription boxes are all the rage. If you ever watch YouTube videos, dozens of YouTubers review these boxes each month. While one of the earliest unboxing videos dates to the 1970s, when Betamax came out, HelloFresh is one of the most people have seen at least one video review of. Despite their popularity, subscription boxes […]

  • Why “Compostable” Doesn’t Always Mean Eco-Friendly

    April 20, 2026

    When John Wesley Hyatt invented the first synthetic polymer in 1869, his invention was meant to stop the slaughter of elephants and tortoises for ivory and tortoiseshell. Leo Baekeland developed Bakelite, a synthetic plastic, several years later in 1907. This was the start of the world’s increased consumption of plastic goods.The problem is that plastic […]

  • The Carbon Cost of Not Recycling and What Landfills Actually Emit

    April 13, 2026

    As much as you love your children, they grow out of one shoe size almost monthly. They’re outgrowing clothes just as quickly. You roast a turkey, and the carcass remains. Have you stopped to think about the issues you create when you send items to landfills instead of finding ways to recycle them?Sadly, out of […]

  • RecycleNation Named #1 Blog by FeedSpot

    April 13, 2026

    ERI and RecycleNation are proud to be included in FeedSpot’s 90 Best Recycling Blogs you should read and follow in 2026. Here are the top 50:1. RecycleNation BlogDescription RecycleNation is a dynamic recycling and green living-focused website that makes recycling, conserving, reusing, and living wisely easy. RecycleNation is regularly updated with important how-to directives aimed […]