September 14, 2026
Backpacks are packed. Bus schedules are posted on the fridge. Kids are back to school across the U.S. As you started organizing what you had left from last year and what you needed to buy, how many old school supplies stacked up?My kids have been out of school and college for several years, yet I […]
August 31, 2026
The U.S. already had 3,000 data centers at the start of 2026. Another 1,500 are under construction. The majority of them are in Texas and Virginia and are often clustered in more rural areas. The buildings they’re housed in last decades, but the AI hardware inside has a much shorter lifespan.While your home computer may […]
August 19, 2026
Life’s become so much simpler in some ways following the pandemic. Instead of spending hours running errands each weekend or on a day off, you’re done in minutes. Simply turn on your computer or grab a device and order groceries, household supplies, clothing, and personal items.Many of the items you order come with free returns. […]
August 4, 2026
Home renovations always leave contractors or homeowners with a lot of leftover materials. From carpeting scraps to partial cans of paint, those materials aren’t meant for the landfill. According to the EPA, construction and demolition debris reached 600 million tons in 2018. Of that amount, 145 million tons ended up in landfills. While materials like concrete, […]
July 27, 2026
Estimates are that Amazon delivers around 23 million packages every day worldwide. The United States Postal Service’s postmaster general says mail carriers delivered around 1.7 billion packages for Amazon in 2025. It’s a lot.Some of those shipments are in cardboard boxes or the manufacturer’s original packaging, which can be easy to recycle. Many more are […]
July 20, 2026
What do you think of when you think about corporate electronic waste? Most people think of outdated desktops, old or broken laptops, and rooms full of desktop monitors. These electronics pile up in storerooms, IT supply closets, or storage lockers. As they’re bulky and take up valuable space, they’re often the first items to go […]
July 7, 2026
Between 2023 and 2024, the amount of bottled water consumed in the U.S. increased by 2%. Americans consumed 16.2 billion gallons. This increases the amount of single-use plastic entering the waste and recycling stream. While bottles are recyclable, there are still emissions from manufacturing and transportation. Some aren’t recycled properly and end up in rivers, […]
June 29, 2026
Over half of the methane released into the atmosphere comes from rotting food in the landfill. When food waste is buried and kept from oxygen, the resulting oxygen deprivation leads to methane production. About a quarter of the waste entering a landfill is food scraps.Think about the things you throw out and how quickly they […]
June 17, 2026
When you put your recycling into the bin and move it to the curb, your hauler brings it to a local Material Recovery Facility (MRF). These recycling centers must do everything possible to ensure that the recycling stream being processed remains uncontaminated.For recycled items to be sellable, they have to be of premium quality. That […]
June 8, 2026
It used to be easy to pick a sunscreen. Walking into a store and finding the ideal Sun Protection Factor (SPF) was the main hurdle. Over time, spray-on products became available, making sunscreen much easier to apply. Today, choosing the best sunscreen is far more complex.The reality is that 9,500 Americans are diagnosed with skin […]
