November 11, 2026
Thanksgiving is just around the corner. A typical holiday leads to about 316 million pounds of food going to U.S. landfills. Worse, the turkey and milk account for over half of that waste. All of this wasted food impacts the environment. This year, plan your Thanksgiving meal to ensure that more goes to your compost or […]
October 30, 2026
As Halloween ends, you’re left with all your decorations. Americans spend an estimated $4.2 billion on Halloween decorations every year, and that threatens to become a lot of waste when the festivities end.Don’t let your animatronic and light-up Halloween items end up in the landfill. You’ve spent the money, so make sure that you’re getting […]
October 19, 2026
One of the scariest things about Halloween is that it produces a massive amount of waste in a single day. One UK study found that petroleum-based plastic is in 83% of Halloween costumes. Polyester makes up 69% of the materials in them. It leads to about 2,204 tons of waste each year.That’s just costumes. Halloween […]
October 7, 2026
Halloween is almost here, and that means an influx of sugary treats. Whether your children go to a local trunk-or-treat or go door to door in your neighborhood, local shopping mall, or district, they’ll come home with a massive candy haul.Each year, approximately 600 million pounds of Halloween candy are sold in the U.S. The […]
September 28, 2026
Online shopping is incredibly convenient. Instead of spending hours each weekend going from store to store to buy groceries, household supplies, and any apparel or pet supplies your family needs, you can do it in a few clicks. Everything will arrive at your home or office within the week.While it’s hard to argue that e-commerce […]
September 21, 2026
Every week, millions of homeowners and renters collect everything with a recycling symbol or made of paper, glass, or metal. As they roll their blue bins to the curb or carry recyclables to a collection station, they believe they’re protecting the environment. The sad truth is that any non-recyclable items that go into the recycling […]
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, […]
