Category: Products

When your cellphone, laptop, tablet, or other electronic device is no longer needed, what do you do with it? You can’t throw it in the trash, but it’s also not accepted for curbside recycling.Many U.S. companies offer recycling programs that encourage people to recycle more electronics. It’s important, and we’ll help you find some of […]

How do you get rid of a laptop you no longer use? Do you sell it? Donate it? Or drop it off at your local recycling facility? Before you do anything, make sure the data on your laptop is removed.Most people don’t do anything before recycling a laptop. At most, a factory reset is performed. […]

Saving money is essential in many households, which brings shoppers to warehouse stores such as BJ’s, Costco, and Sam’s Club. You have children taking lunch to school, and small packs of crackers, fruit squeezes, or pretzels are convenient. You need snacks to get through a busy workday, and packs of trail mix, potato chips, and […]

Vapes and electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) came out as a safer way to enjoy tobacco products. Instead of lighting up, the device creates a vapor from e-liquid, a mixture of chemicals, flavorings, and nicotine or THC. Because a vape, aka e-cigarette, doesn’t depend on combustion to deliver the nicotine, it was promoted as a safer alternative. Charge […]

While I strive for the highest possible recycling rate, multi-material packaging is one of the most significant challenges. Many items that should be recyclable become a problem for recycling facilities, as even the smallest amount of additional material makes them challenging to handle.Like many people, I become confused about how to recycle items. If a […]

If you think about all of the plastic and metal recycling you generate each year, you’re probably overlooking a main contributor to waste streams. Personal care items like razor blades, shaving cream, toothbrushes, hair products, perfume bottles, and deodorants all contain metal, glass, or plastic, but can you recycle them?Personal care items are a challenging […]

You can now visit Patagonia’s Worn Wear site and buy used and vintage Patagonia products.

These phones cases are not only NOT made of plastic, they are 100 percent compostable.

Make sure to support companies that are finding ways to keep plastics out of our environment.

Here are 5 outstanding eco-fiction books to share with the teens and young adults in your life.