• The Environmental Cost of Online Shopping

    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 […]

  • What Happens When the Wrong Items Go into Your Recycling Bin? 

    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 […]

  • The Hidden Waste Behind Free Returns

    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. […]

  • How to Responsibly Dispose of Home Improvement Leftovers

    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, […]

  • Paper or Plastic? The Right Way to Dispose of Amazon and USPS Padded Mailers

    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 […]

  • The Most Common IT Assets Companies Forget to Recycle

    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 Most people think of outdated desktops, old or broken laptops, and rooms full of desktop monitors.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 […]

  • Don’t Throw Away Your Used Water Filters: How to Recycle Brita and PUR Cartridges

    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, […]

  • How AI and Robotics Are Changing Recycling Centers in 2026

    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 […]

  • How to Choose a Sunscreen That’s Safe for You and the Planet

    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 […]

  • What Cities With the Best Recycling Rates Are Doing Differently

    May 11, 2026

    What cities have the best recycling rates? Most statistics break down these numbers by state rather than city. We did a deep dive to see what we could find. Once we had cities with high recycling rates, we took a closer look at what they do that’s different from the norm.The Realities of Recycling in […]