07 Apr Plastic Diary
One of the most effective ways to make a change in your plastic use is to first reflect on your habits. To do this, you should think back on how much you use plastic, when you tend to reach for plastic products, and how you...
01 Apr Sustainable Toothpaste!
Here’s a little exercise for you. Can you list 5 things that you do every day? What about things that you do 2 times or more a day? Was one of those things brushing your teeth? Most toothpaste tubes are non-recyclable, which means that something...
23 Mar Put Some Green in your Step! Sustainable Shoe Lines
Here is a list of some eco-friendly, sustainable shoe products to update your spring wardrobe with! Adidas Superstar Shoes Go Vegan - All materials used in this product, including glues and colors, are free from animal ingredients VIVAIA Valencia Flats - 1 pair of shoes recycles 6...
17 Mar Saint Patrick’s Day Craft!
Materials: Toilet paper roll Green paint (paint brush) Green tissue paper & ribbon (the more variety the better)! Green construction paper Scissors Tape Stapler Bernie’s Escape from Ong Island Saint Patrick’s Day Character Cut-Out Instructions: Start by painting the toilet paper roll green. Set aside to dry while completing next steps. Begin with a...
09 Mar Hey Humans: Jada Smith’s New Sustainable Personal Care Line
Jada Smith created a new sustainable, 99% plastic-free personal care product company. Hey Humans, is available now at Target. There are four products currently available: body wash, body lotion, natural deodorant, and toothpaste. The website highlights that their products are made from recyclable aluminum or...
03 Mar Tiki Love Sustainability Projects
A 16-year-old from Scotch Plains, NJ created a business for children to partake in hands-on sustainability projects that they may not be able to experience in traditional educational settings. Tiki Love Sustainability Projects is different from other businesses in that they are very environmentally conscious...
25 Feb Plastic Pollution in the Ocean Craft
When plastic and other litter is not disposed of properly, it can become a part of our ecosystems and severely injure and harm wildlife. At the rate of plastic pollution that is currently happening, by 2050, there could be more plastic in the ocean than...
23 Feb A Series Dedicated To Finding Out What Happens To Everything We Use After We Throw It Away
NowThis News is a progressive social media-focused news organization. They have an original series called One Small Step that tries to break down the issue of waste and sustainability piece by piece to answer one of the most important questions facing the world today: How...
18 Feb LEGO plans to cut its carbon footprint by about 70% by 2030
LEGO will be switching their petroleum-based building blocks with ones made from 100% plant-based materials by 2030. While it is still plastic, the new LEGO pieces will be recyclable and be made from a renewable resource - sugar cane. Some of the LEGO packages already...
12 Feb Beautiful Art Made From Plastic
Finding creative ways to reuse plastic waste is a great way to lower humankind’s impact on the environment. There are people around the world finding creative projects to make using old plastic! One of these people is Veronika Richterová. Veronika Richterová is the creator of...