Ever get a bad Christmas gift? Or, better yet, ever get a hilariously, ridiculously, awesomely bad Christmas gift, like the nose hair trimmer your grandmother sent last year? It’s okay—you can tell us. We’ve all been there. While the old saying goes “it’s the thought that counts,” some gifts simply have no practical use for … Continue reading »
If you’ve read our blog before, you know that it’s possible to make any holiday green, and in most cases, it only requires a bit of extra effort. All of that remains true for Thanksgiving, a holiday that’s surprisingly wasteful. Each Thanksgiving, over 100 pounds of food per person goes to waste. To make Thanksgiving … Continue reading »
As a textile recycling company, we at USAgain often think about environmental impact in terms of every t-shirt produced. This is because t-shirts are a simple item of clothing and a staple of most everyone’s wardrobe. Although we often use a t-shirt as example, we pay close attention to the environmental impact of all garments … Continue reading »
If you drive to work, school or wherever you need to be everyday, ask yourself this: could you live your life for one day without your car? Every year on or around September 22, people around the world leave their cars in the garage and celebrate World Carfree Day. As you can probably guess, World … Continue reading »
In April 1970, before hybrid vehicles, emissions standards and even the EPA, an idea was born. Gaylord Nelson, a U.S. Senator representing Wisconsin, was troubled by the devastation of the 1969 oil spill in Santa Barbara, CA. The Santa Barbara spill hemorrhaged 200,000 gallons of crude oil into the Pacific and cost the lives of … Continue reading »
It’s better to give than to receive, and to take the old saying one step further, the best way to give is to give green. Gifts, like many products available in stores, are heavily packaged, and packaging accounts for a significant amount of waste in landfills. According to the EPA, packaging is responsible for as … Continue reading »
The world celebrates Earth Day every April 22, and while it may not garner the attention of the big gift-giving holidays, it’s the most important holiday of the year. Seriously – Christmas, July 4 and Thanksgiving are probably among the first days you think of when holidays come to mind, but if we neglect our … Continue reading »
The U.S. Geological Survey states that about 70% of the Earth’s surface is water-covered, and this probably seems like a lot. For several reasons, however, the Earth’s water supply is not endless – in fact, it’s quite the opposite. The Earth’s population is growing by about 80 million people per year, and as more people … Continue reading »
If you’re thinking of Valentine’s Day a few common things probably come to mind: love, affection, roses, boxes of chocolate, the color red and recycling. Hold on a minute – recycling? OK, recycling may not be a mental image associated with February 14, but as is turns out, some parallels can be drawn between Valentine’s … Continue reading »
With Americans on track to spend an average of $854 for gifts this holiday season (up from $646 last year), it’s no wonder that we generate on-average an additional one million tons of waste between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. That’s 25% more waste generation than a typical period of time. And for what? 60% … Continue reading »
