Millions of people across the globe recently celebrated Clean Up The World Weekend - Sep 16th - 18th. The theme this year was “Our Place. Our Planet. Our Responsibility” that highlighted how local action taken individually by 35 million volunteers can make a positive impact on a global level. Clean Up the World encourages participants … Continue reading
Dusting the winter cobwebs away doesn’t have to be a dirty game. In addition to sprucing up your space, spring cleaning can add lightness to your life by clearing your mind and helping you establish fresh habits all year round. After all, once you’ve gone through the effort to whip your rooms and closets into … Continue reading
Every spring, on campuses around the nation, change is in the air. The grass gets greener and blossoms begin to flourish around famous landmarks. The majority of students will breathe in the sweetness of their new surroundings just long enough to say goodbye before stuffing their cars to the brim with boxes from overflowing dorm rooms. Let’s be … Continue reading
Raising money for education is a worthy cause and one nearly every school embarks on at some point. Not all fundraisers are created equal, however, in terms of money-raising potential, learning experience and environmental impact. Selling wrapping paper, for example, might help a school raise money but at the cost of the environment. Ideally, a … Continue reading
On Nov. 15, 2013, President Obama issued a proclamation officially establishing that day as America Recycles Day. He went on to say, “I call upon the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate programs and activities, and I encourage all Americans to continue their reducing, reusing and recycling efforts throughout the year.” … Continue reading
It’s been discussed on our blog and on news outlets—the global secondhand clothing industry is worth an estimated one billion dollars. While it’s definitely a global industry, the most commonly discussed importers of used clothing are Africa and South America. Except for the southernmost regions of South America, these markets import summer clothing exclusively. As … 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
We—the United States—throw away a lot of stuff every year, and that’s really the only way to say it. To be more exact, the U.S. generates an EPA-estimated 250 million tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) a year, or 4.4 pounds per person per day. That number is too high, as the disposal of waste … Continue reading
Cotton, the most common component of modern apparel, has been grown for thousands of years, dating back to the Indus River Valley in present-day Pakistan and possibly even earlier than that. As time passed and agricultural technology evolved, cotton remained as a staple crop and key fixture in the apparel industry. What changed was the … Continue reading
Cleaning up the entire world sounds like a daunting task, but every Sept., 35 million people in 130 countries put in work toward cleaning the world as a part of the United Nations’ Clean Up the World program. Clean Up the World weekend is similar to Earth Day, as businesses, schools, governments and individuals come … Continue reading
