At our cores, most of us want to make the world a better place. Very few people would ever wake up thinking, “I’d like to use up the planet’s resources today.” But we are also used to certain comforts. It takes active consideration in order to live more sustainably...and not [...]
Want to start recycling and unsure where to start? Plastic can come in a wide variety of numbers, and there’s always a question of what to do with a recyclable material if it has food or chemical waste on it. Can you wash it and recycle it or is the [...]
There are some items that are easy to throw away. Food scraps can be composted. Cardboard boxes can be recycled. Used paper towels can be thrown in the trash. But there are some items that have to be thrown out occasionally that are trickier. For instance, what do you do [...]
You try to be responsible with your waste management. You have a regular trash pickup, and you take your trash out as soon as it’s full. You even recycle, and maybe compost. But still, you find some mornings that when you step outside, your trash is strewn about your yard, [...]
The holidays will probably look different for many of us this year. You may not be able to have as many friends and family over to celebrate your holiday with you this year due to COVID-19, and some of the celebrations may take place over Zoom instead. But that’s all [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed all of our lives in a number of ways. As new lockdown restrictions sweep the nation again in an effort to change the rising trend of positive coronavirus cases and deaths, many residents find themselves staying indoors again. It changes socializing from going out to [...]
The holidays will be here before you know it, and with them comes all the holiday shopping. But if you’ve spent the year trying to be more eco-conscious in your living and your choices, you may find yourself hoping to make more eco-conscious choices in your consumerism. This can seem [...]
Fall is finally here, and with it comes yardwork. With leaves falling from the trees, you’ll want to rake the yard before it becomes too chilly to do so comfortably. Now is the time to pull weeds, mulch your gardens to keep them from becoming too cold, and trim away [...]
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, many efforts have been made to appreciate healthcare workers such as nurses, doctors, and EMTs. Essential workers who keep the world spinning while the rest of us are in quarantine have also been given their laurels by the community. Among those essential workers [...]
It’s one thing to handle your waste management responsibly as an individual, or even as a large corporation that has vast resources. But it’s another thing to handle waste management responsibly when you’re a small business trying to make ends meet and trying to grow. Packaging waste, paper and receipts, [...]
