What’s not to love about indoor plants? They are attractive, integrating nature and a touch of color into indoor spaces. In addition, studies show houseplants clean indoor air, reduce stress, and even promote employee productivity in offices. But are houseplants sustainable? Although it may seem counterintuitive, the potted plants you purchase at the store have an environmental impact. Unless you […]
Environmentalists love compost. We debate the merits of commercially made bins versus home-built. And we work to keep bins active in winter – even bring composters into our kitchens. But not everyone rhapsodizes the smell of healthy compost like book lovers at a library. Compostable waste makes up a third of all garbage in America. Composting must take place at […]
eBay estimates that sales of used goods on the site earned $4.6 billion in 2022 and avoided sending 73,000 tons of usable products to landfills, which contributed to reducing carbon emissions by 1.6 million tons. Renee Morin, chief sustainability officer at eBay, returns to the show to discuss the findings of the 2022 eBay Recommerce Report, a survey of more […]
Photo credit: REUTERS / Ed Stoddard. By Anders Lorenzen By 2027 a record 680 gigawatts (GW) of new wind power capacity could be installed. This is according to an industry report from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). However, the report came with a warning from GWEC, that policymakers need to ensure that supply chain bottlenecks do not hamper growth […]