Earth911 is a universal resource that helps you find your own shade of green. We educate and inform consumers, businesses and communities to inspire thought and facilitate earth-positive consumer decisions. Small changes by thousands of individuals will have a lasting, positive impact. More ideas make less waste!
In this episode of Earth911TV, we spotlight a nifty DIY face wash recipe sure to eco-clean your fantastic face. It’s super easy to make with just three natural ingredients. In case you were wondering, this recipe works … on any face. Ditch that dirty face with safe, natural ingredients and wash away any doubt about what you’re putting on it. This article contains […]
The fall is the best time to prepare gardens and yards for the next summer. A well-kept yard can keep your house cool in the hot months and warm when the rain and snow come. In this Earth911 quiz, we’ll challenge your knowledge of home energy use and the ways trees and hedges can help manage your power consumption. Making […]
Emptying out a loved one’s home is never quick or easy. Based on my experiences, plus watching various friends and relatives go through similar processes of “de-domiciling,” here are some suggestions to think about that may make the process go more smoothly. There are many opportunities to recycle, upcycle, and recirculate when cleaning out a house — the tips focus […]
All rivers lead to the sea. And along the way, they collect a lot of garbage. That garbage gets washed out to the middle of the ocean where it joins debris from fishing vessels. The marine debris accumulates in patches of polluted water that have grown to truly astounding sizes. And although they exist far from human sight, these floating […]
Are the laws of the United States fitted for sustainability? Our guest today, attorney Maya van Rossum, argues that it is time for a new approach, environmental constitutionalism. She is adjunct professor and director of the Environmental Law Clinic at Temple’s Beasley School of Law and founder of Green Amendments for the Generations, a campaign to add environmental amendments to […]
Aside from alcohol, few beverages are as divisive as fruit juice. Depending on who you talk to, juice is either a superfood or a sugar bomb that’s bad for us and the environment. What’s the truth? We won’t weigh in on nutrition, but the good news is that juice has a much lower carbon footprint than milk. Unfortunately, fruit juice […]
If you wear much synthetic clothing, you likely create microfiber pollution every time you do the laundry. A type of microplastics, microfibers are plastic fibers smaller than 5 millimeters. When we wash synthetic fabrics, they shed these microfibers, which get washed down the drain with the wastewater, adding to the worldwide problem of microplastic pollution. The Microplastic Problem Plastic pollution […]
When you are stuck scrubbing a pan with baked-on grease, you know what a help sponges and scouring pads can be. There’s only so much elbow-grease a person can expend on a single pan. Yet, the sponges and scouring pads you find in most stores pose a host of environmental problems — from manufacture to disposal. How can we use […]
The average commute in the United States produces more than 23 pounds of carbon dioxide. Reduce your transportation carbon footprint by biking, walking, carpooling, or taking public transport — even just one or two days a week. If you must drive, simple car maintenance and driving techniques can help reduce your carbon footprint. How did we arrive at the numbers […]