We have a big problem with metal recycling in the United States. Metal is easy to recycle, but so many people don’t know where to recycle it. So instead, metal ends up in garbage cans, on the side of the road, and in the ocean. Did you know that only 45% of aluminum beverage cans are recycled in the United […]
Here’s the scenario. You promise yourself — you pinky-swear promise — that you won’t go overboard buying holiday gifts. You want to have a simpler, more meaningful holiday. Slowly, though, you find yourself caught up in the hubbub of the holidays. Before you know it, you’re running out at the last minute to buy one more gift. It’s hard to […]
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The holidays may be a cheery time of year for you and your family and friends, but all those gift swaps, feasts, and other festivities aren’t a party for the planet. Americans generate an additional 5.8 million tons of waste every December. The fossil fuels, trees, and other natural resources that go into producing plastic toys, fast fashion, novelty gifts, […]
When you think about major home appliances, your mind usually goes straight to the kitchen, or maybe the laundry. But the biggest workhorses in the house are the least visible: your home heating appliances and water heater. The lowly, uncool water heater may not draw attention like a shiny new refrigerator. But it draws more energy than any other appliance […]
Politics is a slow process, and the meeting of the world’s nations for the 27th Conference of Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Sharm el-Sheikh, an Egyptian resort, proved that slow changes add up while demonstrating that the climate response must be faster. The choices we make in our lives and work are the […]
Michael Robinson, chief executive officer of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society (RSGS), introduces the Climate Solution Accelerator program. Earth911, Jump Digital, and the RSGS have partnered to make the program available in North America. The 90-minute video-and-quiz program explains the essential ideas in climate science, sustainable business, and the policies and paths out of the crisis. More than 90,000 people […]
Earth911 is honoring the 52 years of Earth Day with 52 Actions for the Earth. Each week through Earth Day 2023, we will share an action you can take to invest in the Earth and make your own life more sustainable. We are past the halfway mark, and as folks start to get into the holiday spirit, the Earth Day […]
Erin Levine, the resource recovery manager at World Centric, a maker of compostable packaging and tableware, returns to the show to share ideas about a low-waste holiday season and discuss the evolution of composting in California. The holidays are a time for family, community, faith, and fun, but they are also some of the most wasteful days of the year […]
Today’s Earth911 inspiration is from nature writer, biologist, and environmentalist, Rachel Carson: “There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature — the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.” Carson’s 1962 book, Silent Spring, alerted readers to the environmental and health dangers of pesticide use and is still a much-read work of environmental nonfiction. […]