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Infographic: Eco-Friendly Stain Removers
Share this idea! Staining your clothes can be frustrating — especially if they’re new! However, you don’t have to let it ruin your day. You can effectively remove stains before they set and ruin your...
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Earth911 Inspiration: Langston Hughes
Share this idea! Playwright and poet Langston Hughes reminds us to see the world as a system, to find the metaphorical connections in our experience of land, sea, and sky. “The sea is a desert of...
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Make Your Own Kokedama String Garden
Share this idea! Kokedama string gardens are a centuries-old art form where a plant’s roots are wrapped in moss and suspended. This gardening method is the perfect way to add a natural decor element to...
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Ding Dong. Trick or (Eco-Friendlier) Treat
Share this idea! Yes, trick-or-treaters standing outside your door want sugary sweets tossed in their sacks. And Americans dole it out: The National Retail Federation estimates shoppers spend about...
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Maven Moment: Fall Pumpkins and Apples!
Share this idea! Nothing brings back memories of autumn when I was a child like Grandma Jenny’s fried pumpkin. The flavor — it was just outstanding! Grandma would cut the pumpkin into slices (following...
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Infographic: Guide to Sustainable Travel
Share this idea! Being more sustainable to ensure a better climate for future generations is at the forefront of socio-political debates. Activists such as Greta Thunberg are inspiring people — not...
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Understanding Where Garbage Goes
Share this idea! We call it many things: garbage, trash, rubbish, waste. The recycling industry calls it “municipal solid waste,” or MSW. All these words mean “things we throw away.” For a few decades,...
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We Earthlings: Gas-Powered Yard Tool CO2 Emissions
Share this idea! Did you know that a gas-powered lawnmower emits 88 pounds of CO2 annually? The other gas-powered two-stroke engines used in yard tools such as blowers and trimmers contribute more CO2....
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Composting Toilet Taxonomy: How They Work
Share this idea! The United States’ infrastructure, once arguably the best in the world, has suffered neglect and decline for decades. Some 800 U.S. cities still have combined sewer systems that are...
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Earth911 Quiz #75: Hyrdofluorocarbons and Environmental Damage
Share this idea! Challenge your knowledge about hydrofluorocarbons, which replaced chlorofluorocarbons in many aerosol products after the Montreal Protocol in this Earth911 Quiz. If this quiz raises...
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Earth911 Inspiration: Earth Can’t Wait
Share this idea! This week’s inspirational poster will help you remind your friends, family, and neighbors about their commitment to making Earth-positive changes. We can take the low road we travel...
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Eco-Friendly Halloween Costumes
Share this idea! However conscientious you are in daily life, holidays have a way of getting out of hand. Even a minor holiday like Halloween can mean big waste — candy wrappers, cheap disposable...
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Earth911 Podcast, Oct. 21, 2019: A More Sustainable Halloween!
Share this idea! A spooky Halloween doesn’t have to be a horror show for the planet. Join the Earth911 team as we talk through how to reduce the waste and garbage produced by the scariest holiday of...
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The Challenge & Opportunity To Make Our Drinking Water Safe Again
Share this idea! We live in a country where the drinking water we depend on for life increasingly is contaminated. From lead leaching from old pipes in cities to fertilizers and medications that flow...
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Using, Recycling, & Disposing Bags Responsibly
Share this idea! Even if you’re diligently working to reduce waste, disposable bags probably ease into your routine. Produce bags. Paper bags. Pretzel bags. Pet-waste bags. Garbage bags. Gift bags....
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How Sanitary Landfills Work
Share this idea! More than half of the garbage generated in the United States ends up in the landfill — and these days, more than a little of the recycling gets rerouted there as well. Thinking about...
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Tap Into Energy-Efficiency Programs Through Your Local Utilities
Share this idea! It may seem counterintuitive, but many utility companies offer programs that help customers save energy. This is good news for customers because it means that there are financial...
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We Earthlings: Buy Less, Ship Slowly
Share this idea! Did you know that shipping a product by air freight is 12.5 times worse for the environment than sea freight? When you ship by plane, your package will produce 12.5 times as much CO2...
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Video: Jobs in the Recycling Industry
Share this idea! Recycling continues to power the U.S. economy based on a new study conducted by John Dunham and Associates and released by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI). In...
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Maven Moment: Dressing Up for Halloween
Share this idea! Halloween was so much fun when I was growing up in the 1960s and ‘70s. The anticipation in the weeks leading up to the big day was almost as much fun as going trick-or-treating....
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