Five strategies that will help you do less laundry
If it feels like you constantly have a load of laundry to do, then your approach to laundry might be all wrong. The truth is running your clothes through the washing machine shortens the lifespan of your clothes, and beyond this, running the washing machine is an energy-intensive process that uses Read More...
Could used coffee grounds hold the key to replacing palm oil?
If you look at the list of ingredients on the labels of your household products, chances are most of them have palm oil included on the list. The problem with palm oil is that it leads to mass deforestation in Southeast Asia, devastating areas that once teemed with life. In search of a solution, a Read More...
Meal kit subscriptions have more benefits for the environment than you think
Subscription meal kits like Blue Apron and HelloFresh, which deliver portioned ingredients and recipes for making meals, were once touted as the future of food. But so far, they haven’t lived up to that hype: In recent years, many top brands have had financial problems and disappointing Read More...
This new type of plastic could be the answer to the recycling problem
It would be ideal if the reality of recycling plastic matched the recycling symbol we are all familiar with. But the thing is that plastic frequently uses a wide variety of chemicals which make them tough to transform into a desirable end product – that’s one of the reasons why only 10 percent Read More...
These off-the-grid “Earthships” are the most eco-friendly rentals on Airbnb
Sustainability is a hip buzzword in travel these days, which means, of course, that the term is overused and nobody knows what it really means anymore. Reusing hotel towels and ditching plastic straws are small steps in the right direction, but there’s strong evidence that travelers are eager to Read More...
70% of IKEA’s products in 2018 were either renewable or recycled
IKEA, the world’s largest furniture retailer, has revealed that 70 percent of its production materials in 2018 were either repurposed or recycled. The progress was posted in the retailer’s latest sustainability report, which also documents the actions the furniture giant has taken to date to Read More...
Portuguese designers are manufacturing furniture using sustainable cork
Most of the thin thread that is used to manufacture furniture, lighting, textiles, and other accessories are made out of plastic. Fortunately, a sustainable alternative has just arrived. At the Stockholm Furniture Fair, a Portuguese studio won the rising star award for its innovative method of Read More...
The world might finally make use of graphene’s amazing abilities in a few months
In recent years there's been a lot of fuss about graphene’s marvel-like abilities and how it could make our world much more efficient, but until recently, scientists haven’t actually been able to wrap their heads around a way to produce the material on a commercial scale. A recent University of Read More...
These shoes are biodegradable and made out of recycled materials
An estimated 23 billion pairs of shoes are produced annually, most of which will end up in landfills at the end of their lifetime. And because they’re mainly made out of plastic, they’re here to stay for centuries. But a few companies have already demonstrated that it doesn’t necessarily have Read More...
The forgotten solution
When you purchase an airline ticket for less than $35, or a piece of chicken for $1, you know that most likely that’s not the true price. Environmental responsibility and humanely raised foods are not free. And yet, for many that’s no reason to stop buying these products. This constrains Read More...