Cobie Smulders Is Cleaning Up the Planet — Want to Join Her?
Cobie Smulders tells Green Matters about National CleanUp Day, her best sustainable living tips, what viewers can expect from Stumptown’s second season, and more.
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Cigarette Butts Are No Longer the No. 1 Littered Item on Beaches
The most littered item collected during the annual ICC has been cigarette butts for the past 34 years — but the most recent coastal cleanup found that plastic food wrappers has taken the top spot.
Why Don’t Vegans Wear Silk? Is Silk Sustainable?
Vegans do not purchase silk — but why? And is the fabric sustainable?
Seventh Generation Is Now Selling Zero-Waste, Powder-Based Cleaning Products
Seventh Generation, a widespread home cleaning company, is forgoing plastic for its latest line, Zero Plastic Homecare.
Young Americans Are the Biggest E-Waste Contributors — Here's How to Recycle Electronics
What is e-waste? Studies show that millennials and Gen-Z adults don't know about the importance of recycling electronics, so here's how to get started.
Find Zero-Waste Stores in Your Area — See Our Faves!
Find local zero-waste stores in your community!
Are Concentrated Cleaning Refills the Future of Home Consumer Goods?
Concentrated cleaning refills from brands like Blueland, Elcove, and Cleancult are a new wave in the cleaning industry.
Here’s How to Recycle or Repurpose Your Old Pillows
When it comes to household items, like pillows, it can be hard to know how to go the planet-friendly route for getting rid of them. Here’s how.
How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies
Learn how to get rid of fruit flies naturally!
Is Upcycled Fashion a Passing Trend or the Future of Fashion?
Upcycled, sustainable fashion is a growing trend, thanks to designers like Zero Waste Daniel and Grant Blvd.
8 Uses for Beer Other Than Drinking
Make use of your beer without drinking it with these zero-waste ideas!
BeyondPlastic Presents Awards to 13 Companies for Genius Plastic Alternative Innovations
BeyondPlastic just presented 13 awards to companies and organizations fighting plastic pollution through innovation and initiatives.
What’s the Best Toothpaste for the Environment?
What’s the best toothpaste for the environment? Keep your oral hygiene routine clean for you and the planet.
How to Make Your Shower Zero Waste
Learn how you can reduce your impact and go zero-waste in the shower!
Reusables Are Perfectly Safe During COVID-19, Health Experts Rule
Reusable totes, cups, containers and more are perfectly safe to use during the coronavirus pandemic.
Zero-Waste, DIY Hand Mask Recipes: How to Treat Dry, Cracked Hands from Overwashing
These zero-waste, DIY hand masks will help you treat your dry, cracked hands from overwashing during the coronavirus.
18 Fruits and Veggies You Can Propagate at Home
Learn about 18 different fruits and veggies you can propagate from home.
How to Tie-Dye With Plants
Tie-dye your clothes with plants using these three easy recipes — they're sure to keep you busy for a few hours during coronavirus quarantines.
Australian Teenager Makes Biodegradable "Plastic" Out of Discarded Prawn Shells
Angelina Arora used discarded prawn shells and silk protein to create a biodegradable plastic.
What to Do With Almond Pulp
Have excess almond pulp? Here’s what you can do with it!
How to Replace All Your Paper Goods with Reusables — Tissues, Paper Towels, and More
Choosing reusable alternatives to common disposable paper goods can help lower your environmental impact.
4 Fun Milk Carton Crafts to Do With Kids
Get crafty with these ways to upcycle milk cartons!
How to Recycle Plastic Food Packaging and Plastic Film
Recycling plastic film is not as easy as recycling bottles curbside — but there are a few ways to do so!
Pinecone Crafts for Kids: Activities to Do At Home
These pinecone crafts will help your kids get creative with nature.
What the Quarantine Can Teach Us About Zero-Waste Living, Saving the Planet, and Hope
Quarantine living is not a walk in the park, but there are a few takeaways we can carry into life after the pandemic is over.
How to Make DIY Disinfectant Wipes
Learn how to make your own homemade disinfectant wipes.
A Zero-Waste Chef Shares His Most Unique Food Waste Tips for Quarantine
Max La Manna, a zero-waste and vegan chef, shares three unique tips to reduce food waste.
How Fabric Gets Recycled
Learn how fabric — a common landfill item — gets recycled.
5 Paper Towel Crafts You Can Do With Kids
Encourage your kids not to waste anything with these paper towel crafts.
Old Spice and Secret Roll Out Cardboard Deodorant Tubes — But P&G Still Has a Lot of Work to Do
P&G brands Old Spice and Secret are now available in paper tubes — but the corporation is still one of the world's largest plastic polluters.
Why Is It Important to Recycle?
Recycling is important — but do you know why?
How to Make Your Own DIY Ant Spray
Learn how to make your own DIY ant spray.
Miley Cyrus Talks Zero-Waste Living on Her 'Bright Minded' Instagram Show
Miley Cyrus' latest episode of 'Bright Minded' featured conversations with zero-waste influencers.
Stuck Indoors? Here Are 10 Upcycle DIY Ideas To Make New Things Out of Old Things in Your Home
You can upcycle items already in your home for these 10 DIY craft ideas!
Learn How to Make a DIY Bird Feeder With Your Kids
Learn how you can craft your own bird feeder at home.
Zero-Waste Grocery Delivery Service Goes Nationwide During COVID-19
The Wally Shop, a zero-waste bulk goods delivery company, is opening up its exclusive service up to the entire country during the coronavirus.
9 Eco-Friendly Toys to Keep Your Kids Entertained While in Quarantine
To keep your kids occupied during the COVID-19 quarantine, invest in a few new eco-friendly toys from sustainable brands.
Here’s How You Can Make Your Own DIY, Zero-Waste Hand Sanitizer
Learn how you can make your own hand sanitizer.
Hacks for Dealing With the Toilet Paper Shortage Amidst the Coronavirus
COVID-19, or the new coronavirus, has caused toilet paper shortages in some areas. Here are some tips for dealing with that, such as investing in a bidet.
Starbucks Finally Rolls Out Its Compostable Paper Cup in Select Cities
Starbucks has finally developed a compostable and recyclable paper coffee cup.
Gisele Bundchen Shares Advice for Teaching Kids About Sustainability: Lead by Example
Gisele Bundchen penned a personal essay for Marie Claire about how protecting the environment has seeped into every aspect of her life.
ALDI Sends Letter to Vendors Requiring Closed Loop Packaging by 2025
ALDI is not letting any of its vendors cut corners — they all must transition to recyclable, reusable, or compostable packaging by 2025 if they want to stay on ALDI shelves.
Starbucks Bans Personal Mugs as Precaution Amidst the Coronavirus
Starbucks locations in the U.S. and Canada are preventing customers from getting drinks in their personal to-go cups to be safe during the coronavirus.
New York's Plastic Bag Ban Goes Into Effect March 1: Everything New Yorkers Need to Know
New York state is banning single-use plastic bags on March 1 — here's how the new law will work.
These Sustainable Wedding Touches Will Be Major Trends in 2020, Experts Predict
Two wedding experts share their predictions for 2020 wedding trends — many of which have to do with making nuptials more eco-friendly.
Staples Center to Compost Flowers Left at the Kobe Bryant Memorial
The Staples Center shared that they plan to compost the flowers left at makeshift memorial created for Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and the seven others killed in last month’s helicopter crash.
How This New Company Is Taking the Waste Out of Restaurant Delivery
DeliverZero is making zero-waste restaurant delivery possible in NYC, slowly but surely.
These Are Our Picks for the the Best Metal Straws
You already know you should be using a metal straw, but which ones should you get? See the best ones!
What Do The Numbers On Recyclable Plastics Mean?
Plastic resin codes 1-7 identify types of recyclable plastic and whether they can be collected and processed.
Girlfriend Collective Releases "The Wash Bag" to Keep Microfibers Out of Oceans
Girlfriend Collective's Wash Bag is designed to keep microfibers from synthetic clothing from releasing into your washing machine and therefore waterways.