How Is Indy Actress, Surfer and Designer Tanna Frederick Saving Our Oceans? One Kid at a Time
The ocean is a place to slow down, get centered and appreciate this amazing world we live in.
Recycled Art: Meet Emily the Elephant
Artist Sarah Turner managed to get hundreds of children in the UK to make Emily the Elephant out of recycled water bottles. The projects results are not only fun, but awe inspiring. Using blue nail polish as a way to decorate the elephant’s details, the children spent a day learning…
Don’t Have Plastic Bag Regret: Recycle Your Sandwich Bags!
Ziploc brand bags can be recycled in the same bins as plastic shopping bags.
Recycle Used Clothes at American Eagle
Too many clothes still end up in landfills—to the tune of 22.3 billion pounds of clothing, shoes and other textiles EVERY YEAR.
5 Creative Uses For Mason Jars In The Kitchen
The super-versatile mason jar can be used in myriad ways.
Team USA's Female Olympians Go Green In All Kinds of Ways
I know that I have plenty of company among those who are excited to watch the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, which officially start on July 17th. It’s fun to get to know the players behind the games; here are four earth-conscious female contenders who are fighting for the gold for…
London-Based What a Load of Rubbish Solves Recycling and Garbage Woes
We’re acutely aware that there is no magic place called “away” where our garbage goes. But when it comes to recycling and actually doing something about it, the old saying ‘out of sight, out of mind’ goes for many. In the U.S. alone, over 7 billion pounds of PVC is…
Funnytime: Portlandia's "How to Recycle Everything"
I was raised in the great state of New York, but as a teenager in the 90’s, I totally idolized the Pacific Northwest – everything from the music (Temple of the Mother Love Bone JamGarden!) to the clothes (plaidplaidplaid) to the beer. I even thought the guys from there were…
Haley Chats with Lauren Conrad: Sustainable Resolutions, What's Blue Avocado, and More
I love Lauren Conrad, so I was thrilled to have the chance to interview her a second time! Most known for her chic fashion line, Paper Crown, as well as famed books Style, LA Candy and Sugar and Spice, Conrad recently collaborated with BlueAvocado on an eco accessories line that’s…
10 Simple Ways to Reuse That Gift Wrap this Holiday!
I don’t know about you but I find much of the traditional gift wrap sold in stores to be – how to say this – tacky. But what’s even tackier is all of the waste that’s created from people opening up a gift, crumbling the paper into a ball and…
