Are biodegradable dog poop bags better than plastic poop bags? Here’s what you need to know about scooping your dog’s poop to minimize the environmental impact.
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What are your favorite sustainable brands for commonly used summer products? Here are a few of ours.
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Achieving a zero waste lifestyle doesn’t have to be all or nothing—you can take small steps to get there. You get credit for participation, not just a perfect score.
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To close out Women’s History Month, let’s celebrate women that have inspired change and led the environmental movement throughout history.
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Buy Nothing groups are online platforms to give away or trade items you no longer need or want to members of your community.
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People who work in the landscape and garden industry often refer to it as the "green industry." Yet, horticultural suppliers and their customers consume endless single-use plastics and large quantities of water and chemicals.
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Clean Up News celebrates Black History Month by honoring members and entrepreneurs of the Black Community contributing to the sustainability and zero waste movements in their business platforms.
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Get a head start on your Spring garden with some low-waste reused and repurposed seed starter container ideas!
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We are aware of plastic pollution now, but how did it come to be? Learn the origin of plastics and how recycling rose to become our most sought-after solution to plastic waste.
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You may know what greenwashing is already, but do you know how to avoid it when you’re shopping? Here are some tips on how to avoid greenwashed products when you’re shopping.
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Are the “green” products you’re buying as sustainable as they claim to be? Find out how to recognize greenwashing and a few tips and tricks to identify sustainable products when you’re shopping.
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Is recycling the most eco-friendly solution? We’ve come up with three other R’s that you should start to consider to further your journey to a most sustainable life.
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Can one person make a difference in our fight against climate change? Discover how our current linear production system is failing and how we can fix it.
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A misconception I’ve often heard about the zero-waste, vegan, and many other social justice movements is that it is too hard, or you have to give up too much. And therefore I won't even try it.
While I do not deny that many of these lifestyle changes have their challenges, before we let those challenges stop us from making positive change, we need to reevaluate the core of these beliefs.
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Although a shift away from consumerism is an overwhelmingly large task, each of us can do our part in making this holiday season (at least a little) less wasteful and more sustainable.
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Overwhelmed by food waste? Changes big and small can be implemented to reduce the amount of food that is wasted around the world, country, and your home.
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Food waste is not a new issue, but the increased media coverage contrasting empty store shelves with extreme over-supplies of produce on farms has opened space for a discussion of our ongoing food waste epidemic.
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Like any parent, I want to leave the world a better place for my child. But I also know that at some point, Generation Z is going to pick up the mantle and spearhead the charge to combat climate change, protect our environment, and save the planet.
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The water that doesn’t soak into the soil flows across our yards, streets, and sidewalks into the storm drains on your street. As the water travels to the storm drain, it picks up any pollutants in its path like grass clippings, plastic trash, pet waste, motor oil, pesticides, and more.
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When we first think of climate change and the global implications surrounding the environment, it gets overwhelming fast. It is hard to imagine that one person could make a difference at all. That sort of thinking is precisely what stops people from doing anything about it. It is what makes it so easy for us to turn a blind eye to our environmental impact every day.
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