#EcoFriendly
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
The Issue with Tissue
Tissue products such as toilet paper, paper towels, and facial tissue are cheap and convenient—but they cost the planet a great deal.
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
How to Reuse (or Discard) Old Pill Bottles | Lifehacker
If you’ve got a collection of old pill bottles cluttering up your medicine cabinet, don’t just toss them in the trash.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
When Customers and Investors Demand Corporate Sustainability
Through shareholder resolutions, letters, and activism, consumers and shareholders can push companies to clean up supply chains—and their reputations.
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
Bidenomics is a big hit — but not among US voters heading into the 2024 election - POLITICO
The president's signature climate law, with its massive subsidies and push for domestic manufacturing, has leaders across the UK, Australia and Europe scrambling to follow suit. But American voters seem unimpressed.
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
Your Cotton Tote is Pretty Much the Worst Replacement for a Plastic Bag
You have to use a cotton tote thousands of times to make up for its environmental impact.
Advice & Self-Help | Meditation and Other Practices
The Everyday, Eco-Friendly Actions That Save You Money at Home
Small household changes—like cutting back on meat, embracing a wilder yard, and even repurposing your empty jars—can cut costs and add up to help our planet recover from generations of damage.
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
What are nurdles? The petrochemical product is infiltrating the environment. - Vox
Nurdles are the second-largest source of ocean microplastics. Nobody’s responsible for cleaning them up.
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
Free Returns Are Complicated, Laborious, and Gross - The Atlantic
What happens to the stuff you order online after you send it back?
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
Canadian Scientists Develop Eco-Friendly Substitute for Palm Oil That's Good for Human Health
Scientists in Canada create a low-cost alternative to palm oil that uses a simple enzyme to turn liquid vegetable oils into solids.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Do I really need to wash my recycling? – eteeshop
Rumor has it that recycling will be sent to the landfill if it’s not clean enough -- but is that true? And how clean does it need to be? Do I really need to scrub all of the residue out of my nut butter jars?
News | News
Israeli Tabor Winery enlists wildlife for an eco-friendly vineyard
Israeli Tabor Winery enlists wildlife for an eco-friendly vineyard In 1999 – four Israeli families had a dream… and now, we can see the fruits of their labor, if you travel up to the Galilee mountains and check out the blossoming vineyards of the
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
Buying Less Makes People Happier than Just Buying Green
By Emily Reynolds. In contrast, people who "buy green" are not any happier.
News | The News
Metal drinking straw fatally impales woman in England
Elena Struthers-Gardner, 60, who was known as ‘Lena,’\u00a0suffered brain injuries in the accident at her home in\u00a0England.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Google Express offers brands Israeli compostable packaging | ISRAEL21c
‘These products will offer retailers and customers an eco-friendly option for shipping and receiving packages.’
Style & Fashion | Beauty
These 4 Organic Beauty Brands Are Eco-Friendly AND Effective
They're making the world a better place.
Miscellaneous | Other Stories
11 eco-friendly tips for indoor/outdoor living
Learn from two pros who packed all the best water-wise, low-impact, eco-smart ideas into one home–their own
Home Improvement | In the Garden
DIY: Make a Roaring—and Eco-Friendly—Wood Fire: Gardenista
Winter in New England comes suddenly. Learning to build a long-lasting, eco-friendly fire is a rite of passage for us cold-weather folks; here are the best tips and tricks that I've learned over the years:
