How many cars were recycled last year? [Infographic]

Millions of cars are recycled every year in the United States The metal, plastics, tires, glass, and other materials from those cars are used to create thousands of new products. Did you ever wonder how many cars are recycled every year, what materials are recycled, and what

This Is The End. ~ by The Good Human

Note from Editor: I’m on staycation for the most part, with the goal of making this a real summer for my soon-to-be 5th grade son.  That is why I’m not writing much lately and plugging in as little as possible. Love when I can share something that makes sense to me, like this article by [...]

Forget Shorter Showers? I don’t think so. ~ by Sunita Pillay

Originally published on elephantjournal.com by Sunita Pillay. I don’t think so. I have been contemplating Derrick Jensen’s article, Forget Shorter Showers, for two years now. It has been on the back burner of my brain all this time.

Greenwash Alert: Dasani (VIDEO)

greenwash : to make people believe that your company is doing more to protect the environment than it really is. This video by Jim Rizor slams a recent Dasani ad. … they replaced 30% of the petroleum ingredients in PET #1 with ethanol. It is a big nothing (side-step at best) that they are praising as [...]

Rocking the Boat : Don’t Be a Sucker

Whether you drink bottled water or not, this short video from Nautical Tribe is definitely worth watching. Today Only: Free Reusable Water Bottle To help inspire drinking from the tap, you’ll get a free SIGG reusable water bottle if you’re one of the next TEN people to purchase $50 or more from myEARTH360.com. (Value: $21.99. [...]

We suck. 60 million plastic straws a day.

Lots more than 60 million straws a day thrown away.

5 Million Tons Of Extra Waste

Enough ribbon to tie a bow around the entire planet!