What does the week after Christmas look like on your street? Curbs piled high with cardboard boxes, crumpled wrapping paper, and thrown out food? Hopefully, there are at least a few recycling bins in your neighborhood, too. Let’s face it: there’s a lot of garbage at the holidays. According to Use Less Stuff (ULS), Americans […]
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The Original Glass Straw- Glass Dharma (Giveaway)
Most times, when you order your favorite beverage, it is usually paired with a one time use plastic straw wrapped in paper. I get it though. I understand that thick green smoothie or creamy coconut milkshake just doesn’t taste the same without a straw. But, there is a way to slurp down your drink while […]
Refuse. Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.
Every day, people dispose of billions of tons of trash. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the average American typically produces an astonishing 4.4 lbs (2 kg) of trash a day, which translates to 1600 lbs (725 kg) a year. You may wonder where all this trash goes. It disappears from our curb side, but […]