We’ve all heard the slogan “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.” For many of us, we’ve heard it since we were born. It’s been around since the environmentally-friendly movement started in the 1970s. I always understood it to mean what I assume most people think it means: If you want to be environmentally-friendly, do one of these three things: reduce the amount you […]
The Carbon Footprint of a Strawberry
Have you ever thought about what the carbon footprint of a strawberry is? Ever considered how much of an impact a strawberry has on climate change? Probably not. I certainly hadn’t. Let’s carbonalyze a strawberry. Okay, I made that word up. But it works. Carbon + analyze. I like it. I’m keeping it. Let’s say you live in New York. […]
The 6 Main Concepts of Zero-Waste Living
Why do YOU want to be more eco? There are plenty of reasons to become more environmentally-friendly: to fight climate change, to save wildlife, to create a better future for our children, for our own health…Just to name a few! Luckily, there are so many ways we can improve our lives to do so. One of the major problems that […]