Talking Trash

By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard ’round the world. ~ From “Concord Hymn” by Ralph Waldo Emerson Penned six decades after the battles of Lexington and...

Ahhh...summertime. Family vacations, lounging by the pool, picnics with friends, and back-to-school shopping. Whatever summer shopping you are doing, there are things that you can do before, during, and after your shopping trip to reduce your waste, improve our...

Eco Partners President Elizabeth Roe gave the keynote address at SWANA's Pacific Chapter Northwest Regional Symposium last month in British Columbia. Under the theme "Winds of Change," she discussed the inflection points she sees looking back and the "tailwinds" they...

How many pairs of shoes does your family have in your closets, piled up by the door, or scattered around the house? Do you have shoes that you wore once or twice only to sit in a closet for years? The average person in the U.S. owns about 17 pairs of shoes, buys six...

It may be hard to imagine now, but in the first half of the 1900s, the majority of Americans saw air pollution as “the smell of prosperity” and were unaware of how dangerous smoke, sludge, gas, and other air and water pollutants were to both the environment and human...

As land, air, and water pollution affected more and more people in the mid-20th century, preservation became a growing concern in the United States. By April 22, 1970, Gaylord Nelson, a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, had planned a national “teachin” for the environment,...

Andrew Zimmern partners with ALDI to promote waste reduction in the kitchen. Image Credit: @chefaz/Instagram According to the USDA, as much as 30-40% of our food supply goes to waste. That’s a lot of food tossed out or left to rot that families across the country...