During the formative post-secondary scholastic years, young adults acquire behaviors that will last a lifetime (some that maybe shouldn’t be learned too!).  To motivate students and encourage the development of sustainability-minded habits, in particular with regards to recycling, many campuses participate in collection competitions organized either by the school itself or an affiliate program. A prime example of the latter being the very successful RecycleMania contest. RecycleMania is a non-profit organization, whom with support from Keep America Beautiful, Waste Wise and the College & University…

Now that the school year is in full swing and campuses all over North America have their students settling into college life, sustainability coordinators and green teams are set and ready to reduce the environmental impact that the influx of student bodies will create throughout the school year. There are many things that colleges and universities can do to make campuses more sustainable beyond recycling, let’s take a look what some of the greenest schools around the country are doing to lower their environmental impact….

There are some downsides in the quest to protect our planet. Certain individuals have been taking advantage of the bottle deposit and material return programs and turning a lucrative profit for themselves while leaving the programs funded by these collection programs lacking in resources. The highest prevalence of recycling fraud in the United States takes place in California, where a truckload of material can be worth tens of thousands of dollars. One state over in Arizona, where collection and return policies are non-existent, people have…

The recent G7 leaders’ summit in Germany actually had the world leaders agree that the way their countries emit greenhouse gasses is unsustainable, vowing to put a no carbon economy in place by 2100. While such promises are great and all, actions speak louder than words. Rather than wait for governments to start implementing these no-carbon measures, take charge today with a smaller carbon footprint and lowering your greenhouse gas emissions! Keep reading to see how. Inside & Outside the Home: Lighting – Look at…

There has been a recent trend when refitting or designing new buildings that involves installing these beautiful, immaculate cabinets in kitchens and rooms that include space for recycling and waste collection containers. It’s great that sustainability is designed to fit seamlessly into renovated spaces and bravo to those individuals who think green. There’s only one problem… Not a lot of designers source a Recycling or Waste liner for cabinets beforehand.  Individuals and businesses are left with these beautiful cabinets with the space for Collection Containers…