How many plastic bottles do you use over the course of a year? Probably a lot more than you can imagine. Instead of tossing them all into the recycling bin, why not reuse them! Plastic bottles can be repurposed in new, creative, and eco-friendly ways instead of being tossed into the recycling bin without a second thought. Plastic bottles are made of Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) which is a type of synthetic resin that is made out of ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid making it a…

We’ve all heard it before.  “How much does a polar bear weigh? Enough to break the ice!”  Though a cheesy way to start a conversation, there is some truth to it.  As global average temperatures continue to climb, the Arctic and Antarctic will continue to melt, forcing animals that live in these regions to find ways to adapt. Not only is the polar bear feeling these changes in the North, but emperor penguins are finding complex changes in the South just as bad, with both…

Plastic is a big problem for the environment and our efforts to stem the PET tide from swallowing up our landfills, streams, rivers, and oceans has been valiant, but we’re still finding ourselves buried in plastic! 50 percent of plastic is only used once by consumers and thrown is away. Couple that with only five percent of the plastic we produce being recovered and it’s no wonder that billions of pounds of plastic can be found on ocean surfaces all over the world. Interestingly enough,…

April 22nd is Earth Day, and as it falls on a Friday this year, many of us will be doing that “work grind” and will be observing Earth Day from our desks in the office. If you can’t get your bosses to allow you to telecommute that day (which would be ideal), then try some of these in-office ideas for greening your workspace! BRING ON THE GREEN This Earth Day, why not bring a plant to work? It will literally bring some new life into…

North America has a bit of an obsession with coffee, it’s an integral part of many a person’s day. It helps us get work done, tolerate our loved ones and co-workers before 11 am, and may very well have prevented millions of non-caffeinated related crimes from occurring. With our busy, go-go lives, we often have to enjoy coffee on the run, in disposable coffee cups. You know the one’s, you often see them in ditches, roadside embankments, in parks, on the floor of your car….