Doesn’t green pizza sound absolutely delicious? No, I’m not talking about an extra-large pizza covered in green peppers, green onions, and green olives. I’m talking about recycling! Next time you order a cheesy pizza make it an “eco-pizza”! Pizza boxes are not completely recyclable. Well, they are until they get greasy and cheesy from your delicious pizza! The reason greasy pizza boxes aren’t recyclable is in the recycling process itself. When recycling paper products, like cardboard boxes, they are broken down by water. If the paper…

Are you tired of the excessive amount of perfectly edible food that gets wasted annually? Then the Environmental Protection Agency’s Food Recovery Challenge (FRC) might be right up your alley. The FRC is perfect for businesses, organizations or even individuals who are looking for ways to cut down on food waste. Food waste is a little bit of a problem in the United States, as much as thirty percent of food, worth about $48 million, is being tossed annually. The cost to toss food goes…

One of the biggest environmental organizations involved in the sports industry, the Green Sports Alliance has 151 teams, 165 venues, and 14 leagues totaling 330 members all with the single goal of improving their sustainability efforts. Needless to say, sports teams are beloved by millions and by teams and sports are a huge part of people’s lives, and leagues are fully aware of the impact that they have on the masses. The NHL, NFL, NBA and MLB using their influence to make a positive impact…

It’s very easy to associate cost with the monetary value of recyclable material, and sometimes we need to look beyond cash value towards the real cost of recyclables that end up as waste and the environmental toll it takes to create new products from virgin materials. Putting the importance of recycling into perspective, we’ve put some numbers together that show just how much waste is produced daily and annually, and what can be saved by recycling. Sources http://planetgreenrecycle.com/fundraising/blog http://infographicjournal.com/benefits-of-trash-removal/ http://www.graphs.net/ http://www.johnsrefuse.com/blog/bid/333714/5-Recycling-and-Waste-Management-Infographics-You-Need-to-See http://www.packagingdigest.com/smart-packaging/market-price-recycled-material-just-doesnt-match-its-true-value https://www.ovoenergy.com/blog/green/10-shocking-facts-about-waste.html http://www.sustainablelafayette.org/archive/waste-2/waste/

“Last night I had a salad for dinner. It was fruit salad. It had grapes…lots of grapes…it was mostly grapes. It was wine.” While enjoying your favorite glass of red or white “fruit salad” have you ever pondered the environmental impact of getting wine from the soil to your glass? For this blog, we’ll take a look at three locations around North America that are renowned for their wine and the environmental efforts that are making the wine industry more sustainable. After all, wine is…