Wow your holiday dinner guests with an eye-catching, nature-inspired gift box centerpiece. Because it’s taller than it is wide, you’ll have plenty of room for a large, festive feast on the table around it. Materials Needed: three packages of sheet moss (available at craft and hobby stores) scissors hot glue gun and glue sticks 1 […]

Researchers say the state is not doing enough to protect our beaches. A study recently published by University of Hawaii at Manoa researchers claims policies to conserve and enhance beaches, public access, and coastal open space are failing in Hawaii. A team of specialists analyzed land use on a section of Windward Oahu from 1928 to 2015. In […]

Trading company employee Ari Fatah has no qualms about picking up plastic bottles from the streets of his Indonesian home town. In fact, he always makes sure to carry a shopping bag that he knows can fit in at least three large-sized bottles. Ari does this so he can catch the bus. A unique aspect […]

Dungog Library is the latest organisation to jump on board to make Dungog the first town in Australia to become single-use plastic free. Single-use plastic bags, bottles, take away coffee cups and straws are the four items that are overwhelmingly used just once and thrown away with the new initiative aiming for the community to “choose reusables” by […]

Create a wintry forest scene for your front door by adding bottlebrush trees and mini ice-skating figures to a foam wreath that’s been wrapped in holiday fabric. Materials 12″ foam wreath fabric strips (in desired pattern) bottle brush trees and bushes scaled miniature ice-skating figurines 1 1/2″-thick ribbon scissors hot glue gun hot glue sticks […]

One man’s effort to bring awareness to pollution brought him all the way to Hawaii from Japan. Ben Lecomte was originally supposed to swim from Japan to San Francisco, but bad weather forced him to make a quick stop in our islands. “My legs are a little shaky. I’m not used to having something stable but […]

Think before buying glittery christmas decorations, a scientist says. Tinsel and glitter can end up in the sea, potentially harming marine life, and ESR scientist Dr  Olga Pantos said shoppers could help. “The majority of decorations now seem to be plastic and a lot seem to be covered in glitter, which rubs off quite easily.” Microplastics, […]

Tis’ the season to DIY holiday decorations! Homemade decorations always turn out better (and if they don’t they have that great thing we call character!) Check out these 3 great DIYs! 1. Personalize Seating Give your dining room chairs a holiday update by whipping up these chair swags — no sewing required. Just cut red […]

A sturdy wooden support + 3 faux evergreen wreaths = a friendly outdoor snowman who won’t melt, making him the perfect decoration for snow-free climates. Plus, using faux wreaths, rather than fresh, means you can display him year after year. Materials Needed: 1 small evergreen or flocked wreath 1 medium evergreen or flocked wreath 1 […]

Households worldwide create 30% more waste than usual over the Christmas period. This extra waste amounts to a staggering volume of trash, given that the worlds’ cities generated more than two billion tons of solid waste in 2016, amounting to 0.74kg per person per day.Recycling levels are on the rise, but most of the festive […]