It’s easy to get wrapped up (sorry) in all the glitz and glitter at this time of year, but before you dash out for several rolls of sparkle-covered wrapping paper, here’s something to think about. It’s estimated that every Christmas in the UK, we use – and throw away – enough wrapping paper to circle the entire globe nine […]

Moderation is the last thing on people’s minds at Christmas. Shopping, traveling and eating reach peak levels—putting pressure on our planet. Even Santa poses a problem. If you don’t believe in flying reindeers, that sleigh must be rocket-fueled to reach the supersonic speeds needed to travel around the world to visit hundreds of millions of […]

We’ve all been in this situation before. You’ve finished your coffee and you’re looking for the trash. Just as you’re about to aim for the nearest bin, the dread sets in. Is this cup recyclable? Is the lid? Is the cup too frothy? Will the recycling police find me? Why do bad things happen to […]

The nonprofit also offers thrilling, unique whale-watching tours on Maui. Winter on Maui means it’s time for humpback whales. More than half of the North Pacific humpback whale population, estimated at over 20,000 strong, visit the waters of Maui Nui each year. Once hunted to the brink of extinction, humpback whale populations fell by an […]

Holiday hazards are lurking around your Christmas tree and dangling from your dinner table. But it’s not the humans you need to worry about, it’s your four-legged friends. Christmas trees are a prime target for curious cats. Veterinarian Dr. Kelly Baete suggests avoiding decorations like tinsel or ribbons. “Sometimes they will try to eat it […]

Tis the season to shop, ship, and open gifts.  But this time, it’s going to be harder to recycle all that holiday wrapping paper and packaging.  The reason – China has stopped buying certain kinds of scrap, and more changes are on the way in 2019. CGTN’s Jessica Stone reports. If your office looks like […]

Agency announces 2018 winners of the Sustainable Materials Management Electronics Challenge Awards. TheU.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the 2018 winners of the Sustainable Materials Management Electronics Challenge Awards, which honor sustainable products and processes and the diversion of electronics from landfills. “The participants in the Electronics Challenge saved roughly 276,000 tons of electronics from going […]

YAKIMA, WA – Central Washington Recycling is a company that works year round, that’s why when people put trash in their bins it ends up affecting them. “We’re just a small facility and we send our stuff to larger recycling facilities. If there is too much contaminated stuff in those bins, there is a chance […]

With less than a week until Christmas, it won’t be long before people are enjoying holiday meals, opening presents and creating a lot of trash. The EPA estimates household garbage increases by 25 percent between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. When it comes to recycling holiday trash, you need to know what should go in […]

LIHUE — Federal ocean management officials have tightened up on rules for U.S. Navy training and testing in the Hawaii-Southern California area at the same time the Navy is proposing increased activities around Hawaii. The more stringent National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration rules include shutting down sonar when marine mammals are in the area, waiting […]