As adults, receiving gifts to adorn a home or apartment is one of the greatest joys in life. Whether you’re searching for a unique furniture piece for your parents, adorable trinkets for a friend or something extra special for yourself, these gifts top our list of favorite presents for a green home this year. Natural […]

Employee Amber Hissey says customers dining at Rocco’s Tacos Restaurant request eco-friendly straws. “Straws are a huge deal for people especially being from South Florida. A lot of people are environmentally conscious. I get asked all of the time if we are going to switch to paper straws.” Now the restaurant has paper straws. The […]

A large exhibition showcasing eco-friendly products and services has opened on Thursday in Tokyo. More than 500 companies and organizations from across Japan have put new products. One exhibitor from central Japan is presenting a house using polystyrene foam. It is well insulated and allows the use of air conditioning to be cut back. A […]

Biobest recently redesigned the packaging for its Biobest bulk Amblyseius system, replacing plastic buckets with specially designed eco-friendly paper bags. Amblyseius cucumeris is a predatory mite widely used to control thrips larvae and spider mites. Highly mobile, this predatory mite can survive on pollen in the absence of prey. With the bulk Amblyseius system, growers […]

Most travelers only experience hula at one of the nightly luaus held at Hawaiian resorts. But to get a deeper insight into the ancient performing art and its significance to Hawaiian culture, head to one of the hula competitions that take place throughout the islands. The Olympics of hula is the annual Merrie Monarch competition, […]

Last Sunday morning, my alarm went off at 5:40 on the dot. It was the first weekend I’d woken up before the sun in what felt like ages, and I was less than bright-eyed and bushy-tailed as I made my way downstairs for the final day of revitalize. Eager as I was to tag along […]

Going zero waste doesn’t need to be hard! Here are 5 steps to going zero waste to help you begin the process! Step 1. Just Say No to Crap To truly go zero, one must commit to refusing to allow crap into your life.  Before you buy anything (or accept any freebie) ask: is it […]

Despite a few hiccups along the way, Australia’s plastic bag consumption has dropped drastically. Three months after two of the largest supermarket chains banned plastic grocery bags, an estimated 1.5 billion bags have been prevented from use, the Australian Associated Press reported, citing the National Retail Association. Overall, the bans introduced by Coles and Woolworths […]

Massive stacks of recycled trash inside Alpine Waste and Recycling towered behind Denver City Councilwoman Kendra Black as she posed a question nearly every coffee drinker has asked: What are we supposed to do with those paper cups? Denver now has answer. They can be recycled, the city announced Friday. Friday’s announcement marked the first […]

There are two seasons – festival and festive – during which it was, until recently, not only acceptable but positively encouraged for adults to adorn themselves with glitter. Then environmental protection agencies began describing glitter – craft and cosmetic – as a “problem plastic”: itpollutes waters and endangers the sea life involuntarily ingesting the sparkly […]