Just because it is recyclable, doesn’t mean it’s a good thing to buy…especially if you don’t need it. Does the concept of recyclability give some an excuse to over-consume? Even if something is recyclable, it still has to be designed, made, shipped, consumed, shipped to a facility, recycled, and transformed into something else – [...]
This is a guest post from The Good Human reader Rob, who runs his own green products blog over at Energy Saving Gadgets.
More than 100 years ago, William Thomson observed that “if you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it.” William Thomson, also known as 1st Baron Kelvin or Lord Kelvin, is the Irish-born [...]
Today marks the 38th anniversary of Earth Day, which started in 1970 to raise awareness of the issues surrounding our environment. Now that green has made it mainstream, this year’s celebration is sure to be big! If possible, try to attend an Earth Day event in your area and start this year off [...]
With “green” being at the forefront of every TV show, magazine cover, newspaper story – it’s going to be hard to avoid being greenwashed tomorrow on EarthDay. From machines that crush aluminum cans for you using electricity to “environmentally friendly” plastic bottles (what a joke, really – that’s an oxymoron if I have ever [...]
