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2025’s startling new developments in microplastics research
Soil contaminated with microplastics, some of which will likely wind up in our bodies through food, air or water intake By Sarah...
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Apr 183 min read


5 Questions for Deconstruction Expert Emily Freeman
By Sarah Currie-Halpern Emily Freeman, Policy Advisor on Circular Economy, Boulder, CO Emily Freeman is the Policy Advisor on circular...
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Apr 45 min read


5 Ways to Make your Spring Cleaning Greener
By Sarah Currie-Halpern Ingredients to make your own natural cleaning products It says it right there in the name: Spring cleaning season...
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Mar 173 min read


Buy Now! Wants Viewers to See Overconsumption Differently
By Sarah Currie-Halpern Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy, a documentary about the dark side of consumption and waste How do you raise...
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Mar 53 min read


Deconstruction and the new future of building demolition
By Sarah Currie-Halpern Demolition debris from a home being demolished After a wrecking ball goes barreling through the walls of a...
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Mar 43 min read


Key Trends in Recycling, Composting, and the Circular Economy: Part 1
By Ushma Pandya As we head into 2025, it's worth reflecting on the key sustainability trends that gained momentum in 2024. Governments,...
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Feb 267 min read


The Alarming New Documentary Explaining the Microplastics Crisis
By Sarah Currie-Halpern The new documentary Plastic People doesn’t sugarcoat the microplastics crisis. It does the opposite, in fact....
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Feb 242 min read


6 Tips for a Low Waste Valentine's Day
By Sarah Currie-Halpern Valentine's conversation heart candies When it comes to wasteful holidays, Valentine’s Day is not only the first...
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Feb 113 min read


The Invisible Cost of Wildfires
Raging forest fires By Sarah Currie-Halpern The scenes of wildfire devastation coming out of Los Angeles this month are nothing short of...
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Jan 273 min read


Why Dark Skies are the New Climate Change Frontier
A man camping enjoying the brilliance of a starry sky By Sarah Currie-Halpern, Co-Founder and Partner For most people, light pollution is...
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Jan 173 min read


Start the New Year Off Right with Waste Reduction
Food scraps being placed in Compost bin By Nicole De Santis If there is one New Years resolution that's worth making its to make some...
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Jan 103 min read


What does sustainable tourism look like?
By Sarah Currie-Halpern, Co-Founder and Partner Tourism is a waste-heavy and environmentally unfriendly industry no matter how you slice...
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Dec 17, 20243 min read
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