This is because while 82% of people have good intentions about buy eco-friendly products, only 16% do with any regularity. They care much more about products being cheaper or working better. It’s a ...

The average person uses a typical plastic bag for as short a time as 12 minutes before throwing it away, never thinking of where it may end up. Biodegradable plastic bags are marketed as more ...

Using plastic bags is an ecological disaster; it takes about 1,000 years for one to degrade in a landfill (and even then, it leaves behind microplastics that can add toxins to soil or water).

Biodegradable plastics may not be as environmentally friendly as they are perceived to be, according to a recent report from the Australian government. In a report commissioned by federal body ...

You probably think about what and how much you throw away – but do you ever stop to think about what you throw it into? If ...

Reducing waste is hard. Who really knows what packaging is safe to recycle or compost when labeling standards are weak, companies regularly get away with green fraud, and seemingly every city has a ...

Green products did not fare well in a recession. When people are flush, they’re happy to spend a little more to help out the environment. But when things get serious, that money dries up quickly. To ...