July 16, 2019
Stories about Sustainability
July 14, 2019
One Cool Tennis Thing: Wimbledon “Aces” Sustainability
Wimbledon crowned its new champions over the weekend (congrats to all the winners), but the biggest winner overall was conservation. This year, the tournament went all in on sustainability — from donating all the 53,000 used tennis balls to schools and selling...July 10, 2019
One Happy Meal Thing: McDonald’s Plastic Toys Causing a Stir In Britain
More than 300,000 people in the U.K. signed a petition causing McDonald’s to nix the plastic toys in Happy Meals because they generally cannot be recycled and usually end up in the trash. As one mom put it, “You open a plastic bag to get another plastic...One Funny Thing: Grocery Store’s Plan to Reduce Plastic Bags Backfires
When East West Market in Vancouver, British Columbia attempted to get their customers to bring reusable bags and say no to plastic ones, they never knew that their big plan would backfire. The market began offering single-use plastic bags with embarrassing slogans...July 9, 2019
Prada’s New Line of Eco-Vinyl, Sustainable and Stylish
By Miro Korenha and Alexandra Patel Fashion house Prada is transforming the material used to make its iconic nylon bags and accessories, which have been a brand staple since 1984, into something more sustainable. The company is partnering with Aquafil, an Italian...One Cool Thing: Three States Ban Plastic Bags
The Governor of Oregon just signed into law a ban on single-use plastic bags that will go into effect in January of next year. The law also requires retailers to charge at least five cents for paper bags (with 40% post-consumer recycled content or more). Oregon...July 2, 2019
Greening Your Fourth
Happy Fourth of July tomorrow! We know lots of you are looking for ways to make your celebration more sustainable. We looked at all the stories and here are the best suggestions. Re-Use Decorations — It’s Christmas in July – take out those...Barbie’s Green Career
by Madison Pravecek and Miro Korenha We reported in March about iconic toy brand LEGO’s commitment to using sustainable materials. And now, Barbie-maker Mattel and National Geographic have partnered together to create a line of dolls with nature-related careers....June 30, 2019
Summer Music Festivals Working to Be Green Even in Record Heat
Hundreds of thousands of people will attend music festivals all over the world this summer, and some of those events are making a concerted effort to lower their carbon footprint and encourage sustainability by the music fans attending. When a festival comes to town,...June 20, 2019