Here's how textile recycling can create jobs and reduce pollution
Textile recycling can help to reduce the amount of textile waste that ends up in landfills, save resources and improve working conditions for garment workers.
Textile recycling can help to reduce the amount of textile waste that ends up in landfills, save resources and improve working conditions for garment workers.
Electronics represent the fastest-growing waste stream in the world. Here's why this matters and what can be done to stem the tide of discarded goods.
Over 200 million pounds (90 million kilograms) of turkey are thrown away during Thanksgiving in the US. Here are some ways to make it more sustainable.
When heading out into nature, it’s important to abide by the rules of 'leave no trace' to preserve natural and protected places, say experts.
The goal of ecovillages is to be sustainable from an environmental, social and economic perspective. Here's five of the world’s most interesting examples.
The leather industry is changing, with advances moving it away from traditional animal-based products and into innovative ideas using plant-based materials.
Traditional leather production produces large amounts of greenhouse gases. But sustainable alternatives like cacti and mycelium are more environmentally friendly.
我们使用大量的水:冲厕所,做饭,给浴缸注水,给植物浇水,洗衣服,刷牙。根据美国环境保护署(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)的数据,美国一个四口之家平均每天使用约400加仑水,其中约120加仑被浪费了。但我们使用的很多水都可以被重新利用的。在气候变化导致气温升高、可用水资源短缺的情况下,水资源的再利用就显得尤为重要,而这也正是灰水的...
US households waste 120 gallons of water a day, data shows. Repurposing greywater - the lightly-used water from showers and sinks - is one solution, say experts.
11月,纽约人投票决定在纽约州宪法的权利法案中增加一条规定,即“每个人都有权利享受清洁的空气和水,以及健康的环境”。这项修正案的通过标志着纽约加入了夏威夷、伊利诺伊州、马萨诸塞州、蒙大拿州、宾夕法尼亚州和罗得岛州的行列,这些州都颁布了类似的环境保护的宪法规定。
Many positive things have happened this year for the planet, from an environmental rights amendment being passed to butterfly populations increasing in California.
During the first months of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders in 2020, internet use grew by 40%, demanding 42.6 million megawatt-hours of additional electricity.
世界各地的城市都在努力创造开放空间并“重新荒野化”他们的社区,以应对全球性的自然丧失。
Cities like Singapore and Sydney are rewilding, which restores an area to its uncultivated state and can incorporate new elements of architectural design.