We’ve all seen the pictures of growing landfills and trash-filled oceans… But how do we go from a society that throws away 4.5 lbs a day to one that throws away nothing? That’s what we explore in our recycling + zero waste stories.
740,000 pounds. That’s how much food Keep Austin Fed helped keep out of the landfill in 2018. The local nonprofit organization deploys an army of volunteers each day to grocery stores, restaurants, and bakeries around town, collecting their surplus food and distributing it to people
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Sponsored Post – from Austin Resource Recovery This one’s for all you entrepreneurs out there! Want to put your business skills to good use by making money and helping the environment? Then the [Re]Verse Pitch Competition is just the thing for you. Cohosted by the Austin Young Chamber
Sponsored Post – from Austin Resource Recovery Written by Natalie Betts In the Zero Waste world, we often talk about used items that are about to be tossed into a bin. Making sure that as many of these items as possible go into
Sponsored Post – from Austin Creative Reuse Calling all you crafters out there! It’s time for another Austin Creative Reuse and Rethink Contest. Throughout the month of January, Austin’s favorite zero waste craft store is challenging folks to make the most amazing creation they can out of…metal.
Maybe you had seen them around town. Riding along in those funny-looking bikes with the big trash cans in the back. Except they weren’t carrying trash. They were making our planet a little bit better, one bike ride at a time. They
Sponsored Post – from Austin Resource Recovery Written by Ashley Pace We’ve made it through another trip around the sun, and now it’s time to think about what we can do in the next year to help live a more Zero Waste lifestyle.
Sponsored Post – from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability Austin is green and we all want to keep it that way! As a community, we’re committed to reaching the target of Net-Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, which will ensure a safe, healthy,
Remember when Austin had a plastic bag ban? Remember when it got overturned by the Texas Supreme Court? Today, we have a little update for you. State Representative Gina Hinojosa (who represents part of Austin in the state Legislature) just filed a bill that would allow Austin
It’s mid December, which means the stress of holiday gift shopping is in full swing. You know the drill. The hours spent running from store to store (or scrolling from site to site), all to find gifts that might end up in the trash bin
Sponsored Post – from Austin Resource Recovery Written by Thomas Nguyen This holiday season, join the City of Austin in a winter wonderland of fun ideas and memorable gifts that have the added bonus of being Zero-Waste friendly! What does it mean
Sponsored Post – from Texas Disposal Systems During the holiday season, waste generation soars as items like wrapping paper, ribbons, gift packaging, and excess holiday food waste items are discarded and sent to the landfill. The Environmental Protection Agency reports 25 million extra tons of
Sponsored Post – from Austin Creative Reuse Calling all you crafters out there! It’s time for another Austin Creative Reuse and Rethink Contest. But this month, they’re doing things a little differently. Instead of choosing a specific material for the challenge, Austin Creative Reuse is simply asking