Disposable Pens Are No Small Problem According to the EPA, Americans throw away 1.6 billion disposable pens every year. Add the rest of the world, multiply by over 50 years of writing with disposable pens, and that’s a lot of metal and plastic waste ending up in landfill!  I suspect it’s just the tip of the iceberg, given the piles of disposable pens that many of us haven’t thrown out yet. Not to mention the refillable pens that we never take the trouble to refill. Read More

Hate wasteful packaging? Consider the sugar bowl as inspiration for permanent, refillable, alternatives to disposable packaging. Read More

Think taking doggie bags (or to-go bags) for restaurant leftovers is wasteful, or not cool? Read this article for two new ideas for reducing to-go packaging waste while you reduce food waste. Read More

Lessons on food waste and knowing how to avoid it learned from the movie "The Godfather." Read More