The average American throws away 4.4 pounds of trash in a single day. We use less and recycle more to treat the planet better. Here are some ways how.
Plan your meals, store food well, and take other steps to prevent food waste!
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By Green America
Really not into smart tech? Consider these simple-but-innovative non-digital ways to stay connected without a device.
By Tracy Fernandez Rysavy
By Tracy Fernandez Rysavy
The green homes and communities of the near future will boast technologies that save energy, lower toxins, and protect the planet. Keep an eye on these green innovations, which are available now or will be soon.
By Tracy Fernandez Rysavy
By Tracy Fernandez Rysavy
Green America staff members share some of their favorite strategies for going green on the cheap.
By Green America
By Green America
Our members gave us 14 ideas on how to go green and save money. Read their tips here!
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By Green America
We tasked summer interns with putting together a green outfit for under $50.
By Krisna Bharvani, Sierra Schellenberg
By Krisna Bharvani, Sierra Schellenberg
Learn what's wrong with seven things, from granola bars to cleaning products, and what you should buy instead.
This gift guide includes our favorite green gift products, and the companies behind them are committed to environmental and humanitarian missions. Skip the crowds at the store, and shop green for everyone on your list.
For the Fashionable:
Fair trade jewelry from Coco Loco is crafted with…
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By Green America
How do you choose between an expensive filter or bottles of water? We'll give you the scoop.
By Sytonia Reid, editorial fellow
By Sytonia Reid, editorial fellow
Try water conservation at home, and make it a part of everyday family practice. Here are some 13 simple tips to help you save water.
By Milan Polk and Alexis Wilson, editorial interns
By Milan Polk and Alexis Wilson, editorial interns
Victory
Smuckers removes GMOs and high fructose corn syrup from Uncrustables, its very popular peanut butter and jelly product for kids.
Green America's GMO Inside campaign has mobilized tens of thousands of consumers to ask Smuckers to remove GMOs from its products.
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Comcast may entertain but all those streaming programs and entertainment comes at a cost – climate change.
Walmart has a huge climate problem. Refrigerators in the companies’ stores are using potent super-pollutant gases, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), that are leaking and accelerating the climate crisis.
Child labor in slaughterhouses is shocking, and it’s something we have the power to stop. Join us in demanding JBS, Perdue, Cargill, and Tyson Foods stop child labor.
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