Montopolis Park: Brownfield to Butterfly
By: Susanne Harm
Coffee—hold the plastic: Easy single-use plastic swaps
By: Valerie Vines & Ashley Pace
Skip the clutter this Father’s Day: thoughtful Zero Waste gifts Dad will love
By: Keri Greenwalt
Father’s Day is just around the corner and Dad deserves a gift that honors him, without creating extra clutter. If he’s not in need of another mug, pair of socks or tie, here are some Zero Waste ideas both Dad and the planet will love.
Serve up your Thanksgiving feast, sustainably
By: Bailey Grimmett
Thanksgiving brings together family, friends and communities. It also brings with it a lot of hungry guests, food and place settings. If you are scrambling to find reusable dishware for your holiday hosting, there’s a new service in town that’s here to help.
Circular Innovators: Classic Childhood upcycles men’s dress shirts into European-style clothing for infants
By: Thomas Nguyen
Did you know?
It takes 5,300 gallons of water to make one pair of jeans and a t-shirt. That’s the equivalent of how much fuel it takes to fly a Boeing 737 from Austin to the heart of the Amazon Rainforest!
Welcome back to our Circular Innovators series. In this series, we’ll be highlighting Austin businesses that are embracing the circular economy; reducing waste and creating value for their customers and the planet.
What’s up with those violet trash bags appearing around Austin?
By: Bailey Grimmett
The City of Austin Service Design Lab recently launched a garbage collection pilot aimed at reducing the amount of trash and litter build-up in select areas within the City. The big idea? To provide trash bags – violet trash bags – and garbage collection services to individuals experiencing homelessness.
Circular Innovators: Miranda Bennett Studio creates Zero Waste fashion with nature as a model
By: Thomas Nguyen
Did you know?
The average textile dye used for clothing is made up of 8,000 synthetic chemicals and after the dyeing process, many factories and mills will dump the excess into water streams.
Welcome back to our Circular Innovators series. In this series, we’ll be highlighting Austin businesses that are embracing the circular economy; reducing waste and creating value for their customers and the planet.
DRAWing towards Zero Waste: local program keeps art supplies out of the landfill
By: Andy Dawson and Bailey Grimmett
Out with the old, in with the new: where should old electronics go?
By: Andy Dawson
Each year, Americans throw away 9.4 million tons of electronics! Much of that waste turns up during, and immediately following, the holiday season. Out with the old, in with the new, right?
ACL & Austin Materials Marketplace: Drumming up solutions for waste
By Valerie Vines