One State Recycles 38% of Its Carpet. The Other 49 Recycle 9%.
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A 2,000-square-foot house holds about 700 pounds of carpet. The average residential carpet lasts 5…How Precision Fermentation Could Rewrite Milk’s Climate Equation
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Making just one kilogram of regular milk protein can release up to 72 kilograms of CO₂-equivalent…California Just Put Its Buildings on an Environmental Scoreboard
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Every year, California’s commercial and apartment buildings burn through 109 billion…Fast Furniture and the 12-Million-Ton Reckoning
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Americans threw away 12.1 million tons of furniture in 2018, the most recent year the U.S.…How to Choose the Best Portable Power Station for Camping
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Every gallon of gasoline burned in a small generator releases about 20 pounds of CO₂. For campers,…Sustainability In Your Ear: Ethan and Desmond Hua Build HOPE for School Uniform Reuse
Jun 8, 2026, 7:00 am By Mitch Ratcliffe
Most school uniforms are retired while they are still perfectly wearable. Children cycle through…Guest Idea: Gaming’s Console Upgrade Cycle Is a Growing E-Waste Problem Nobody Talks About
Jun 8, 2026, 7:00 am By Guest Contributor
The PlayStation 4 sold approximately 117 million units over its lifetime, making it one of the…Energy and Water Need to Be Researched Together: Contact Your Representatives
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From 1980 through 2024, the United States averaged 9 weather and climate disasters per year, each…Guest Idea: How to Choose a Laundry Detergent That’s Better for the Planet
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A single load of synthetic laundry can shed hundreds of thousands of plastic microfibers into…PaintCare Reveals How Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Can Grow
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Open the cabinet under almost any kitchen sink, then check the garage shelf and the basement corner.…18.2 Million Mattresses Disposed a Year, and Most of Them Get Buried
Jun 1, 2026, 7:00 am By Earth911
Pull the sheets back from the numbers and the American mattress starts to look less like a product…Sustainability In Your Ear: IFT’s Brendan Niemira on Why Food Science Is Climate Science
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About a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions come from the food system, but the public…Guest Idea: Wildfire-Resistant Plant Selection
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Picture two houses in the aftermath of a California wildfire. What’s left of one is a scorched…Vertebrate and Insect Extinctions in the 21st Century
May 28, 2026, 7:00 am By Earth911
Run an insect trap through a German nature reserve today and it will catch a fraction of the insects…Guest Idea: The Hidden Environmental Cost of Digital Hoarding
May 27, 2026, 7:00 am By Guest Contributor
Every photo, email and forgotten download stored in the cloud lives somewhere physical. Most of the…What Pet Waste Costs: The Litter, Bags, and Packaging Filling America’s Landfills
May 26, 2026, 7:00 am By Earth911
Every year, Americans bury an estimated two million tons or more of used clay cat litter — clay…Sustainability In Your Ear: Trex Makes Circularity Work
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Less than 2% of Americans can put plastic film in their curbside recycling bin, according to The…The EPA Is Changing the Rules for Plastic Recycling Plants
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On March 20, 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a rule change that could…Guest Idea: How the Birmingham Darter Could Be Saved by the Project Marvel Data Center
May 22, 2026, 7:00 am By Guest Contributor
Three small, easily overlooked fish swimming in Valley Creek near Birmingham, Alabama, are: the…Diaper Dilemma: $840 a Year, 500 Years to Decompose
May 21, 2026, 7:00 am By Earth911
A typical American baby goes through roughly 2,500 to 3,000 disposable diapers in the first year of…
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