Ah, Pinterest, the magical digital landscape full of ideas, inspiration, and products. From recipes to cleaning advice, to tutorials on changing engine oil or crocheting a rug from old t-shirts, Pinterest is the internet’s favorite place to be. What we love most about Pinterest is that it’s an impressive visual search engine. We search ‘Eco-Friendly DIY’ and a tantalizing array of pictures, tutorial, articles, and videos pop up. Even more obscure searches such as...

Of all the rooms in the household, the kitchen probably uses the most energy and generates the most waste. Food Waste Food alone accounts for 14.6% of the total waste created by Americans. That is an atrocious, staggeringly huge amount of waste. That is 37,084,000 TONS of wasted food–74.2 BILLION pounds! Does that shock you? But food scraps and food waste is only part of the kitchen waste problem. What about paper waste? Plastic waste? According to the EPA, paper waste...

In a recent survey of about 1000 Americans, only 32% reported that they cared a great deal about climate change. 32%! That’s not nearly enough; which is probably why we are seeing more and more shocking advertisements about environmental awareness. Putting these environmental issues at the forefront of our minds will hopefully help us want to make a difference. Following are some of the most compelling and thought-provoking social and environmental awareness advertisements that we could...

At EcoGoodz, we’ve always known that textiles are not trash, and as often as we could we’ve reminded people that unwanted clothing should always be either donated or recycled. Your donations are important! 80% of the world’s population buys and wears used clothing and used shoes. By donating, you’re not only helping others who can’t afford to buy new, but you’re also helping the environment, as pointed out in a new video by Grist. According to their...

The official, worldwide Earth Day is less than a month away, but in truth (and we know you’re heard it before), Earth Day is EVERY day. It’s the small every day choices we make that have the biggest impact. Don’t get us wrong; Earth Day as an official day set aside to celebrate, plan for, clean up, and devote to our earth is wonderful. So much good has come from Earth Day. But no single act made on this one specific day will ever outweigh 364 similar acts, made daily over...