Para deixar o planeta ainda mais limpo, nosso colégio juntou-se à TerraCycle para participarmos de um programa de reciclagem de esponjas de limpeza de uso doméstico. O programa irá proporcionar um destino mais nobre para as esponjas descartadas e a oportunidade de contribuirmos com o futuro do planeta.

Lauren Singer is an advocate for the zero-waste movement who leads by example—and by very engaging videos (“DIY deodorant,” “What do you do about toilet paper?”). She herself has only generated a single Mason jar of garbage in the past five years. She also manages to waste very little time: At only 26, the New York University grad (environmental studies) is the founder/owner of Brooklyn’s Package Free Shop, purveyors of plastic-free living essentials; The Simply Co., chemical-free bulk laundry soap sold in refillable glass containers; and the blog/YouTube channel Trash Is for Tossers. Size up the contents of your garbage bags and consider ways to cut down. For instance, is your recycling bin brimming with plastic takeout food cartons? If that’s the case, come up with an alternative: start bringing your own reusable containers to your to-go source; better yet, vow to cook big batches of food on Sunday that can take you through the week. Singer, of course, advocates for recycling but doing it conscientiously—”it still uses tremendous amounts of energy.” Anything that’s still should be donated rather than tossed. As for wasteful but unavoidable items, such as contact lens solution plastic bottles, Singer notes that TerraCycle of NJ “will recycle anything—even diapers and cigarettes”—and the company’s many free programs help make this viable for individuals and communities.

Charlotte, North Carolina's Birdsong Brewing Co. has announced the release of a new Gose beer called Sunshine Gose, which will release at an Earth Day party at the brewery on April 21. The seasonal release comes just in time for spring, and according to a release from Birdsong "the beer is crisp, clean and tart and reminiscent of a healthy dose of sunshine. Made with local lemon oil, Sunshine Gose is bright and refreshing with a note of salinity, lemon zest and a very sessionable 4.7% ABV and 20 IBUs." The beer will be available through June 16 in 4-packs of 16-ounce cans wherever Birdsong's beers are available. The full release from the brewery is below.

For over thirty years, Burt’s Bees has been committed to protecting the beauty, wisdom and power of nature—and now, through the Burt’s Bees Recycle On Us program, their consumers can recycle any and all Burt’s Bees packaging, nationwide. In partnership with TerraCycle®, the world’s leader in the collection and repurposing of complex waste streams, the program allows anyone to recycle their product packaging through a free mail-in program, regardless of any regional recycling limitations.

Em seu maior concurso, parceria anual com a ShopRite da Colgate . estudantes do leste dos EUA a chance de ganhar um playground em direção a a escola feito inteiramente de materiais reciclados. É a quinta edição do Recycled Playground Challenge cujo objetivo é ensinar aos alunos, professores e comunidades sobre a preservação de sorrisos saudáveis e um ar saudável.

Change can be good for San Francisco. The City’s green building codes are creating more energy efficient buildings, solar-ready roofs and electric-vehicle charging stations. But many residents of San Francisco’s high-rise apartments are still expected to sort and haul their trash to different locations in garages and basements. It’s inconvenient, confusing and sometimes impossible. Although almost all apartment buildings in The City compost, according to recycling provider Recology, San Franciscans generally have trouble finding the green bins. Last week, I had dinner with a friend who assured me she had to toss her leftovers in the garbage. Often, this means property managers have hidden the bins behind a locked door or left them unused and unloved in a random alley.