Archive for category: Green Tip of the Week

22.032021April 28, 2021

How to use products from the Earth and give back to the Earth?

By Brighten SolarIn Green Tip of the WeekTags brighten solar co., compost, ecofriendly, environment, green, reduce plastic

Compost is the result of nature’s natural process of breaking down plant materials, such as yard waste...

19.112020April 28, 2021

Green Tip: Face Masks

By Brighten SolarIn Green Tip of the WeekTags coronavirus, disposable masks, ecofriendly, face mask pollution, Face Masks, Green Tip, ocean pollution, pollution, sustainability

As wearing face masks has become a requirement (at least indoors) and has proved to be an efficient way to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, more litter has been found in our environment. Like many...

20.012020December 15, 2020

Green Tip: Textile Recycling

By Sage KimeIn Green Tip of the WeekTags brighten solar co., recycling, santa barbara, sustainability, sustainable, textile recycling, textile waste

Textile waste in the U.S. has increased over 800% since 1960 – most of which ends up in landfills across the country. More than 15 million tons of textile waste is generated...

02.122019December 7, 2020

Green Tip: Earth Overshoot Day

By Sage KimeIn Green Tip of the WeekTags earth overshoot day, footprint, Green Tip, sustainability

Earth Overshoot Day refers to the day when our global resource consumption exceeds the Earth’s capacity to regenerate those resources in that year. This year our Earth Overshoot Day was...

09.092019December 7, 2020

Green Tip: Styrofoam Recycling

By Sage KimeIn Green Tip of the WeekTags recycling, santa barbara, styrofoam recycling, sustainability

Styrofoam, or polystyrene, is an especially harmful material because of its inability to be recycled in traditional recycling facilities. This means that almost all styrofoam ends up in...

29.072019December 7, 2020

Green Tip: Community Involvement

By Sage KimeIn Green Tip of the WeekTags community involvement, environmental organizations, non-profits, santa barbara, sustainability

One of the best ways to be an environmentalist is through local activism! Community involvement is a driving factor in political and...

11.072019December 7, 2020

Green Tip: Sustainable Summer

By Sage KimeIn Green Tip of the WeekTags Green Tip, plastic free july, santa barbara, sustainability, sustainable, Sustainable Summer

When we think about summer, we usually imagine things like beach trips, warm days, vacation, and family BBQs. Some of these classic summer activities aren't exactly environmentally friendly, but...

01.072019December 7, 2020

Green Tip: Wish-Cycling

By Sage KimeIn Green Tip of the WeekTags environmental, Plastic Recycling, recycling, santa barbara, sustainability

Have you ever wondered if something is recyclable, only to throw it in the blue bin wishing for the best? This is called “wish-cycling” and it does more harm than good. Wish-cycling is one of the...

10.052019December 7, 2020

Green Tip: Food Waste

By Sage KimeIn Green Tip of the WeekTags Green Tip, santa barbara, sustainability, sustainable, university of california

Food waste occurs on every level of the supply chain - from harvest fields to restaurants to our refrigerators at home. This waste ends up in landfills where it takes up a large portion of our very limited space...

03.052019December 8, 2020

Green Tip: Hidden Costs of 2-Day Shipping

By Sage KimeIn Green Tip of the WeekTags environment, Green Tip, hidden costs, shipping, sustainability

In today's fast-paced consumer society, we never have to wait for anything. In fact, we don't even have to leave the comfort of our homes...