Plastic products carry a recycling symbol with a number from 1 to 7 inside indicating the type of resin used. The ones marked #5 have been difficult to recycle in the past.

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening.

Cork Fabric Is a Sustainable Material Worth Embracing. Cork offers a high-performance, plant-based material as a sustainable alternative to animal leather and planet-polluting plastics.

Making your own herbal teas is very simple, however, care should be taken to buy herbs from reputable sources. Look for key characteristics such as organic or Fair Trade Certified.Sustainably ...

These Low-Carbon Modular Shelters Offer Dignity and Well-Being to Displaced People. The sustainably built shelters are a step up in disaster-relief housing.

A great example of this kind of labor of love is this modern straw bale homestead in Minto, Ontario, that operates off the grid. Home to couple Chris Vander Hout and Christine Hoy and their son ...

50 Hours of Nature Sounds to Bring You Calm and Joy. BBC Earth created five 10-hour "visual soundscape" videos after researchers found that nature footage boosts bliss.

April 3: Turn Off the Tap When Brushing Teeth . You have probably heard this before, but there's a reason people keep repeating this tip. The average faucet releases two gallons of water per minute.

It could be said trees naturally call for attention as they climb toward the sky with their arms outstretched. Yet, it’s still easy for us to ignore them.

Nevertheless, designing a smaller living space can be tricky due to the limited amount of square footage. While calling a small space home often goes hand-in-hand with some form of minimalism or ...

Strange, Ethereal 'Fairy Lantern' Presumed Extinct is Rediscovered After 30 Years . The rediscovery adds insight into these odd plants and could provide motivation to protect their forest habitats.

Introducing a modern take of the pyramid of energy conservation. The Economist recently published an article around a problem it considers dire: draughty homes.It says "Britain's homes are among ...