Textile Waste

Here in New York City, the Saturday after Earth day is known as Car Free Saturday, where the city closed Broadway between Times Square and Union Square and pedestrians and bikes are the only ones allowed to use it.  This year, it was a gorgeous day - slightly windy with a high of sixty keeping …

Brooklyn Aquarium

Coney Island brings people in with it's freak shows, scenic views, and carnival rides.  It's also home of the New York Aquarium, which is a ridiculously overpriced way to spend two hours.  I recently spent the day there with my SO, as they recently introduced a new exhibit, Ocean Wonders: Sharks!  I have been a …

Surprising Non-Vegan Food

The thing that I was the most worried about when I made the final switch from vegetarian to vegan was becoming a label reader.  I never wanted to be someone who stands in the aisle at the supermarket, helplessly reading labels left and right to make sure I could feel okay about what I was …

Mow Your Lawn … or not?

The pressure to have a clean, green lawn in the suburbs is enormous - and for no reason at all.  A new social push, called the no-mow movement, is asking home owners to reconsider their landscaping in favor of alternatives, depending on where they live.  It's estimated that we will really see this shift within …

3D Sampling, Another Way Fashion Is Growing Greener

This seasons hottest trend has been sustainability.  And now, we are seeing this backing itself up the supply chain, into the manufacturing process itself.  3D sampling has been all the rage at trade shows and conferences, where factories show buyers what their factory can provide.  The leader in international sourcing, Li & Fung (LF for …

How Much Water Should I Be Drinking?

I am asked at least once a week by peers as to how much water they should be drinking.  And here's the short answer:  half of your body weight in fluid ounces.  So, for a man weighing 150 pounds, he should be consuming 75oz of water per day. But, just like everything in this complicated world …

Eat Less Meat ….. Please?

Everyone, at some point in their life, eats meat.  It’s the natural thing to do.  The average American eats a little over a third of a pound of meat per day, which totals to about 2.5 pounds per week.   Now lets compare this to the average amount we should be eating, recommended by the FDA, which is …

Cutting Waste Out of Your Grocery Shopping

We as consumers have begun mindlessly following the path of convenience, especially when we go to the store.  We blindly use plastic bags, purchase pre packaged fruit, Uber home because our hands are now heavy, claiming it is "easier."  And sure, in the short run, it will definitely save you the extra three seconds to throw a …

PSA: It’s still too cold for the beach

After a week of hot weather, all I could think about was a refreshing beach day.  As I often do, I am more of a doer than a planner and this proved true again on beach day.  In a full-steam-ahead move we headed out to the Rockaways without a single glance at the weather.  We …

What Goes in My Zero Waste Kit

For the past year, I have been attempting to shift to a zero waste lifestyle.  I understand that this is an extremely long way away for me - as a student / employee / runner / traveler / live in NYC, I constantly find myself slipping and purchasing single use goods or materials.  Trust me: …