Holidays
Reduce Your Food Waste This Holiday Season
Did you know an average American throws away a pound of food daily? 1 On top of that, Americans generate 43% more household waste each year between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, 53% of which is food waste.2 Read more about holiday food waste impacts at the ReFed site. To bring you tips on how to…
Read MoreGreen New Year’s Resolutions
Want to develop more sustainable habits? Below are a few green resolutions to consider. 1) Implement green initiatives at your workplace or school. By leading workplace or school sustainability efforts, you will impact an entire community’s habits and emissions. Consider implementing a standard or e-waste recycling program, working with your organization to reduce the amount of…
Read MoreEarth Day is Everyday – Community Earth Month Celebration
This April, we are looking forward to recognizing Earth Month and taking action as a community. We want to empower each of you to show and tell how you are contributing to a greener future today and every day by submitting a work of art, short letter or story, song, photo or other unique form of…
Read MoreHoliday Gifts that Give Back
This holiday season is one like no other. We want to help you shop local and give without creating waste – instead of giving more “stuff”, consider giving a gift of an experience, subscription or make a donation in their name rather than material items. Here are our favorite gifts that give back! Buy a…
Read MoreZero Waste Halloween Tips & Tricks
As Halloween comes and goes it is estimated that 1 billion pounds of pumpkins are sent to the landfill, doomed to rot and create warming gases that will haunt our planet far beyond this spooky season. We have a solution that is scary easy – keep your pumpkins out of the landfill by composting them!…
Read MoreEarth Day – 50 Years And Counting!
It hardly seems feasible that it’s been 50 years since the first Earth Day was celebrated. And today, even in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, its scope and importance continues to grow. Earth Day History In 1970, the inspiration for Earth Day began right here in California, when Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson witnessed the…
Read More5 Simple Ways to Celebrate Earth Day
Looking for some simple ways to make a difference this Earth Day? We’ve got you covered. At Solana Center for Environmental Innovation, we believe you can do something to help the environment no matter who you are. Even small, practical steps in the right direction – though they might feel insignificant in the moment –…
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