Our lawns and gardens seem to be all about the “green” … We spend a lot of green on our lawns and gardens—nearly $30 billion a year. We grow a lot of greens—nearly a third of us grow food in our gardens. And many companies now make outdoor gardening products with recycled plastics—this contributes to…
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As published in “Plastics Engineering” magazine, a publication of the Society of Plastics Engineers. Some of us are old enough to remember how fragile glass blood bottles didn’t always make it to their intended destination. Others maybe remember them hanging precariously next to the surgeons in TV shows such as M*A*S*H. Too often even a…
Read More…Food waste is a global problem with many causes. Part of a series on the topic, this article focuses on how plastics used in frozen food packaging help reduce food (and packaging) waste. How much food do we Americans throw out each year? It’s probably more than you think. Although calculating food waste is a…
Read More…Ever stop and look around during a doctor or hospital visit? Even a cursory look reveals dozens of medical instruments and hygienic tools made with plastics: protective examination gloves, sterile bandages and gauze, syringes that help prevent infection, IV tubes and bags that guard against contamination—all made possible by plastics. Frankly, plastics so pervade the…
Read More…Americans celebrating a big game will buy, prepare, and devour lots of food and drink. For example, more food is consumed on Super Bowl Sunday in the U.S. than any day except Thanksgiving, according to the USDA. That can result in quite a bit of waste. We all want to lighten our environmental footprint without…
Read More…By Gretta Monahan, celebrity stylist, trendsetter, and sustainability advocate As a stylist, I’m known primarily for my fashion sense. I spend much of my time staying on top of trends and seeking out the latest must-have pieces for my celebrity clients and clothing boutiques. It’s also no secret that living a sustainable lifestyle is very…
Read More…By Gretta Monahan, celebrity stylist, trendsetter, and sustainability advocate My celebrity clients and boutique customers are always on the lookout for the next must-have trend—and it’s up to me to find it for them. That’s why I travel to Paris, Milan, and New York each season to hand pick the most coveted designer pieces. And…
Read More…For many of us, the holiday season is the happiest time of year—but it also can be the most wasteful. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Americans generate approximately 25 percent more waste—an extra million tons—between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. But if you tread lightly on the earth during the year, you don’t…
Read More…By Chef Richard Blais, Restaurateur, Cookbook Author, and Winner of Bravo’s Top Chef All-Stars It’s no secret that I like to experiment in the kitchen. I love using contemporary food science and modern tools to deconstruct our favorite foods and present them in surprising ways, so they’re at once familiar and totally new. In addition…
Read More…By Chef Richard Blais, Restaurateur, Cookbook Author, and Winner of Bravo’s Top Chef All-Stars If you’ve seen me on television—or if you’ve visited one of my Atlanta restaurants—you know I’m passionate about finding creative ways to reinvent classic dishes. I like to experiment in the kitchen and work with unusual textures and flavors, and I…
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