Sustainability

Are you tired of your home smelling like chemicals when you clean? You shouldn’t have to leave the room in the middle of scrubbing down the counter because the smell of bleach is singeing your nose hairs. A better way to deal with this is concocting your own cleaning products with the use of natural ingredients and essential oils, including tea tree oil.

There are tons of “green” bathroom cleaners on the market, but most of the time it’s cheaper and just as effective to make your own. Armed with a few simple non-toxic and biodegradable ingredients, you can keep your bathroom fresh and sparkling. If you’ve got a little extra time today, grab this shopping list, head to the store and make a few batches of healthy cleaners to keep your bathroom (or any room) healthy!

It makes the next grocery shopping trip a breeze.

Is your bathroom guest-ready?

Over time spot cleaning just doesn’t do it. You turn around one day, and your carpets are a shade darker than when you had them installed. Or, you do a great job spot cleaning only to reveal how dirty the rest of the carpeting really is. Here’s a way to give your carpets a deep clean using a few household ingredients, a vacuum, and a steam cleaner. Ingredients: Salt, borax, and white vinegar.

Many of us have banished chlorine bleach from our homes, as it can irritate the skin, eyes, and lungs, poison fish and insects, and release carcinogenic dioxins during production. Fortunately, there are still plenty of ways keep white linens, socks, and other fabrics sparkling, and you probably already have the necessary ingredients around the house. Ready to get started? Here are some bleach-free ways to get your whites whiter!

It’s saved me so much time and money.

The CalEarth Institute takes the meaning of living off the land to a new level.

There are countless tiny ways you can make at home that not only help the environment, but can be better for your health and wallet.

The secret ingredient is probably already in your fridge.

Just finished moving? You can reuse that clear cushion a few different ways.

This Great Depression-era advice helps guide me.

It’s not eucalyptus, and you likely have too much of it anyway.

Whether you’re a fake plant lover or bona fide plant parent, here’s the kind of greenery to invite into your life this season.

By using a 3D bioprinter, scientists can grow this plant material in ways that aren’t found in nature, and do so without producing waste.

The two lamps were “inspired by the sun and the earth's angle and movement around it.”

It's time to give your shoulders a rest.

My silverware drawer brings me so much joy.

Bonus: They're stylish, too!

You spend about one-third of your life in bed, so it's an important place to invest in clean, healthy, and beautiful products!

Reduce your carbon footprint and feed a barnyard friend.

According to an expert.

There's a very good reason to pop all the bubbles.

TikTok is obsessed.

It's waste from food packaging and plastic bottles.

According to a minimalist lifestyle coach.

Spills on upholstered pieces are fixable, even if you can't get the stain out!

Not only can you make your home that much more sustainable using these fish scale tiles, but you’ll also be installing an instant conversation starter.

Architects are creating new ways to face climate change.

It's soft, strong, and saves some trees!

It's a sustainable swap that saves me $5 every time.

Learn this practical tip for tackling fast furniture.

We may soon be headed into a future where our windows, skylights, greenhouses, and other glass elements around our homes are producing all the electricity we need to thrive.

From a sushi lunch to a gorgeous desk.

Here's what you should consider before making the switch.

It's sustainable *and* fashionable.

Thanks to my dad, a retired plumber.

There are other trees that are equally as impressive, though.

No more crinkly grocery bag woes for me.

Hello Wood are pioneers in off-grid living, specializing in temporary custom-built installations designed to embrace minimalistic living in a sustainable and stylish way. The company’s latest activation is a cabin resort, dubbed the Rocks Cabins, offering guests a memorable stay in a breath-taking setting.

It's like a sod house from centuries ago, but with a 21st century twist.

The domes are climate-proof, zero-waste, and low-maintenance.

The eco-friendly pools of the future.

It can generate its own drinking water.

Not only do these walls look beautiful, but homeowners and business owners will no longer need to put up with noisy traffic-caused headaches.

A group of MIT researchers just came up with an idea that’s totally outside the box — yet still within our orbit.

It's beachy-boho-chic at its best.

Wine fans can now enjoy their favorite summertime sip knowing that they are giving back to the planet. Thanks to its work with ReSea Project, The Hidden Sea wine offers an eco-conscious solution.For every bottle of wine purchased across its three varieties—Rosé, Chardonnay, and Red Blend—The Hidden Sea removes the equivalent of 10 single-use plastic water bottles from oceans and waterways around the world. Since July 2020, The Hidden Sea has removed over 13.

Coming to the skies this fall is a brand new vehicle that could change the future of aviation forever.

Keep outgrown toys out of landfills.

The program starts in California.

Toaster lettuce, anyone?

This non-profit is helping with that.

The Ideal City 2040 is a new interactive installation from SPACE10.

It takes no money (and just a little time) to fix these four common compost issues.

These balls are good for the Earth.

Proof that you don’t have to sacrifice style to help the planet.

Here's how to make your outdoor exercise routine even more sustainable.

Even if you've heard of some of these before, here's your reminder to pick up a habit or two.

One roll is said to replace up to 286 paper towel rolls.