Litter Cleanup: Why Picking up Trash on the Trail Matters
Nature does so much for us. It provides us with a healthy habitat, delicious natural foods and sustains our life in every way imaginable. The absolute least we can do is clean up our surrounding natural environments by picking up litter the next time we're out enjoying the great outdoors!
Spring has sprung! Get outside and enjoy the warm weather
Spring smells and excitement is in the air! Get out of your home office for a few minutes, and into natures office. Take a walk around your neighborhood or local trail with some friends and see who can collect the most trash.
3 Ways To Experience More Hygge
Imagine lounging on a cotton hammock, eyes closed against a sunny blue sky, your favorite tea waiting on an old stump next to you, book resting on your lap as a bubbling brook bounces playfully by. No need to go anywhere, you’ve got hours to rest in the sunshine.
This is Hygge.
Upcycling Is a Good Alternative to Recycling and It Can Be Fun Too?
Upcycling is a good alternative to recycling, and did you know it can be fun too? These days, it seems everyone knows what recycling is. It's the process of turning your waste into something reusable. On the contrary, upcycling takes waste and turns it into something better.
3 Reasons to Motivate You to Pick up Trash Every Time You See It on the Ground
As humans, it is our responsibility to pick up after ourselves. Yet, there seems to be a lack of interest or inability to pick up after ourselves. As a result, trash is interfering with our ecosystems, killing animals, and gravely affecting our planet. Hence the intense need for change, a change you can be part of starting today. In this article, Colony Cleanup shares three reasons to help motivate you to start picking up trash, even trash that isn't yours.
Did You Just Tell Me I'm Dog Plogging and Should I Be Offended?
Dog plogging has been growing among dog park regulars and some cleanup groups. Some local businesses have been incentivizing the idea with gift cards, swag, and other rewards for participants. Likewise, there are sponsorships to help spread the word that a cleaner city benefits everyone.
Hiking? Why you should think twice about throwing litter or food on the trail
Today, many people are leaving food behind while hiking on purpose. Why? Maybe they think they're helping by feeding the hungry animals? Perhaps they don't want to carry their leftover food on the rest of their hike, and tossing it seems harmless.
From Littering to Reusable Cups, Which Companies are Making the Change?
From littering to Reusable Cups, which companies are making the change in their trash footprint on the earth?
3 car hacks to help you avoid the temptation of littering while driving
If you went driving this week, you likely saw someone littering from their car. How do you feel when you see someone roll down their window and throw out their trash? In contrast, are you a litterbug?
Can picking up trash, while you walk, improve your mental health?
When you decide to pick up trash during a walk, you enhance your environment. As you are picking up trash in your neighborhood, you are making your community a better place to live. In fact, studies show there is a correlation between engaging in a good cause and your mental health.