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Fort Collins Fashion: A Sustainable Revolution

HumanNature

Swaps allow students to come together to share, recycle, and reinvent their wardrobes. The initiative hosts mending workshops and provides upcycling education for both students and community members. Mending it, upcycling it, doing whatever you can to repurpose it,” explains Patchwork Initiative Coordinator Sophie Richter.

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Seven Steps to Sustainable Gardening

Academy of Natural Sciences

Many people grow gardens not only for the plants, but also for the cool native wildlife that the garden will attract, such as bees, birds and butterflies. ANS Biogeochemist Michelle Gannon started seedlings in upcycled containers. Find ways to conserve water. She also plants parsley to rear black swallowtail butterflies.

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48 Eco Friendly Products You Can Buy Today to Help Stop Plastic Pollution

Onya

To say plastic pollution is a widespread problem is not doing it justice: Only about 9% of all plastic ever made has likely been recycled with 12% of all plastic waste having been incinerated. By purchasing recycled plastic products you are helping to close the loop of the circular economy. Recycled Ocean Plastic Eyewear.