Environmental Innovations

Campus Sustainability Month: Sustainable campuses are here to stay
Globally, colleges and universities are celebrating Campus Sustainability Month! During the month of October, students mark the internationa…

Thrifthouse Reinvents Thrifting for College Campuses
Who would have thought that thrifting would become so popular among college students? After all, the most targeted demographic for fast fashio…

Planet Aid Capacity and Environmental Grants Program Supports Community Development Projects in the U.S.
On Friday, July 1, Planet Aid welcomed three nonprofit organizations to the Elkridge, Maryland headquarters to celebrate its program for loc…

Give Back Box is Celebrating a Decade of Making the Planet Better
Give Back Box is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and Planet Aid is excited to continue this amazing partnership. Since late 2020, Planet …

Planet Aid Opens Earth-Friendly Donation Centers
As a longstanding charity for 25 years, Planet Aid’s mission is to inform, mobilize, and inspire individuals and communities to work t…

Young Environmental Leaders to Showcase Conservation Projects for the Award-Winning UNLESS Contest
Imagine dedicating one year of your life to a project that would improve the environment. What kind of impact would that make? K-12 student…

The sustainability of George Washington Carver’s environmental contributions
George Washington Carver is one of those names that you may hear frequently concerning Black history. His titles include inventor, scientist…

Outagamie County Recycling & Solid Waste is making recycling a lot of fun!
Outagamie County Recycling and Solid Waste department staff have a lot of fun on their jobs. No doubt, the business of recycling is a lot of…

The Importance of COP26
The nations of the world have come together in Glasgow for the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26). The even…

The Planet Positive Awards honor companies making a sustainable difference
There is a great deal of waste and shortsighted planning in commercial manufacturing, and our world’s environment suffers the very expen…