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How to Safely Reduce, Reuse, Recycle—And Sanitize

May 6, 2020

Tina Gregory is always looking for ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Not only is it budget-friendly in practice, but she always wants to set a good example for her 7-year-old son, Liam.

Yet it’s because of Liam that Gregory also needs to take some extra precautions in these practices, especially when it comes to reusing. He has asthma, so she needs to make sure that she’s not exposing him to extra dust, microbes, or germs.

Ten of Our Favorite Food & Fuel Documentaries to Watch While Social Distancing

April 30, 2020

As the threat of COVID-19 requires us to practice social distancing, many Americans are turning to their bucket lists of TV shows and movies to keep themselves entertained. Whether you’re beginning to reach the end of your queue or are just looking to learn or be inspired, the Sustainable America team is happy to help.

We’ve created a list of a few of our favorite feature-length documentaries focused on food and fuel topics for you to slot in between episodes of your favorite prestige drama or sitcom binge—along with links on where to stream them.

From Food Waste to Cleaning Spray

April 24, 2020

When you open up your cabinet and grab your bottle of household cleaning spray, you’re likely to find a long list of chemicals on the label that promise to wipe away germs and mess.

But as it turns out the most common ingredient in the cleaner isn’t any given chemical, it’s a component that can be found in the nearly 1.3 billion tons of food that’s wasted each and every year: water. For the team behind Veles, the world’s first closed-loop household cleaning spray made from food waste, it’s that shared component that’s crucial to fueling a sustainable product revolution.

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