by Anne Pernick | Nov 27, 2019 | EPN-North America, Reduce Greenhouse Gases, Reducing Consumption, Social Responsibilty
Photo by chuttersnap on Unsplash Heading into the year-end holidays our list of to-do’s may include some gift-giving, some special cooking, and a lot of trying to save the world with our individual choices to cut consumption and avoid throwaway products and packaging....
by Joshua Martin | Jul 16, 2019 | EPN-North America, Maximise Recycled, Reducing Consumption, Transparency and Integrity
As the owner and manager of the Paper Calculator, the Environmental Paper Network would like to take this opportunity to address recent communications from paper industry-related groups that include misleading and inaccurate information regarding the Paper Calculator....
by Anne Pernick | Oct 9, 2018 | EPN-North America, Reducing Consumption
Do you know how much money the public spends to manage phone books in the U.S.? Or how many trees are lost to make them? Hear from Megan Byers in this video on the many big impacts of unwanted phone books. Megan is the Associate for Policy, Programs, and Outreach at...
by Anne Pernick | Oct 2, 2018 | EPN-North America, Reducing Consumption
Unwanted junk mail is more than a nuisance; it’s the cause of a great deal of waste. Hear from Brett Chamberlin of The Story of Stuff Project about the many reasons we should opt out of junk mail. Brett runs the Catalog Choice program which helps individuals and...
by Anne Pernick | Sep 24, 2018 | EPN-North America, Reducing Consumption
When we ask people to make sustainable choices, too often we’re still asking in the wrong way. We’re ignoring what motivates people to change their behaviors. Hear from Nya Van Leuvan and Lauren Highleyman of Root Solutions on why it’s critical to...
by Anne Pernick | Aug 16, 2018 | EPN-North America, Reducing Consumption
Many U.S. colleges and universities use millions of pieces of paper each year. There are big responsibilities and opportunities that go along with that. Hear from Julian Dautremont-Smith in this video on why campuses are a great place for paper saving and other...
