Don’t throw out your used plastic water bottles and soda bottles. Upcycle them instead!
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Try out these hacks to upcycle single-use plastic water bottles

Do your part for the environment through responsible recycling and composting
Our host Lauren Singer is helping us learn how to reduce the amount of waste our homes send to landfills with these tricks for recycling and composting.

Meet the “Trash Walker” who is combing through NYC’s garbage and exposing its waste issue
Follow along with Anna, also known as “The Trash Walker” on social media, as she pulls out usable items from residential and corporate waste in NYC.

Use dried-out markers to create watercolor spray paint that kids will love
Markers running low on ink? Turn them into watercolor paint!

Michael Montondon is innovating recycling by repurposing thrown out plastic into mattress and pillow stuffing
Michael Montondon is the founder and CEO of Bags Into Beds, an organization that upcycles plastic waste into comfy mattresses and pillows.

Andrea Berger is pioneering shoreline cleanups in her seaside New Jersey community
Each month, Andrea and the rest of the Salt Water Warriors meet up to spend an hour collecting trash in their coastal community. To date, they have prevented thousands of plastic bottles and containers from making their way into the ocean, showing just how much of an impact an hour of hard work can make.

Looking to shop sustainably? For Days sells stylish, 100%-recyclable clothes
Tons of celebs are fans of the brand.

How to use food scraps you usually throw away
Here are some food “scraps” that are usually thrown away, that can actually be useful to hold on to!

Meet the 24-year-old behind Kuwait’s plant-swapping recycling project
Even at a young age, Fatemah Alzelzela was confident she could make a difference.

20-year-old spearheads global movement to clean up trash
Sharona Shnayder is a Nigerian and Israeli climate activist and founder of Tuesdays for Trash.