Good News Notes: “In 2021, a record number of people signed up to take part in the Veganuary, a challenge that encourages meat-eaters to adopt a plant-based lifestyle throughout the month of January. Organisers suggested that the surge could have been due to larger numbers of people experimenting with animal-free diets during the coronavirus pandemic. And…
Month: January 2022
Going vegan can help reduce greenhouse-gas emissions
Good News Notes: “India is the world’s third-largest carbon polluter, behind China and the United States. It accounts for about 6 per cent of the world’s carbon emissions. If India—along with the US and China—doesn’t take steps to combat climate change, we will continue to suffer the consequences: a warming climate, changing rainfall patterns, droughts,…
Levi’s Is Upcycling the Liquified Remains of Old Jeans
Good News Notes: “The denim industry is fraught with environmental problems. This is largely because denim is made with cotton, a pesticide-fed, resource-intensive crop. In fact, it takes around 10,000 liters of water to grow enough cotton for just one pair of jeans (that’s about 65 times the amount an average person uses in one…
Winter storm: Nonprofit’s street medic teams monitor homeless for frostbite, hypothermia
Good News Notes: “Volunteers with BeLoved Asheville made the rounds on Saturday, ensuring members of the homeless community had supplies ahead of the weekend’s winter storm. The nonprofit group advocates for those experiencing homelessness. Loaded down with a trunk full of portable heaters, sleeping bags, tents, gloves and more, volunteers doled out donations at Pritchard Park in…
A local nonprofit is planning transitional homes in Joplin
Good News Notes: “A nonprofit is getting help from the community to get up and running. Vita Nova Village is raising funds to build several transitional homes. “Vita Nova Village was born out of the idea of creating something to provide the next step to homeless people once they were ready to leave the shelters,”…
PA parks make switch to paper, compostables at concession stands
Good News Notes: “Pennsylvania state parks are making a move to go plastic-free and reduce waste, starting with their concession stands, to help meet the Commonwealth’s sustainability goals. By the end of this year, more than 15 state park food concessionaires will have updated contracts, including eliminating plastic straws, cutlery and food packaging. The renewed agreements…
Proverb Skin moves to eco-friendly packaging with compostable paper pouches
Good News Notes: “Proverb Skin’s skincare trial samples are now available in paper home compostable sachets, a world first, according to the company. In addition, their best selling Cleanse & Shave Nutrient Mud and Energising Facial Scrub now have new aluminium packaging. Layers of paper and biofilm According to the brand, the process of filling a liquid serum into paper…
Better Natured Partners with Terracycle to Make Its Product Packaging Recyclable Nationwide
Good News Notes: “Better Natured, a Henkel professional-level hair care and styling line, has partnered with TerraCycle to make their hair color product packaging nationally recyclable across the United States. As an added incentive, for every shipment of Better Natured hair color packaging waste sent to TerraCycle, collectors earn points that can be donated to a non-profit, school or charitable…
Nonprofit collects 6,500 pairs of socks from Greenwood Village for Marshall Fire victims
Good News Notes: “Hundreds of Colorado residents are suddenly rebuilding their lives from the ground up, and that starts with their feet. Sock It To ‘Em, a local nonprofit that has been collecting socks since 2011, collected 6,500 pairs of socks from Greenwood Village Thursday to close the gap for residents who are missing an…
‘We thought he had passed away’: Homeless man reunites with family after helping save deputy’s life
Good News Notes: “A man from the Houston area who dealt with homelessness was reunited with his family after they saw him on television following a deadly car crash. The crash occurred at the intersection of Laura Koppe Road and Lockwood on Wednesday night. According to authorities, one sheriff’s deputy collided with another while chasing…