Earth911.com's Sustainability In Your Ear

The Earth911 team sits down to talk water practices. Learn the 8 ways to green your water and about the Seabin Project that vacuums shorefronts and marinas. We look at the Eco Six Pack Ring (E6PR) that disintegrates before it harms ocean life and how to identify household hazardous waste. Earthling survey results -- how far our readers drive to recycle -- and Earthling questions about recycling file folders and power-tool batteries.

Envision Plastics is a recycler of HDPE plastics that produces recyclable bottles using less power, coloring, and no raw oil. Sandra Lewis, director of business development at Envision Plastics joins Earth911's Trey Granger to talk about how consumers can contribute to improved packaging by asking for recycled and recyclable packaging when shopping.

Adam Sachs, Executive Director of Biodiversity for a Livable Climate (bio4climate.org), an educational and research group dedicated to promoting land restoration using natural techniques, joins Earth911's Mitch Ratcliffe for an extended discussion. Adam shares projects that have restored land in Eastern Europe, Mexico, and elsewhere -- the transformation of previously desertified land into rich local ecosystems with plenty of water is stunning. Spend 50 minutes to learn how beavers, cattle, and human ingenuity can work together to turn drylands into productive grazing and wetlands.

Bill Maynard, a leader in the American Community Gardening Association (ACGA), talks to Earth911 about the ACGA Annual Conference, which takes place in Atlanta from Sept. 13 to 16. You can register at https://communitygarden.org. Bill also explains the many resources available to community gardeners and how to get a successful garden started in your community.

Join Evelyn Fielding Lopez and the Earth911 team to talk recycling, sustainable choices, and answers to your Earthling questions. This week: Earthlings shared how much time they spend each week on recycling; Trey Granger explains clothing recycling, and; Secrets of DIY relief with essentials oils. Also, 10 things you can recycle by mail. Join the conversation!

Ernie Roberts, Sustainability Manager for computer accessories maker Belkin, joins Earth911's Evelyn Fielding Lopez and Mitch Ratcliffe. Ernie discusses how the company has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 37 percent and lowered its employee carbon dioxide footprint with in-house recycling and commuting programs. Belkin was recently recognized as a Sustainability Initiative of the Year by Business Intelligence. Learn how a global company makes planet-friendly changes start and last.

Launching a community garden is a rewarding experience that can change your neighborhood and city by uniting people to grow and care for a plot of land together. Mary K. Hughkull, founder of Community Garden Magazine and the Community Garden Revolution podcast joins Mitch Ratcliffe to talk about the ins and outs of local horticultural collaboration!

Join the Earth911 team to hear about the rapidly changing recycling landscape in the U.S. in the wake of China's waste import ban. We also explore the top solar-using retailers, GMO food labeling, making coffee the Earth-friendly way, and refilling or recycling printer cartridges. Also, Earthly questions about encyclopedia recycling and whether we should call our listeners Earthlings or Earthers. Evelyn Fielding-Lopez, Sarah Lozanova, Trey Granger, and Mitch Ratcliffe gather around the microphones for another Sustainability In Your Ear.

Solar water heating systems have matured and offer a reliable alternative to gas or electric water heaters. Earth911's Mitch Ratcliffe talks with Ray Lam, founder and president of Silk Road Solar, a Chehalis, Wash.-based provider of solar heating systems across the United States. There's no more cold water at night and on cloudy days with the advanced thermal fluid systems available today.

It's sustainable living time, again! Join the Earth911 team and host Evelyn Lopez for Sustainability In Your Ear. We'll cover the best solar ovens for cooking at home and in nature, planet-friendlier fashion, the growing zero-waste grocery movement, and the hidden costs of wildlife-sourced souvenirs -- you could go to jail, just for starters. In Earthling Questions, we look at recycling shampoo and conditioner tubes and what to do with old film negatives.