GreenWashing Index

Every year, Americans send roughly 20 million mattresses to landfills. That breaks down to about 55,000 mattresses discarded every single day, with each one consuming up to 40 cubic feet of landfill space and taking decades to fully decompose. Yet up to 90 percent of a typical mattress is recyclable, which makes proper mattress disposal one of the most impactful choices a hou...

Wildfires destroyed more than 35,000 structures across the United States in the last decade alone, and the science behind those losses points to a surprising culprit. According to the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS), roughly 90 percent of homes that burn during a wildfire ignite not from direct flame contact but from embers, small burning fragments tha...

Industrial operations account for roughly one-fifth of global carbon emissions and consume about 54% of all energy used worldwide, according to the World Economic Forum and the U.S. Energy Information Administration. In the United States alone, the industrial sector produces approximately 23% of direct greenhouse gas emissions, rising to 29.6% when electricity-related emissio...

Every year, Americans throw away roughly one-third of all the food produced in this country. That amounts to a staggering financial loss for households and an enormous environmental burden that keeps growing. The average family of four loses an estimated $3,000 annually just from food that gets purchased but never eaten.

The United States set a national food waste r...

Nothing kills the satisfaction of composting quite like lifting the lid and getting hit with a cloud of tiny wings. Compost flies are the number one complaint among both beginner and experienced composters, and during warm months the problem can feel downright overwhelming. But here is the good news: most fly issues trace back to a handful of fixable mistakes, and once you un...